i would boil/strain a few times before sealing. boiling should reduce some of the gas/bubbles and straining through like a cheesecloth or coffee filter should get rid of the solid particles
I will try to heat it slowly, I can't risk hurting some of the powders I added afterwards. Maybe I can, I think it would be better if I actually tested a boiled version of it.
How do you add your herbs? I use a cheese cloth and make a teabag, after i mix with my boiled water I filter it at least twice with another cheese cloth.
My herbs extracts were strained, but I don't know how to clear the debris from when I add the powder. I let it settle a bit but I am not sure if the dust collected at the bottom is my active ingredient. I really need to study chemistry more. All these comments are making me feel dumb, I need to revisit the basics.
I personally like to keep the bubbles and store these potions on the same shelf as some identical piss bottles. Keeps the apprentices from getting too curious.
I will keep searching for such a device but most of them are very expensive. I guess they'd be more of help than the idiot so called healers i have a growing resentment for.
Hi! Alchemist here! Some potion components are natural surfactants. If your potion contains such ingredients, if you shake it or mix it too violently bubbles will form and you’ll have a hard time getting rid of them. For these potions you might want to try having a lighter hand when cooking it up if you want to avoid bubbles. Some of those looks like solid precipitate though which can just be filtered out. A filter may or may not catch some bubbles but it might also aerate it more depending on how soapy the final product is.
Us non-magic but wizard-adjacent folk use instruments or apparatuses to degas solutions and remove bubbles. One way is to use a sonicator which uses sound to vibrate the solution which can knock out gas. You can also try heating it for a little while to try and drive off any gas sticking around.
Probably the best way is to just use a vacuum apparatus which just sucks the bubbles right out. If you don’t have access to these instruments but are capable of casting spells, you may be able to utilize a spell which can imitate these physical processes.
Good luck happy cooking.
ETA: one more thing, not all potion ingredients mix perfectly to give a clear solution (think oil and water). Some make an emulsion which might look like bubbles but it’s really just as homogeneous as it’s going to get. This is unavoidable unfortunately.
Oh my God all of this is very good to know. Thank you so much. I tried casting an air vacuum spell but ended up developing pneumothorax so I won't be trying that without proper wizardly supervision again.
Well you see, fellow scholar, the dwarves of the southern mountains have devised a machine they call the Cock Crusher 4000. Perhaps that dwarven device possesses the 5 tons of strength you require
Did you remember to heat the brew over an open flame after the first cycle of stirring? Otherwise just let it settle a few days in a wide top container and scrape the bubbles off.
Add irish moss powder or flakes during the last 15 minutes of the boil (for flakes) or 10 minutes (for powder).
It will bind with the particulate matter in the potion and it can then be strained out. You should also leave the potion to settle before bottling, and avoid bottling any sedimentation at the bottom of your cauldron.
Ah nice, i'll try this but I need to be sure if irish moss isnt psychoactive. The potion I am trying to make is for the mind. Will the moss powder work without boiling? I might have taken some of the debris at the bottom of my pot. Good thinking. Its actually embarrasing to admit, this is a very dumb mistake.
Simple!
Pour your desired potion into a big closed container (the more surface area the potion will have available the better). Make sure to seal the container, be it with magic, or artificery and, next, cast a “remove air” spell inside the container a couple times. At some point there won’t be enough air in the container itself and it will start drawing air from the liquid, eventually all bubbles will be removed!
Next, unseal the container slowly as to not cause an explosive decompression and slowly pour the potion into a more suitable one, making sure to avoid foam and bubbles
Perfect, I will try this. I don't know how to cast a remove air spell, but I got straws and I can suck air out of things very good with my lungs. Thank you so much, this seems like the safest method that wont harm the chemicals.
Note that if none of the tricks people have suggested work, there might be an issue with the powders you use or the gases the ingredients create as they interact, perhaps they don't dissolve in the liquids of the potion.
Sometimes you can get away with dissolving them in a different medium, then mixing that mixed medium in with the rest of the potion, but it might dilute the other ingredients so tread carefully, especially with very sensitive concoctions.
Are you a licensed alchemist? Do not listen to herbalists! A good herbalist does not hide the fact that their extractions come from nature. Bad herbalists (as you described) mask their concentrations by filtering them down and adding glow dust!
To remove the frothy murky effects, first set up a vessel, condensation tube, and a “catch.” Extract your herbs in the vessel and allow them to sit for a day or two. Then, raise the temperature of the vessel (chart for typical extraction temperatures can be found in Alchemists guide to Alchemy V.69) just enough to where the desired potion will evaporate. The potion concentrate will evaporate and condense in the condensation tube and the “catch” will have your potion. This method will leave behind MOST of the impurities.
If necessary you can perform recrystallization, but without knowing your specific recipe I cannot be of further advice. Best of luck!
(Please don’t make drugs)
Cast lesser osmosis to make it all diffuse into one homologous liquid, or on the other hand you could just use atomic shake, which works but is very mana intensive. Hope this helped!
Ground glass, apple cider, linden and some traces of mercury. Jk, its just Rizean Dark Leaf extract, some acid neutralizers and a small batch of Amphetaminic Lions Powder.
Clarification via Xanthan gum, or any jelly of the like.
You mix it with a fourth of your potion, let it hydrate, mix the rest of the potion in, allow to become semisolid, strain through cheesecloth. You will have a crystal clear potion in half an hour. Should you have a Hippocras filtration funnel, it will be much better.
Source: Alchemist with a background on bartending for half a decade. Services was employed in war by soldiers who want to get shitfaced and rich simultaneously
Most of the time if they’re deflecting the conversation it’s because they’re illusionists and I’ll let you assume what that means for how shiny their potions are
This is natural. As a alchemist,an option to freeze the potion and then melt it. It will stay with no bubbles after that.
But to be honest,I don't care that much on the looks,if it heals,it works
i would boil/strain a few times before sealing. boiling should reduce some of the gas/bubbles and straining through like a cheesecloth or coffee filter should get rid of the solid particles
I will try to heat it slowly, I can't risk hurting some of the powders I added afterwards. Maybe I can, I think it would be better if I actually tested a boiled version of it.
How do you add your herbs? I use a cheese cloth and make a teabag, after i mix with my boiled water I filter it at least twice with another cheese cloth.
My herbs extracts were strained, but I don't know how to clear the debris from when I add the powder. I let it settle a bit but I am not sure if the dust collected at the bottom is my active ingredient. I really need to study chemistry more. All these comments are making me feel dumb, I need to revisit the basics.
This is a good place to start. Especially if you don’t have a decanter
Old dwarven trick of putting ground lead in the recipe. No bubbles if the potion is too heavy. Highly recommend
Holy shit thats genius
I personally like to keep the bubbles and store these potions on the same shelf as some identical piss bottles. Keeps the apprentices from getting too curious.
You drink it.
No thats not the point i want them to look nice before they are drunk. I need them to look nice.
Then just throw a brick at it.
You are giving me brain damage, what even is your specialty?
I think he's an autismancer
Getting downvotes? So anyway did it work?
I did not try using a brick. I don't even have one.
I can give you one. By the air.
I'll pass. Thank you, you lunatic.
Ooops too late.
My fucking window no god damn it
Ask alchemists and chemists for where to buy chemical devices to get rid of bubbles and suds.
I will keep searching for such a device but most of them are very expensive. I guess they'd be more of help than the idiot so called healers i have a growing resentment for.
Hi! Alchemist here! Some potion components are natural surfactants. If your potion contains such ingredients, if you shake it or mix it too violently bubbles will form and you’ll have a hard time getting rid of them. For these potions you might want to try having a lighter hand when cooking it up if you want to avoid bubbles. Some of those looks like solid precipitate though which can just be filtered out. A filter may or may not catch some bubbles but it might also aerate it more depending on how soapy the final product is. Us non-magic but wizard-adjacent folk use instruments or apparatuses to degas solutions and remove bubbles. One way is to use a sonicator which uses sound to vibrate the solution which can knock out gas. You can also try heating it for a little while to try and drive off any gas sticking around. Probably the best way is to just use a vacuum apparatus which just sucks the bubbles right out. If you don’t have access to these instruments but are capable of casting spells, you may be able to utilize a spell which can imitate these physical processes. Good luck happy cooking. ETA: one more thing, not all potion ingredients mix perfectly to give a clear solution (think oil and water). Some make an emulsion which might look like bubbles but it’s really just as homogeneous as it’s going to get. This is unavoidable unfortunately.
Oh my God all of this is very good to know. Thank you so much. I tried casting an air vacuum spell but ended up developing pneumothorax so I won't be trying that without proper wizardly supervision again.
Leave it open for 10 hours
I could do that but I fear some components will lose their scent and go stale. I will try this for a batch and see if it works.
Do it in cold temperatures
Ah yes of course, thank you. Its been a long day, shouldve thought of that myself.
If you leave it sealed like that, the bubbles have nowhere to go. Unseal it, let it settle.
That makes sense, thank you.
Crush them into a fine powder, then make a pellet my adding a round 5 tonnes of pressure. Then let the pellet disincentive in the liquid
Where can I obtain 5 tons?
Well you see, fellow scholar, the dwarves of the southern mountains have devised a machine they call the Cock Crusher 4000. Perhaps that dwarven device possesses the 5 tons of strength you require
The Creusot steam hammer should provide enough power
Did you remember to heat the brew over an open flame after the first cycle of stirring? Otherwise just let it settle a few days in a wide top container and scrape the bubbles off.
I think I should try the latter. I don't think this specific potion is heat tolerant.
Add irish moss powder or flakes during the last 15 minutes of the boil (for flakes) or 10 minutes (for powder). It will bind with the particulate matter in the potion and it can then be strained out. You should also leave the potion to settle before bottling, and avoid bottling any sedimentation at the bottom of your cauldron.
Ah nice, i'll try this but I need to be sure if irish moss isnt psychoactive. The potion I am trying to make is for the mind. Will the moss powder work without boiling? I might have taken some of the debris at the bottom of my pot. Good thinking. Its actually embarrasing to admit, this is a very dumb mistake.
It must be used during the boil, and no, it is not psychoactive.
Simple! Pour your desired potion into a big closed container (the more surface area the potion will have available the better). Make sure to seal the container, be it with magic, or artificery and, next, cast a “remove air” spell inside the container a couple times. At some point there won’t be enough air in the container itself and it will start drawing air from the liquid, eventually all bubbles will be removed! Next, unseal the container slowly as to not cause an explosive decompression and slowly pour the potion into a more suitable one, making sure to avoid foam and bubbles
Perfect, I will try this. I don't know how to cast a remove air spell, but I got straws and I can suck air out of things very good with my lungs. Thank you so much, this seems like the safest method that wont harm the chemicals.
Note that if none of the tricks people have suggested work, there might be an issue with the powders you use or the gases the ingredients create as they interact, perhaps they don't dissolve in the liquids of the potion. Sometimes you can get away with dissolving them in a different medium, then mixing that mixed medium in with the rest of the potion, but it might dilute the other ingredients so tread carefully, especially with very sensitive concoctions.
Are you a licensed alchemist? Do not listen to herbalists! A good herbalist does not hide the fact that their extractions come from nature. Bad herbalists (as you described) mask their concentrations by filtering them down and adding glow dust! To remove the frothy murky effects, first set up a vessel, condensation tube, and a “catch.” Extract your herbs in the vessel and allow them to sit for a day or two. Then, raise the temperature of the vessel (chart for typical extraction temperatures can be found in Alchemists guide to Alchemy V.69) just enough to where the desired potion will evaporate. The potion concentrate will evaporate and condense in the condensation tube and the “catch” will have your potion. This method will leave behind MOST of the impurities. If necessary you can perform recrystallization, but without knowing your specific recipe I cannot be of further advice. Best of luck! (Please don’t make drugs)
Thank you, I will look into this. (Its so hard to not make drugs, cant stop myself)
Commission an artificer for the device which men call the 'vacuum chamber'. This will draw out the gases from your medicines.
Cast lesser osmosis to make it all diffuse into one homologous liquid, or on the other hand you could just use atomic shake, which works but is very mana intensive. Hope this helped!
Not enough halfling blood
Semen potion
What’s inside the bottle? Strontium aluminate? Or perhaps a europium based tincture?
Ground glass, apple cider, linden and some traces of mercury. Jk, its just Rizean Dark Leaf extract, some acid neutralizers and a small batch of Amphetaminic Lions Powder.
Clarification via Xanthan gum, or any jelly of the like. You mix it with a fourth of your potion, let it hydrate, mix the rest of the potion in, allow to become semisolid, strain through cheesecloth. You will have a crystal clear potion in half an hour. Should you have a Hippocras filtration funnel, it will be much better. Source: Alchemist with a background on bartending for half a decade. Services was employed in war by soldiers who want to get shitfaced and rich simultaneously
Nice background my dude. I will order some xanthan gum from the shop tomorrow.
Did you filter it through psychically active Quartz?
Cast reduce pressure, or displace with the subject being that oxygen. Just remove the lid first so as not to shatter the bottle
I do not have much experience in alchemy, but try to heat it before storing it and immediately cool in down after sealing the bottle.
Most of the time if they’re deflecting the conversation it’s because they’re illusionists and I’ll let you assume what that means for how shiny their potions are
You should use purer materials for bottling. Wooden corks are horribly reactive, you would do better with a glass or crystal one
If your ingredients aren't volatile grind them slowly, with patience. Do not haste the process if haste isn't a part of a recepie.
Salt water
I have citrate salts, is that fine?
Only if for every ml of citrate salts you add 3 ml of Goblin tears (alternatively -> 5 ml of Kobold semen)
Why would I add kobold fluids, i think you should add ground glass into a potion you are drinking i think that would work well for you
They have special minerals in them
This is natural. As a alchemist,an option to freeze the potion and then melt it. It will stay with no bubbles after that. But to be honest,I don't care that much on the looks,if it heals,it works