#9 Posted : Monday, February 08, 2010 10:25:51 AM
You don't need to be too careful and baby the boils. Mimosa/Acid juice can withstand a fast boil. I just completed an extraction of 200gr whole bark. I broke it up with my hands, slow boiled in 1lt water at pH3 (HCL). When the bark gets softer, I remove small amounts of it with some liquid and blend it with a hand-blender. Bit by bit with juice. Makes a nice Mimosa Milkshake.
I reduce this to about 300ml. Then I drain it, strain it, and SQUEEZE all the juice out.
I do this again, boiling, reducing, draining, straining, SQUEEZE all the juice out.
At the end I take a little fresh water and soak the left over plant matter till the squeezings come out clear. This way I know I have exhausted it's extract.
I end up with 1lt mimosa soup.
- decant over night in the fridge
- pour off the clear soup and filter the dregs. If you are using a sep-funnel, the dregs will block it, so get them out.
- I use 150gr NaOH for 200gr MHRB/1lt Juice. I mix the NaOH with water, WAIT FOR IT TO COOL, then add it to the cool MHRB soup
- Proceed with your solvent pulls
It's very simple and easy once you've done a few :-)
I like using whole bark because it makes the filtering process easier.