So far i've had my share of experiences from smoking DMT.

I'm beginning to wonder how ayahuasca is like. People on the internet say its a lot more mellow and can be just as strong as smoking it.


Anyone can share experiences/comparisons?

Ayahuasca obviously takes longer to come on, which a lot of people like. It tends to come with nausea so a purge is often involved. It can be a very powerful experience, and really gives you some time for some deep exploration. The harmalas in the ayahuasca, change the very character of the visuals/visions. To me, everything is expanded a bit. It's almost as if there is an extra "order" superimposed on the visions. Every time I take ayahuasca though, I'll end up smoking DMT with it to get the best of both worlds.

In my own preference, smoked DMT is often more up my alley. I personally am not that great with waiting for the ayahuasca to come on. Whereas many prefer the smooth transition into the space that ayahuasca offers, I'd much rather just be instantly plunked right into the heart of it. The major drawback of course is duration. If only the pure DMT experience could be made to last for so long. There's something about the purity and conciseness of the visuals from pure DMT without any harmalas that I've grown to prefer. On the other hand, I've had some of my greatest experiences with aya/pharma, so I have a respect for it as well. It's the sort of thing that I prefer to keep more occasional. I like having my aya experiences spread out over a long course of time, so I can't mentally adapt to them as easily as smoked DMT. I like for it to feel like a special occasion. That and I can't deal with puking on such a regular basis. I ended up losing a lot of weight when I started taking ayahuasca.

swim was wondering one day about how much 1LB of Mr.Hb could possibly create roughly?

Whos Mr.Hb?

And who is swim??

They're good guys who should get together soon, in my opinion

lb = 454g
assuming .5% yield, 2.27
assuming 1% yield, 4.54g
assuming 2% yield, 9.08g

Ok so Swim is having some trouble locating extraction techniques to make harmala from S. Rue seeds... He is also wondering if he could make his own 10x or 20x caapi leaf to use for changa? Any help steering him in the correct direction would be GREATLY appreciated.

Thanks

have you tried the FAQ or the search function or WIKI?

hey guys done a extraction with sodium hydroxide and naptha, when the napta has settle on the top of the solution there is 3 layers, the clear fluid on the top and a slightly brownish layer too and then the rest of the the solution under that, do i just take the clear layer or the slightly brown/yellow one too?

cheers guys

I know that there is a great deal of information on the web about recipes and brewing techniques, and I've found some seemingly commendable ones, but I was hoping that someone in this community could help me out. This is my first time brewing and I am looking for a credible recipe or link from an adept journeyer.
All suggestions are appreciated.

Thanks

have you looked in the ayahuasca subforum here at the nexus?

Hey I'm a noob here but have you read all the FAQs to try and find your answer?

what's napta?

FAQ

... or the Wiki here on the forum, or the Search function? it's quite efficient, really.

And if so is it dangerous to smoke if your not on the maoi diet and take an SSRI?

I am new to doing ayahuasca brews as well I have done many STB successful extractions so I do have the feel for hyperspace I have 280grams of Banisteriopsis caapi and I don't have any root at the moment I have tried to do a brew with 40grams MHRB and 90GRAMS Banisteriopsis caapi it did not work I did soak both in white vinegar before but alot of brew use leaves rather than MHRB what is best? looking for a simple brew tek thanks.

I just got working on my last batch using the MHRB lye solution where you put a layer of Naptha in, shake it, pull the top layer of Naptha off once it settles and then freeze to crystallize. My problem is that the Naptha layer on top of the Mimosa/lye solution is too dark to pull and I've had it going for little over a day. Though you can detect a separate layer. It's not falling out of solution very fast.

My question is do I need to just wait and it will eventually clarify, or do I need to do something else to salvage this batch. Normally it would be clearer by now.

Sodium carbonate will clean that up. Is the Naptha brownish red? I've experienced that before. I was amazed how well the sodium carbonate cleared it up. Good luck

Cool, thanks. I'll try that. Do you just mix the Na2CO3 in and the Naptha settles out better or is there some kind of other way I have to do it? I suppose I'll figure it out. There's probabaly a thread on here with all of the troubleshooting, though I guess that's what this is about. Thanks again.