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[Hippie3]

here's my ingredients
~6.5 g syrian rue and ~60 g. chaliponga, (Diplopterys cabrerana)
~30 g. p. viridis and ~55 g. b. caapi
i always brew strong, multiple doses
to avoid duds.

syrian rue, before grinding

here is about 6.5 grams of ground syrian rue

into the crockpot



the chaliponga leaves whole


crumble first by hand


after crumbling


into the coffee grinder next



after grinding


into the crockpot


next, the viridis [chacruna]
pre-grind

post-grind


now the caapi vine [yage]


pre-soak caapi in hot water to soften it for shredding
retain water for use in the brew/crockpot


that's where i am now,
letting the caapi soak.
here's the lemon juice to acidify the water.


once the caapi's ready
i'll add a few more pix
as the actual brewing process begins.
:bow:

Edited by Sidestreet, 10 September 2016 - 03:31 PM.

[Hippie3]

added almost 3 tablespoons lemon juice to a full crockpot
materials
less the caapi
are soaking at room temp
pending addition of the caapi.
need to find ph strips to get a reading
but fairly confident it's close to good.
had to use local water which is fairly alkaline
so extra acid helps.

[Hippie3]

already getting my head situated
dl mickey hart's planet drum into my 'pod
got it playing shuffle/repeat as i work on my brew
the caapi came out of the pc pretty soft and pliable,
am easily shredding it by hand into thin strips
then using scissors to chop them into slivers/splinters.
the brew in the quart looked pretty strong
more pix in a bit,
once i finish chopping caapi.
the music will be my guide.
think i'll light up some incense...
:bow:

[Hippie3]

the caapi's done
before pc'ing

after pc'ing


shredded vine by twisting/bending sections


chopped vine threads with scissors


finished hand shredding/chopping


after running bits thru coffee grinder


into the brew

Edited by Sidestreet, 10 September 2016 - 03:30 PM.

[Hippie3]

used a plastic fork
[never stick a metal tool in plugged-in grinder heh]
to remove matted powder between loads
went pretty fast


ok,
first run-thru is complete,
drained off the brew thru cloth
here's what we have-


that's being evaporated down on a very low heat.
crockpot was re-filled with fresh water and another teaspoon of lemon juice
to make a second run-thru.

P.S.
ok
2nd wash is finis

this is wash 1 after evaporating overnight->


this is wash 2 ->


both have been combined and are evaporating
the final wash, #3 is underway.
btw each wash ~= 64 fl. ounces water,
as much as the crockpot will hold
given amount of material used.

all three washes will be combined
then the gelatin will be added.
more pix tomorrow.
launch the following day [tuesday] in the early AM
god willing.

[Hippie3]

always an advocate of over-kill
i used an entire box,
figuring someone somewhere someday
would use regular jell-o
so that's what i did,
berry blue in fact.
thinking seriously of using a 2nd, brew smells good!
but it's now black as pitch,
evaping off as i post.
right at boiling point,
no visible goo precipitating yet

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[Hippie3]

update
it's steamed off down an inch or so
gotten even blacker but there is less particulate in solution
so i attribute the pigment change at least in part to
the blue color of the jello.
still smells sweet

[Hippie3]

it's in the fridge,
see some separation into layers
but no solidification
post a pic later
trip delayed but still scheduled

[Hippie3]

here's the layering

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[Hippie3]

ok, it's 5 am
my brew is ready.
tastes pretty decent, sweet from the jello
just a hint of after-taste
been fasting since 10 pm last night
using a spoon of olive oil to coat tongue to mask taste,
holding nose too.
hehe.
used a syringe to syphon off ~150+ ml of brew,
just over one-third total volume.
wish me luck!

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[Hippie3]

back.
got it down,
not too bad
a little gag reflex but easily over-come.
will keep posting until effects begin
then i have my trip ready,
incense & music and a nice comfy couch
near the computer screen where i'll run
psychedelic screensaver.
chugging the brew on empty stomach should hit fast,
will just drink water here on out.
peace

[Hippie3]

~30 minutes
starting to feel minimal effects
mostly body, kinda electric
no nausea.
so far
so good
at this rate i expect to log out
in another 30 minutes or so

[Hippie3]

ok
getting hard to focus on typing
lots of errors
i'm done posting for now,
off to the couch to smoke some smoke
feelin good

[Hippie3]

ok i'm back,
trip was fine.
a bit on the mild side but enough for a nice pleasant excursion.
sure if i do the other dose
all at once
it'd be much more intense.

the music worked well, carrying me away as planned.
trip itself is a bit of a jumble,
think i was in/out a few times
before finally drifting off to sleep,
just got up a little time ago.

no nausea to report, no purge, no diarrhea,
nadda.
fit as a fiddle.

my biggest critique would be that the
regular jello was excessively sweet
after concentrating the brew.
i think one is better off using a tart jello
perhaps lemon or lime, etc.
or stick to unflavored gelatin.

the potency was better than expected
considering my materials were not very fresh at all.
the brew ends up being ~3 moderate doses
or 2 stiff doses.
i think i'll give the brew a week to finish settling
and do the remaining ~250 ml as one dose.
being the bottom of the brew
expect it'll be a bit stronger.

[Hippie3]

addenda
neglected to mention-
drew up a bit of the tannin layer too
in a syringe
and dribbled it on a paper plate.
it has hardened, a bit gummy on top but quite firm.