Hello,

Long time lurker, new time poster!

I had a question about my STB extraction. Normally I used to use Mimosa but since that is hard to get now I switched to Acacia confusa.

I am doing a STB where I have a highly basic solution with my powdered plant material.

I put in my naptha and did the first pull placed it in the collection jug


On the second pull I let it sit over night and when I woke up this morning I noticed on the bottom part of the naptha solution separation resting on top of the base/plant matter solution I noticed there formed I good amount of what looks like "white puff balls/snowflake" looking things.

It looks like crystals and has a snowflake type structure I guess. When I took a tool to pick one out to examine it closer it kept it shape until I applied some pressure and then dissolved/broke apart.

I have never seen this before I'm hoping for the best and assuming it is xtals that formed and will just redissolve in the naptha upon continuing with the extraction.

Can anyone shed light on this? Could it be something else that is bad?

Also I noticed that with Acacia confusa the naptha solution is more orange brown than when I used MHRB. I'm assuming that is normal considering the different color in the plant matter

Thank you for any and all help!

When I first started working with ACRB, I tried a STB extraction. It yielded nice-looking crystals, but when smoked they had little to no effect. It seems like the general consensus is: STB doesn't work for ACRB, so an A/B route is the best bet. If you decide to continue and it works let us know, I am only speaking from my experience and from other people's experiences that I have read about.

Thank you!

I did some research after I posted and found that out.

I have a tek for A/B and maybe I should have gone that route, I was just familiar with STB.

But I will move forward and see what happens and let you guys know!

Do you have an idea as to why it doesnt produce potent xtals?

Thanks

I do STB on 200g of ACRB without issues, the following is what i got from doing 100mL naphtha pulls 6 times. No freeze precip, no freeze/thaw, no defat.

http://oi43.tinypic.com/qnvcpl.jpg

http://oi43.tinypic.com/167seti.jpg

Using what STB tek?

Nomans Tek.

I had the same thing happen during an A/B. Put your extraction vessel in a heat bath. In my experience that stuff floating at the bottom is alks that were absorbed by the NPS but fell back out for whatever reason. Heat should get them back into the solvent.