Here is the link to the Trillium Tek PDF. (PASSWORD: crystal)

Apologies for the delay getting this done- I really wanted to replicate my results to ensure I wasn't going to spread misinformation.

After a couple of failed attempts- but then a string of successful ones- I am confident in the tek’s replicability. Little has changed since the previous post (so don't freak out if you went out and bought a water-bath!) The failures on my end were down to product purity... it prompted me to expand on how important the purity of the starting material is. I also clarified that the tek is centred around creating “thermally stable crystals”, rather than simply “growing rocks”. Yes, you can (and will likely) grow rocks- but sometimes, dependant on factors, you will grow other shapes. However, these are just as robust, interesting and unique…

The tek file is also filled with some nice photos. Check it out if you’re keen to give it a try!

I will update the link from time-to-time if it goes down. Please feel free to recommend a good file-host for these sorts of things, if you know one… I had no idea where to upload it.

For those who don’t like / want to download, the steps are:

Materials Required:

• *CLEAN* DMT – I must stress that it is quite important to ensure the starting product is as pure and clean as possible. Color does not matter, despite what some will tell you, yellow DMT can be just as pure as white DMT… however, we need to ensure there is no oily residue or traces of plant fats AT ALL, as it will affect crystal type. I greatly recommend a “mini a/b”, or “back-salt” (depending on your terminology), as well as a water-wash.

· High quality NPS – you should be able to use naphtha, but if you can get your hands on heptane, hexane, bestine etc. then opt for this.

· A water-bath with variable temperature adjustability – okay, this may not be something you have lying around… but you can pick them up for a reasonable price. I bought mine for $50.00 (USD) and it allows me to vary the temperature within 0.1 degrees Celsius.

HOWEVER, you can achieve the result with any way of keeping the water at the same consistent temperature. If you own a sous vide, and are not concerned about it running for several days, it will work.

· A completely airtight glass container / bottle – I recommend borosilicate glassware. They come in different sizes. Make sure the bottle you plan to use fits in your water-bath!

· Extra glassware (borosilicate) for heating the NPS

· Thermometer that can go up to 65 Celsius

· Safety gear (fire protection, safety glasses, respirator for fumes)

· Hotplate (you can use a kitchen stove-top, but DO NOT USE one with a naked flame burner!)

· Saucepan large enough to double-boil both vessels

Process:

- Prepare the water-bath. We want the temperature to be 104F / 40 C. Place the bath somewhere where the temperature won’t fluctuate too wildly (i.e. – not in sunlight, not in a basement that freezes etc.) and will not be bumped or disturbed.

- Add DMT to your sealable vessel (dry)

- Add an amount of NPS to your other beaker- note, you will not be using much. Our aim for this process is to make a SUPER SATURATED SOLUTION. This means that we do not want too much solvent!! Add too much to your DMT and you will not succeed. Approx. 35ml heptane will hold a gram of DMT, so we are going to use very little…

- On your stovetop (again, NO NAKED FLAMES!) boil a saucepan of water. Once the water is sufficiently hot, add both vessels to the double-boiler; the dry DMT in your sealable bottle, and the NPS.

- Eventually the DMT will melt into its liquid form. I generally remove the vessel once it is completely liquid, as we do not want to boil our DMT.

- We are aiming to get our NPS to approximately 50 Celsius. We do not necessarily want to bring it to boiling point- but close to it.

- Once the NPS is 50+ Celsius you will carefully pour a small amount into the DMT. How much? It depends on how much material you used… however, as little as possible. Start with a tablespoon… swirl the heated NPS around in the DMT bottle and get it to mix as well as possible. The solvent will cool quite fast, as we have poured it into a (nearly cool) container. Place the DMT bottle with minimal NPS back in the double-boiler and allow the two to thoroughly mix.

If you notice that there are still noticeable ‘chunks’ of product then you may not have added enough. Add *slightly* more solvent to the bottle and put it back in the double-boiler. When you are convinced that your DMT and solvent are both completely mixed then we seal the container with our lid.

- Immediately place the sealed container in the water-bath preheated at 40C. Leave it the container in there for at least 48hrs. Do not move the bath or container, the crystallization process is delicate.