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trigger
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psilocybin extraction, ethyl absolute, a few brief questions...
#6644106 - 03/07/07 03:06 AM (17 years, 2 months ago) |
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i have here, 8 ounces of gymnopilus spectiblis, 1 liter ethanol absolute, a few coffee filters, a dust musk (hospital face mask)....
the gyms aren't very potent, i must consume around 1/4 oz to get a nice trip. i have smaller a bag of more potent pins, but i set them aside for normal consumption.
the ethanol absolute, i guess is not quite absolute... it contains; 99.5% ethanol .1% methanol .2% water .0005 titrable acid .0002 titrable base
with a .001 residue evaporation
i want to make an extract residue that can be capsuled.
OK is this a good solvent to use? is the amount of other chemicals harmful? i have read over a jungle of information on extraction, i came to this basic tech.
powder mushrooms, dissolve, soak a few days, strain, evaporate.
is heat better? i read it causes more contaminates in the residue.
is there a far better tech? or is this one good enough? for a learning novice.
any links or info feedback will be greatly appreciated.
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Re: psilocybin extraction, ethyl absolute, a few brief questions... [Re: trigger]
#6644167 - 03/07/07 03:44 AM (17 years, 2 months ago) |
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> OK is this a good solvent to use?
Yes.
> is the amount of other chemicals harmful?
No. LDLO (lowest published lethal dose) for methanol is 400-1000 mg/kg. Theoretically you could take almost a full shot of pure methanol without dying, but obviously that's not a good idea since it can cause blindness. So you should have no problem as long as the solvent is completely evaporated. You could probably get away with simply highly concentrating your solvent, but I would highly advise that you completely evaporate it. Assuming that you evaporate it down to being fairly concentrated you should have no problem, but it's not very smart to take chances with methanol.
> powder mushrooms, dissolve, soak a few days, strain, evaporate.
That's pretty much it. I wouldn't go over 48 hours. 10-24 should be plenty.
I would also add ascorbic acid as a preservative. It's proven to be very effective at preventing oxidation of psilocin.
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Re: psilocybin extraction, ethyl absolute, a few brief questions... [Re: fastfred]
#6644233 - 03/07/07 04:33 AM (17 years, 2 months ago) |
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Hi Trigger !
Three is the magical number in extraction, so you can leave a smaller amount of ethanol, and re-soak the powder after the first extraction is done. Given the fact that "the gyms aren't very potent", its probably worth doing. Wish U luck !
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Re: psilocybin extraction, ethyl absolute, a few brief questions... [Re: Lord_Winter]
#6644239 - 03/07/07 04:37 AM (17 years, 2 months ago) |
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Oh, and I almost forgot to mention !
There is a "hot" debate about using heat or not. In your case it will work without heat, and you won't lose any of the active compounds.
Edited by Lord_Winter (03/07/07 04:38 AM)
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Re: psilocybin extraction, ethyl absolute, a few brief questions... [Re: Lord_Winter]
#6644723 - 03/07/07 09:34 AM (17 years, 2 months ago) |
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If you'll read the first two pages of this forum, there are already several duplicate extraction threads, and they all say basically the same thing. If you read beyond the first two pages, there are many, many more. Please read them first. I'm sure your questions will be answered. We don't need another one. This is advanced mycology, and extraction belongs in 'Other Drugs Discussions" not here anyway. Please read the forum guidelines at the top. Thanks. RR
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Re: psilocybin extraction, ethyl absolute, a few brief questions... [Re: trigger]
#6644727 - 03/07/07 09:35 AM (17 years, 2 months ago) |
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This thread has been closed.
Reason: See above. No offence, but let's reserve this forum for experimental mycological techniques and experiments, not drug manufacture.
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