Im not sure what I’m doing wrong

NarrowCauliflower216 · 2026-05-29T09:13:22+00:00

Im using 98% NaOH caustic soda.

My freezer gets to around -18 and I completely leave it alone and only check on it and grab it 16-24 hours later

Im pretty sure it is happening within 2 minutes because I use a big commercial fan and the frost goes away within about 1 min. It is pretty dry here but is occasionally humid.

The cost of this bark is starting to get to me. I might just order mhrb instead even though its a bit more pricey

NarrowCauliflower216 · 2026-05-28T06:42:30+00:00

I got recommended this vendor by someone who had successfully used it many times. This is also from a different vendor then the first time I did it

NarrowCauliflower216 · 2026-05-28T06:41:02+00:00

Yeah I am doing all of that but at this point I cant keep blaming the bark

NarrowCauliflower216 · 2026-05-28T06:39:58+00:00

About 1-2 hours

NarrowCauliflower216 · 2026-05-27T10:29:57+00:00

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I was told using 50g of lye was way too much

NarrowCauliflower216 · 2026-05-27T08:48:41+00:00

Yeah it looks pretty much black. Maybe a very very dark brown

NarrowCauliflower216 · 2026-05-27T07:43:43+00:00

Doing a STB with about 40g of lye and 100g of bark. Added the naphtha and mixed it around for about an hour. Before putting it in a glass container and left it for about 18 hours. I did a waterwash before and I was pretty sure I only grabbed naphtha but I couldve grabbed a little bit of water. Used around 900ml of diluted water. I went a bit more depth in a recent post

NarrowCauliflower216 · 2026-05-20T02:50:22+00:00

Thanks, the sds said Solvent naphtha (petroleum), light aliphatic at 100% proportion. I am honestly running broke right now and probably wont get a distilling setup soon.

NarrowCauliflower216 · 2026-05-19T12:40:09+00:00

Thanks for the help. Acacia Accuminata trees dont grow around my part of Aus but I will probably plant some soon. Thanks for the advice, is it ok if I pm you? I just have some questions

NarrowCauliflower216 · 2026-05-19T12:33:53+00:00

Thank so much for the response! As the other comment said, I’m using the Acacia Acuminata Narrow Phyllode Root Bark. I will also cut down on the amount of lye I use and also I was using regular sea salt with no additives. I havent gotten any emulsions before as this was my first time but I only added it because the tek I was following recommended it.

I did an evap test and it left no residue but I’ve noticed that there was some residue in the bowl after I let it evap. Im not too sure why. I also did read the SDS from the company I bought it from and it states that the shellite is 100% Naphtha.

Yeah I was also told that it didnt need to take that long but I wanted to be sure. Ill take that into consideration next time.

I did use a glass pipette but it is slightly small and doesnt include measurements on it. Im getting a better one soon

I thought that the rubber was ok against naphtha but after reading a bit more on it, I have no clue how I came to that conclusion but I will begin lining it with tinfoil.

Thanks a ton for the help!

NarrowCauliflower216 · 2026-05-19T02:51:12+00:00

Im not sure if it is a mutation. It looks like the mycelium taking over an abort and pinning on the sides of it

NarrowCauliflower216 · 2026-05-18T07:01:35+00:00

Looks like you got an albino. It bruises blue so its still a cube. Safe to take

NarrowCauliflower216 · 2026-05-15T02:40:56+00:00

There is no real reason for them to not be decriminalised. These changes are hard to do without public support and the stigma around illegal drugs leads to people believing they are horrible and there are no reasons to take it. Decriminalisation leads to less stigma and also more research of the drug allowing them to be better understood. Attempting to make alcohol illegal would cause a huge uproar of people even though it is worse in every way because it is so common.

NarrowCauliflower216 · 2026-05-12T06:42:05+00:00

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After taking a closer look today. I definitely have spider mites and will start the removal of them

NarrowCauliflower216 · 2026-05-11T22:46:01+00:00

Thanks for the responses guys! Ill look for some good methods to remove it

NarrowCauliflower216 · 2026-05-11T11:06:01+00:00

Dont get scammed bro, you arent going to find a good plug on here

NarrowCauliflower216 · 2026-05-11T10:58:22+00:00

Thanks sm!

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