Okay, so everything is still in there. Base further, usually STB calls for 1:1 NaOH and MHRB by weight. Let it sit for at least an hour, then try pulling with 50-100mls of naptha, from what you've been using to pull is fine. Roll it around every 15-30 minutes for two hours and then try a freeze precipitation. I bet there will be much more magic for you.

the mixture is at my chicnhilla's other house, but i will be there tomorrow.... before i left today i added 2 more tablespoons of lye into the mixture, also have 2 jars in the freezer so hopefully some magic will happen

i have not given up on this yet, i will keep doing pulls till they yield little to no crystals.... then maybe do xylene pulls

EDIT: after more reading i believe i should get a third or maybe fourth gallon jar, i think more water needed to be added.... Nomans tek said using pre-powdered bark one should use 1.5-2x the amount of water, which means i have to be using 10+ liters of water, does this sound like a reasonable amount of water for a pound of MHRB?

would adding more water result in have a more polar mixture causing more spice to be pulled by the naphtha?

UPDATE: my second pull yielded about 50 mg of yellow crystals... this is looking really grim