Acetone test results megathread
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Zac Imiola (Herbalist)
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Okay, so maybe my original purpose of this thread were a little too ambitious. Although I did wind up with a lab coat and pencil pouch (don't ask), I suppose you will say I am not a scientist, mad or almost sane. Therefore, it would be difficult to judge consistency over time due to conditions not very controlled over time. In conclusion, I would still like a acetone test result megathread where they are all kept together. I am wondering if we should keep it on this thread since it already has information dealing with possible issues or not. What does everyone think?
Sam Handwich
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Sure, the title is already good.
Can I please get that kava you are drinking...
It's headed in the right direction, everyone is krunked (most of the time), so it takes time to get things done
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Sam Handwich
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Some recent acetone tests.
1st up, N@H Stone. In the pics below GHK Nene is the known Noble control on the left, stone is in the middle and KBR Tudei is on the right.
1st up, N@H Stone. In the pics below GHK Nene is the known Noble control on the left, stone is in the middle and KBR Tudei is on the right.
Sam Handwich
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Next is the lateral root micro from Kava King, again GHK Nene on the left, Kava King in the middle and KBR Tudei on the right-
Against that white background both KK and Stone appear closer to tudei than noble, dont you think?
Sam Handwich
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As always it's hard to get really true to color photos but these both turned out looking really good (noble). The one thing I'm unsure of is if the rice maltodetrin in the kava king throws off the accuracy of the test. You can see a white cloud at the top of the vial that I assume is from this ingredient.
Sam Handwich
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I try to use natural light for the photos but it is a pretty overcast day today. I'll shoot the white backdrop photos again once the sun comes out, it may make for a more accurate photo.
Yea, hard to tell. When I look at these pics on my phone, both look close to that kbr tudei. But obviously you can see these colours better, more accurately. I did one test with kk a known noble a while ago and it seemed much more orange, but I wasnt 100% sure as I didnt have any tudei left for comparison
Sam Handwich
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I think I need to use different comparison kavas as well. The Nene is really light even when compared to other TK approved kavas and the KBR Tudei really isn't all that orange. It makes it look like everything I test is somewhere in between. The Tudei I am stuck with, it was gifted to me by one of our vendors and I am certainly not going to buy any Tudei!
Maybe everything you test really is in between?
Perhaps you could ask Chris for a small Isa sample next time you order some noble from him?
Perhaps you could ask Chris for a small Isa sample next time you order some noble from him?
Sam Handwich
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It's possible that that is the case, with no color charts to compare it to it really comes down to a personal judgment. I really need some really evil looking Tudei to increase the contrast but that may only make adulterated kavas look less so. This is really a pretty imprecise science.Maybe everything you test really is in between?
Perhaps you could ask Chris for a small Isa sample next time you order some noble from him?
I've found that Deleted User's "simple acetone" test (on a piece of paper) works sometimes better than the normal one, especially if you have a few samples.
I'm not sure Nene is the best choice for Noble reference.(better than nothing though) Since Nene is the lightest yellow of all the tested nobles, it could make you question the purity of a Noble from the darker side of the noble spectrum. It's unfortunate that there's such a spectrum, even within nobles and tudeis and everything in between...it makes the fringe results look suspect and blurs the line of what we can definitively discern with our eyes.
I put a lot of faith in Stone kava and assume it's a strong noble, like it always has been. But that's not to say there could never be a slip up.
I put a lot of faith in Stone kava and assume it's a strong noble, like it always has been. But that's not to say there could never be a slip up.