Spiritveghead Tek (Part 3)
Spiritveghead Tek (Part 3)
Evap test and Re-x Tek
what is a Evap test or (evaporation test)? In short, an evaporation test or (evap test), is a way to check the purity of the naphtha you’re using for your extraction. It’s a way of making sure your solvent isn’t leaving behind any harmful residues after it has evaporated. you don’t want your solvent leaving anything harmful behind that would coat and dry to your final product that you intend on ingesting. Each batch of solvent is different, so it’s very important to check your solvent for impurities every time you buy a new bottle or can. Always look at the SDS sheet before using, to make sure there are no added chemicals. An evaporation test is as it sounds. you evaporate a small amount of the liquid in a beaker or a shot glass to see if any residues are left behind after it has fully evaporated.
[LEFT: solvent that has failed an Evap test and has left behind harmful residue when evaporated. Not safe to use for extracting. RIGHT: solvent left no harmful residue once fully evaporated. this is what you want to see. Which is nothing. A slight water make is okay. ](../images/1v0yyhx7vyc81.jpg ” LEFT: solvent that has failed an Evap test . RIGHT: solvent left no harmful residue once fully evaporated. “)
To conduct the test) Place a few drops of your solvent in A beaker or shot glass and place it in a well-ventilated area. Allow the solvent to naturally evaporate until your beaker or glass is completely dry. Once its fully evaporated, look at the bottom of the glass, if there are any residues or yellow goo’s, the solvent is NOT SAFE to use for your extraction. Buy a new bottle of solvent to test. However, if the bottom of the glass looks clean and clear, then that bottle or can of solvent is safe to use and won’t leave anything harmful behind that will adhere to your final product. Remember to always conduct a Evap test on each new bottle or can of solvent.
Do I need to perform a Re-X or (re-extraction)?
The short answer, yes! Why? Because it’s a step that will make your final product, cleaner and safer. A re-x or re-extraction is a process that I, would like to see become a standard step in all Tek’s. It’s another step we take to ensure we have a product that will be safe to use. Will you die from not performing one? No, you won’t. The score board of deaths by spice (which is zero) speaks for itself. If you followed the Tek, you more than likely have some clean looking spice. However, that does not mean that you shouldn’t perform a re-x. Some impurities are not visible to the naked eye. I’ll admit that I have used the spice from this Tek multiple times, (harm free) without performing a re-x and the experience was just as amazing as always. However, you just went through this entire learning process and finally extracted your own spirit molecule, don’t you want the product to be the best product you can make it!? Of course, you do.
If you siphoned off any base layer into your freezer dish, you 100% must perform a re-x, no questions asked. The base layer contains lye and will cause severe headaches and nausea if you smoke it. You CAN NOT just pick the little black spots out of your crystals. You must perform a re-x! This is where your passion for quality product over quantity of product, comes into play.
How to Re-X
A Re-x is a simple process in which you re-dissolve your freshly extracted spice into some fresh, warm Naphtha and put it through the precipitation process a second time. After you dissolve the spice in fresh Naphtha, any base or impurities that have worked their way into your final product will sink to the bottom of your Naphtha, allowing you to pour the good stuff into your dish for freezing, while leaving the bad stuff behind. For the re-x process you will need a standard pot, your Pyrex freezer dish, aluminum foil and a beaker or tempered glass cup (8oz mini mason jars work great)
Begin by putting on your safety gear (glasses, gloves, and mask) and weigh out the spice you plan to Re-x. You will use 50ml of fresh Naphtha for every 1/2 gram of spice you plan to Re-x.
| 1/2 Gram of dried spice = | 50ml of fresh Naphtha or Heptane |
|---|---|
| 1 grams of dried spice = | 100ml of fresh Naphtha or Heptane |
| 1.5 grams of dried spice = | 150ml of fresh Naphtha or Heptane |
| 2 grams up to 3 grams of dried spice = | 200ml of fresh Naphtha or Heptane |
For example, lets perform a Re-X on 1 gram of dried spice. Since I’m using 1 gram of spice, I will measure out 100ml of fresh Naphtha in a Beaker or small mason jar. *NOTE: The glass you use to perform your Re-x needs to be tempered or borosilicate glass because you will be using heat in this process.
After adding the measured Naphtha to a glass or beaker, cover the glass over with aluminum foil to prevent evaporation and fumes.
Next, turn on your kitchen sink faucet and let the water get as hot as it can get. Grab a pot and fill it up with hot water until the water line in the pot, reaches the same height of the Naphtha in the glass. *TIP: You do not need boiling hot water for this process. If the water from your faucet doesn’t get hot, place the pot of water on your stove, bring the water to a gentle simmer and then shut off the heat. Never use open flames around Naphtha.
Once your hot water is ready, grab your covered glass of Naphtha and place it in the hot water bath. Allow the Naphtha to sit in your hot water bath for 15 minutes, occasionally swirling the Naphtha around every 3 to 4 minutes. This will allow the Naphtha to heat up quickly and evenly.
After 15 minutes, peel back the foil and add the dried spice to the warm Naphtha. Place the foil cover back on the top of your glass and begin to swirl the Naphtha around to mix the spice.
Mix the Naphtha and spice for 5 minutes while keeping the Naphtha warm in the water bath. you will notice that the spice almost instantly dissolves in the warm Naphtha and all the impurities will stay as solids at the bottom of your glass.
After you have swirled your spice for 5 minutes in the warm Naphtha, it’s time to pour the Naphtha into your Pyrex casserole dish to freeze precipitate for another 24 hours. Remove the foil on your glass of Naphtha and Pour the Naphtha into your Pyrex casserole dish, being sure to leave behind the solid chucks of impurities and black base, behind.
Once your Naphtha is in your casserole dish, cover the dish tightly with foil and place it in the freezer for a minimum of 24 hours to let the crystals fully form.
24 hours later you will have fresh white spice that is cleaner and safer. Remove the foil cover and pour the excess Naphtha off the top of your crystals. Pour slowly to allow any floating crystals to stick to the side of your dish as before. Dry out your dish and scrape up your clean spice.
And there you have it! You just performed a Re-x on your first yield and cleaned up your spice making it safer for use. Like I mentioned before, I’d like to see this step become a standard in all Tek’s. So, if it’s so great, why isn’t it? The simple answer is that performing a Re-x will decrease your original yield. After performing the Re-x above on 1 gram of spice, my recovered crystals only weighed .665 milligrams (a little over half a gram). Unfortunately, there are people that prefer quantity over quality, and I can only assume why ($) That is why it’s always safer and smarter to perform your own extractions, so you can be sure that you are getting exactly what you want and making it a safe as possible. Please take the time to perform a Re-x and don’t skip it for a higher yield of less quality product.
This is the end of part 3.
I notice you have temps for the lye/water mix. When heating the 100ml of naphtha, do you have a recommended temp?
You will probably be somewhere in the 90s depending on how hot the water gets in your faucet. However you don’t need to worry so much about exact temps with a re-x. You just want your naphtha warmer then room temp. A hot water bath for 5 minutes is usually enough time to get the solvent to the same temp as your water.
These are much higher volumes of naphtha listed for re-x than I’ve ever seen before. I’ve read as low as 15-25ml/g. Does the higher volume just make it easier to gauge the separation?
Can you re-re-x? How many times can it be done before it’s all gone?
Would a re-x remove or purify the other tryptamines like NMT?
So I just let me Rex sit in the freezer for 24 hrs and when I checked I had ALOT of crystals floating.. is that good or do I need to continue to let the Rex sit for a little while longer? Does more time = denser for the crystals and thus fall to the bottom?
Thanks so much for all the work you put in to help us newbies!
What would happen if , after freezing the cleaned up spice and naphtha, you let it evaporate completely? Would you still get crystals? Or what if you didn’t freeze it at all? Would the DMt be left over after the naphtha completely evaporated?
Thank you so much for your tek! I’m using it for my first time extracting DMT! I have a question though. When I do the Re-x, I don’t have any solids in the bottom. It’s more of a yellow grease. Is that normal?
How important is it to have the exact amount of spice to naphtha ! Like could I use almost 2g to 150ml or would I forsure need to get the extra 50ml? What happens if there is too much?
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