I read and reread that a few times until I felt like I was reading Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung all over again. Obviously, this led to that feeling of a free-spirited college kid who begrudgingly looks over his homework assignment and wishes he could just chill out and fumigate instead....
I'm glad to see you've returned to your good humour
If nothing else, you got to reminisce; you're welcome
To put it bluntly, I simply can't speak more legibly or with fewer 'contradictions' without having to divulge my process. The way things are now, we're talking in the abstract with zero reference to method, simply because I'm withholding what it is that I do to attain the Aroha effect,
due to linguistic overlap; 'resin conversion' is taken to mean one and the same thing
I've heard you're have a degree in English Lit, so I'm sure you can appreciate precision in language.
I still think you can answer without contradictions or abstractions or precise reference to method.
Frankly, I thought we'd reached the yes or no phase.
The upshot: None of this back and forth will get us anywhere so long as I don't describe in detail what both techniques entail. And with deepest regret, I can do no such thing.
Fair enough, I won't ask you to divulge your technique.
I'll state it again, I don't believe 'resin conversion' it is even possible within the constraints of traditional distillation.
And by traditional distillation, I mean the feedstock, a still, water and steam, and a resulting essential oil. Nothing else!
Resin conversion could happen by pyrolysis and cracking, or by hydrolysis with significant alteration to the pH, for example.
But if a chemical process is involved, it is no longer an essential oil, and in that case any buyer should be privy to that information.
I'd also asked of Aroha if you did so by co-distillation with organic wood? Or mixing the 2 separate oil batches to a precise result?
The question arose from the second quote Alkhadra posted.
Is it okay to address that? Or is it also part of the secret recipe?
Thank you very much. I really appreciate that.
It was fair to be said.
Try grinding wet wood, and see how far you get.
lol. I'd not thought that is what you meant. That of course makes perfect sense.
Reading "needed to dry agarwood in the sun before distilling it." I guess I thought drying out the dust.
>>Also, I don't believe it is even possible within the constraints of traditional hydro-steam distillation.>>
It sure is bound to. I never signed up for disclosing my technique.
Meaning? If you can come at this from the abstract without disclosure of technique, I'd be interested in hearing more.
Have you ever conducted traditional hydro-steam distillation?
Yes.
Though I'm not sure how far the tongue is in cheek here.
I have not had that rare pleasure....
If it is yet another CO2 plantation oil, it is bound to be at least 99% identical to the first one
I merely pointed it out as it is not lifeless.
I believe you'd been quite vocal at some point against any oud extracts. And you recently had Solide, so I was curious.
Since you insist... The process entails frequent trips between a traditional hydro-steam distillation unit and a refrigerator. But before anybody ends up in hot soup for ruining his mom's kabseh, a dedicated fridge is recommended!
Is the fridge for the refreshments?
I wasn't actually asking for technique, but how you ended up going for an extract when you've been a vocal opponent, and how the path you walked before eventually selecting the process.
Btw, I'm still interested in any info on any Chinese incense making brand that competes for your shavings.
>>Could you name one such competitor please?
>>I'd be interested in sourcing incense that is produced from the shavings that could be utilised to produce great oils.
I would love to know which of my oils you
have tried.
I'll get to Solide, perhaps we'll retouch on it.
I can see this question matters to you, and perhaps you think I've never tried your oils.
Sure, I'll list them as it is no secret:
Yusuf (2011), Purple Dervish, Yusha, Dhul Kifl, Yunus, Maroke 2004, Malay Royale and Kyara Koutan.
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