So, there's this pile of mash (ACRB powder) that seems to have a bit of an issue with a non-polar solvent (purified vegetable oil).

To be specific, she keeps absorbing, and absorbing, and absorbing the solvent...guzzling it up like it's an alcoholic at last call. In filtration, she has maybe dropped 10% of the original volume...the rest just sticks in there.

She started the night as an innocent ~100g of powder, opening with distilled white vinegar (warmed in 160 deg. F water bath). From there, she chomped on some lime (Cal. Hydroxide), and sat there a bit bloated in the form of a mash of cream of wheat consistency. So far, more or less according to the evening's plans on the Q21Q21 tek schedule.

But alas, once she started hitting the solvent, she just kept bloating. In retrospect, she probably mixed it up a bit too much on the first drink. When looking up suggestions on dealing with this sort of problem, she worked on a few of the troubleshooting tips suggested on the assorted threads -- for example, she tried to sober up in a warmed oven (~180F) for a few hours...some oil surfaced (and presumably some excess water dried up), but once in the filter funnel she went right back to guzzling...and after all of this, she still only releases a few scant ML of the solvent.

So, how would you help out this mash? What would you do to get her back in proper shape for her intended duties of the evening? How will she ever give up all that precious enhanced oil?

Thank you in advance for your assistance in this matter.

Feed her more oil..

be a bit more gentle with the mixing

Leave it as per the tek

then maybe try pouring off the oil and sitting the mash on a sieve over a bowl to help the final bit of oil drop out

Would using something like a coffee press be apropos at this juncture? Or just stick with more gentle techniques?

And incidentally...if one were to put her in a jar and let things be for a few days (to get more perspective & end the error potential that exists when one is frustrated with a tek), would it be at all damaging, or is it basically no worries, even with the high solvent saturation?

Thank you!

yes coffee press is good to use, ive never tried this tek but i did ron69s cactus tek which is a drytek and i was using a coffee press it worked ok but i found putting the blob on a sieve and moving it around gently prodding it with the plunger from the coffee press worked best to get the solvent out, just dont force it too hard or it mushes through the sieve! ofcourse this was for cactus not bark so the texture could be different to what you have.

shouldnt think leaving it a few days is a problem..