being overjoyed at my first successful extraction I am also a bit confused over the results I got as some information I have been told appears to be wrong or over zealous. the tech I used was taught to me by a close friend who I know gets good results so I trusted his advice over what I read here and elsewhere.
I took 3.5 kg of plant material that I ground down in a blender then proceeded to wash that three times with a phosphoric acid solution at a ph of 3, which resulted in 16 litres of dark red liquid. I then took that combined 16 litres and boiled it down over a period of 9 hours which was done on a gas stove on full blast.
this is where some confusion pops into my mind as I've seen more than a few people advise against such levels of heat as they claim that over 68 degrees Celsius the dmt will either evaporate or degrade. a friend of a friend who is an organic chemist told me that It would be closer to 168 for an acid salt so it would be great to hear other people's experiences here.
the other point of confusion is over shellite in Australia; I've been reading that people seem to think this doesn't work as well or not at all as the formulation has changed... well aside from the fact that it pulled shitloads for me, the msds from diggers rest still states that this is 99.99% naphta. I did my first pull with hot naphta and the second with cold and the second pull yielded almost as much as the first ( 8.5g first pull, 7.3 on the second ). this was not old stock either, I know this as my local bunnings was bought out of its shellite a few weeks back and only just recieved new stock, the markings on the bottom show this also.
I'm new to the extraction side of the medicine so would love to hear from people who can share their experiences especially in regards to heat and dmt. I would share some photos of the end results but my silly phone won't let me attach files; if it is possible and I'm just not working out let me know and I'd be happy to share!
"they must find it difficult .... those who have taken authority as the truth, rather than truth as the authority" - Gerald Massey