the way iv had most success with - due to the fact that i always use fresh cactus is as follows
prep the cactus discarding the waxy skin, spines and core. the white flesh and green flesh are diced into cubes and put in the freezer overnight.
the next day the cactus is thawed and tossed in an over-sized pot on the stove with ample water and the juice of a half or 1 lemon and brought just to the boil.
as the mix reaches a boil it starts to foam over, its important to watch the pot carefully around this time as it produces massive amounts of foam(hence the over-sized pot).
to handle this i let it foam half way up or more, then remove the pot from heat and let the foam die down, speeding things up by stirring the foam away with a spoon - as soon as its died down(seconds) its placed back on the heat and this is repeated until the tea stops foaming, settles down and behaves like a normal liquid again.
During this process the minimal amount of heat to achieve foaming must be used - depending on the consistency of the cactus flesh(picked when the plant was somewhat dehydrated or old, or when bursting with water) a potato masher may be used.
when the solution normalizes i bring the tea to the mildest simmer - for 1hr or until the color of the cactus goes from bright to cooked looking
the cactus is strained and pressed and placed in the pot with fresh water and some more lemon juice - this is brought to a very mild simmer for 2 hrs then the process repeats a third time but cooking time is 3hr.
after this the cactus pulp can be discarded - the tea reduced to a reasonable amount (mescaline freebase is slightly water soluble so the less the better - but it must be watery not thick) and left in the fridge overnight for the solids to fall out. this creates a perfect drinking tea (if drinking use half a lemon per boil)- or its perfect to do a straight to base on.(use 1 lemon per cook)
so in essence its a a/b but instead of a defat - the things responsible for emulsions are taken care of by the foaming process.
cactus extractions start giving alkaloids fast - usually its worked apon immediately or 30 mins after adding base. but the solution is not discarded that day - its worked on for a few days after adding more base near to the end. cactus will yield pull after pull - for quite some time, less water is very beneficial here.
at the end of each round of pulls the solution is put aside with the np on top - so there are a few long pulls - but they don't seem to give that much more - and they can take up more color this way too.
having a larger surface area - where the solvent meets the water, seems more important than time spent on the solution
slowly mixing the vessel by rocking (as opposed to shaking it )it reduces the time it takes for the np to separate
heat also reduces this time - and if the solvent goes milky - it removes the water responsible and deposits it neatly on the bottom and sides of the vessel making it easy to pour off.
when basifying the juice changes color totally - best to use less base for the first pulls then add base each round of pulls(like each day) until discarded
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