Ok, so I was really high... 1. Got some snow flurries - filtered - collected brown ick - smoked it and can't say it was anything special. 2. Extract again - sodium carbonate wash - turned the temp down in my freezer - got some snow flurries - clear crystals or goo on the bottom of the glass.

Sometime between the first and second pulls I evaped something in a beaker that resulted in crisp crystals ranging in color from clear to tan - mixed .5g with .5ml PG; didnt quite disolve completely but I put it in my vape none the less. - smoked; effects not so spectacular.

Perhaps I'll fair better with the cleaner crystals but so far my thinking = You people need to get some acid or mushrooms. I'm not giving up quite yet, I have 5kg of rootbark extract and a still for recycling solvent...

One thing I could say about DMT is that in no way is it underwhelming. What plant are you extracting from and what tek are you following? If you have decent bark and you are precipitating crystals then it could simply be down to your smoking method. Have you thought about making changa or enhanced leaf? A lot less room for error when smoking through a bong.

I have also experienced and have seen people get "shut out" of hyperspace, where no matter how much they smoke the experience does not manifest. Not saying this is what's happening in your case, but thought I would throw it out there as a possibility.