This is an incredibly simple and effective method; iboga must be one of the easiest ethnobotanicals to extract from in some ways.
Just to say, for my last flood experience shared with my sister, I was soaking 44g of powdered root bark in vinegar for around five days with occasional shaking on the recommendation of harveyplex, well after this time the vinegar was black which one would hope in part was due to a high concentration of alkaloids (3g of powdered root bark was saved for consumption as is per person, to get the essence of the whole plant in there). For this stage I was quite liberal with the vinegar, using at least 400ml. I poured off and filtered the vinegar from this first pull, and unfortunately shortly after this, a tired family member accidently threw the vast majority of the iboga down the sink. I managed to save maybe a quarter of it, which I heated with the double boiler, extracted, soaked overnight, extracted, and repeated this each once more. The vinegar was much clearer after the initial long soak, and I think it very likely the vast bulk of the alkaloids are pulled after that first long soak.
Despite much of the iboga being lost after this first soak, and the small amount of TA obtained, a dose equivalent to 25g of this root bark was found to be STRONGER than my last flood experience, also with 25g (of a different batch however), when the long soak and this method were followed to completion. Again, this TA was found to be deep while being much smoother on the body than the root bark, the ataxia and dizziness were much less pronounced and it was easier to move around and go to the toilet. Personally, for me now, TA is the only way to flood.
So I think a long soak to begin with using a larger quantity of vinegar then one would use for subsequent alkaloid pulls may be advantageous. Thanks HP for the recommendation!
