Hi folks, brand new associate but super duper long time lurker and reader of the forum all the way back to like 2012 (i wasn't marking the date so... it is a guess)
Right to the point: I know this is not the right spot but i thought someone may be able to help.
I have some old Trichocereus bridgesii chips.
I bought 99% isopropyl alcohol (IPA) but was then reading that it is good to have some water in the extraction, some said as much as 30% so i measured things out and added in water and IPA to what was now cactus dust.
The first pull: a 1 day soak with 80% IPA/20% water turning into a beautiful dark green liquid and it was evap'ed away into a sticky, dark green, bitter sticky good which was what i was expecting so CHECK! I do think i got some of the cactus material into the evap dish which is of course adding to the weight. got about 5 grams...from 30g of chips.
Pull 2 - similar formula - got an additional 2.5g with the same characteristics, feel like this one was "cleaner" than the first. Got about 2 grams...
Pull 3 - so this time i think i made a mistake and used just the IPA and the result could not have been more different. This time i got a completely dry, flaky result that was much lighter in color, with the particles actually looking a bit shiny and "sharp" edged.
So what happened on that 3rd pull? Was it what would happen if you pulled with just 99% IPA? if so, what did i get? (please say something like pure mescaline crystals!)
Anyway, thanks folks! I am just anxious to figure out what i have as i am a very very anxious tripper and really want to know what i have and what do do with it. Is there a way to test the results at home (Marquis test, are there "home brew" options???, THANK YOU and CHEERS!
What do I know? I have been told that I come across as a genius and by others well, just a dumb ass. I feel like both at times. Mostly the dumb ass though...