The Penultimate Salvinorin A Extraction Guide.

[Arcygenical]

the leaves have to be dried out before extracting, right?

Yes. Absolutely required.

As JD said, water is miscible with Acetone, but then you'd have a good 50-100ml of water left in your extraction, which takes HOURS to evaporate

[JD1stTimer]

I would imagine if the air isn't bone-dry you have enough trouble with atmospheric water condensing into the acetone while you evaporate it.  Does that happen, Arcy?

[Arcygenical]

I would imagine if the air isn't bone-dry you have enough trouble with atmospheric water condensing into the acetone while you evaporate it.  Does that happen, Arcy?

yes, that can happen. The acetone gets damn cold, almost frosty... That's why I choose to double boil the acetone. It prevents that

[The Black Freighter]

Question for Arcygennical:

In the middle of step 7 of the extraction of salvia when you pour the acetone from one jar to the next, are you supposed to keep the small fine particles at the bottom of the jar from jumping on to the next jar or do you want that to be  poured into the next jar?

[Arcygenical]

Question for Arcygennical:

In the middle of step 7 of the extraction of salvia when you pour the acetone from one jar to the next, are you supposed to keep the small fine particles at the bottom of the jar from jumping on to the next jar or do you want that to be  poured into the next jar?

You're trying to get rid of as many of these small particles as possible. Try your best to keep them out of the second jar