Graveyard espresso
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2004 6:02 am
Helpful hints for working the graveyard shift.
Graveyard Espresso
You can make your own espresso shot without any access to an espresso machine. Here's the recipe:
Freebase Coffee
Mix about 1 g of instant coffee in 10 ml of water in a small vial. Slowly add drops of ammonia to the solution. A brown milky precipitate will form. Stop adding ammonia when additional drops no longer result in precipitation.
Add 5 ml of ethyl ether, close vial, and shake. The precipitate (freebase) will dissolve in the ether. Siphon off the ether with a pipette (ether and water don't mix), and slowly drip it on a plate.
As the ether evaporates, white crystals will form. This is the evil freebase. Crush the crystals and put under a heat lamp for at least 24 hrs to let the solvent evaporate.
ETHYL ETHER IS EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE. IN THE PRESENCE OF AIR IT CAN FORM PEROXIDES WHICH WILL SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODE! ALSO, ETHER CAN CRAWL FROM AN OPEN BOTTLE AND TRIGGER AN EXPLOSION MANY FEET AWAY.
Graveyard Espresso
You can make your own espresso shot without any access to an espresso machine. Here's the recipe:
- a 2oz shot glass full of hot water
- 6 rounded teaspoons of instant coffee
Slowly add instant coffee to hot water stirring constantly
Freebase Coffee
Mix about 1 g of instant coffee in 10 ml of water in a small vial. Slowly add drops of ammonia to the solution. A brown milky precipitate will form. Stop adding ammonia when additional drops no longer result in precipitation.
Add 5 ml of ethyl ether, close vial, and shake. The precipitate (freebase) will dissolve in the ether. Siphon off the ether with a pipette (ether and water don't mix), and slowly drip it on a plate.
As the ether evaporates, white crystals will form. This is the evil freebase. Crush the crystals and put under a heat lamp for at least 24 hrs to let the solvent evaporate.
ETHYL ETHER IS EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE. IN THE PRESENCE OF AIR IT CAN FORM PEROXIDES WHICH WILL SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODE! ALSO, ETHER CAN CRAWL FROM AN OPEN BOTTLE AND TRIGGER AN EXPLOSION MANY FEET AWAY.
