Changa

Looking towards ANC or others that are knowledgeable with changa:

What's your preparation method?

A buddy of mine tried to use ISO and Pau D'Arco, but it didn't work out. This is how he prepared it: He measured out 50mg of Pau D'Arco and 50mg of Spice. He submerged the spice in a cap-full of 91% Isopropyl Alcohol within a shot glass. Once the xtals had disintegrated into the solvent, the pau d'arco was added. Then he put it in front of a fan for it to evaporate off the ISO. When the ISO had evap'd, the xtals had merely preciptated on the bottom of the shot glass. Afterwards the pau was weighed, and still maintained the same weight as before enhancement.

Thinking that the quick (fan-induced) evap was the issue, another cap of ISO was added, and a slow evap was tried, but the same result happened.

Any ideas? More Pau? Less ISO?

I don't now how strong of an inhibitor PD is... I seriously would not even begin without caapi leaves as the main base for my vegetable matter.
ISO should work, but I normally use acetone for cost reasons. Don't use fans for evaping, fill a large dish with sand, pop it in the oven till hot, then use that as a heatbed.

My friend wasn't looking for an inhibitor so to speak, but more of using it as a carrier for the spice. But the Nexus does refer to it as "Rich and exuberant meadows of pleasure" in terms of enhanced leaf mixtures.He was actually looking for something that is not an inhibitor (as the experience is just perfect for him at the longevity it is), but rather a taste enhancer. He's not big on the taste of straight spice, and has tried Pau before, and thoroughly enjoyed it's nearly sweet flavour.

He is thinking more Pau in the mixture, as to have more vegetative matter to lock onto, because 50mg wasn't much at all.

yeah I'd use more leaf matter as a first try, alternatively I'd just sandwitch my spice between layers of the supplement matter.

Tell your friend to clean up his spice, it should realy not taste like much... maybe a bit of a scatole after-smell/taste.

I will tell my friend to go for a 2:1 mixture and see how it turns out. Thanks as always, ANC.

What is a scatole? So you're thinking the bad taste is due to plant oils/residual solvents/basifiers/acidifers?

A scatole is a molecule commonly found in poop...

ANC said:

A scatole is a molecule commonly found in poop...

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My buddy said doubling the amount of Pau seemed to work. He thanks you graciously.