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Salting with Vinegar:
This step uses vinegar (acetic acid) to convert the DMT-freebase in the solvent to DMT-acetate which are water soluble, but not soluble in d-limonene or xylene. It is called "salting" and is basically just getting the DMT out of the solvent.
Note 1: Xylene and D-Limonene are very leaky, most containers will eventually start leaking during the salting process. I recommend high quality mason jars that you’ve tested the lids to make sure the solvent doesn’t react with.
Step 1: Pour some vinegar into the sealable container with the solvent. About 2 shot glasses full.
Step 2: Seal the container and agitate it a bunch. I prefer to use the turning-the-doorknob method to agitate as shaking sometimes causes leakage. Emulsions in this step always resolve pretty easily. No need to be careful.
Agitate the container 3-4 times over 40-60 minutes. The solvent will quickly start to get cloudy and the vinegar will gradually get more yellow.
You don’t have to wait until the solvent gets clear, it doesn’t seem to relate to the process being finished.
Step 3: Use a turkey baster/pipette to suck out the vinegar (bottom layer) and transfer it to a separate clean container. As with the other liquid separations, 90% is okay.
Note 2: Try to get as little of the solvent during the separation as possible. This solvent will leave plant oils and other junk in your end product. That being said, a 1mm layer of solvent atop your vinegar is common using this method.
Step 4: Repeat steps 1-3 once in exactly the same way, combine the separated vinegar pulls in a sealable container. Keep it safe because any spill will be a loss of lots of DMT!
