I've tried cactus twice and both times i feel i've totally failed!

The first time, i made a tea to almost no effects. I used excessive heat not really knowing what i was doing quite a while ago.

The second time i made a resin and the tea seemed to go fine but i think i burnt it when i was evapping... this may not be the case but all i know is i got minimal effects(although i did get some)

The idea of extracting mescaline appealed to me so much more but i just didn't have the cash at the time but i'm getting a new job in august so that wont be as much of a problem then and i was wondering if theres anyway i can yield mescaline without the use of any heat at all, for the tea or evaporating.

Heat seems to ruin everything i make

I do three cooks in a crockpot, so far with exemplary success. for 80g dry cactus, 750 for first cook of 2-3 hours. After, 2 cooks of 2-3 hours with 500ml water. No lemon or vinegar needed. The trick is to be careful with the temp. For each cook, I leave my crock on high until the sides bubble, then reduce to low for the remainder until it's time to pour off. Only after the last cook do I squeeze the juice from the cactus through a strainer. I then dry it to resin, but it can be drunk straight away. VERY STRONG BREW (cactus dependant, I guess...)

Good Luck!!

JBArk

look elsewhere for the flaw in your system, heat is Not a problem whem making tea, or extracting cacti in any way. impossible to boil water hot enough(in home style) to damage mescaline.

but yes, mescaline hcl is very water soluable, try a cold water tek if you like(they work on cacti if there is mescaline avail in the first place...). if it is on the same cacti the results might be the same though