User:Numaris/Practical Chemist - Revision history

Numaris: /* Preparation */

2009-12-10T15:42:55Z

Preparation

Numaris: /* Spirits */

2009-12-10T15:37:52Z

Spirits

Numaris: /* Spirits */

2009-12-10T15:36:23Z

Spirits

Numaris at 15:29, 10 December 2009

2009-12-10T15:29:54Z

Numaris: /* Quick Reference and Links */

2009-11-29T22:49:15Z

Quick Reference and Links

Numaris: /* Preparation */

2009-11-17T14:41:34Z

Preparation

Numaris: /* Spirits */

2009-11-13T14:50:36Z

Spirits

Darkfyre: /* Preparation */

2009-11-02T21:23:24Z

Preparation

Darkfyre: /* Preparation */

2009-11-02T21:22:52Z

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Numaris: /* Chemical Properties */

2009-10-16T13:51:02Z

Chemical Properties

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 ** [[Metal Salts]]
 ** [[Powdered Gems]]
-** [[Camel Pheromone|Camel Pheromones]]
+** [[Camel Pheromone]]s
 * '''[[Wine]] and/or [[Beer]].''' While any wine or beer will provide some spirits, wines with high tannins and/or residual sugar generally provide the most spirits. Fresh and spoiled beers alike may be used.
 * '''[[Charcoal]].''' To fuel the Alembic. A little will go a long way.

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 * You can only get one type of spirits out of each bottle of wine or barrel of beer.
 * The quality of the Spirits depends on how closely you keep the temperature gauge to the dot. Fire spirits are fairly easy, and are the most popular type to shoot for. If wine/beer supply is a major concern, you can get about twice as much Water quality Spirits by letting the temperature stray a bit more from the dot. This will come at a cost, though: you'll end up using more herbs, resins, etc. in the long run to make your Extracts.
-* The best way to get Grey Spirits is to take a high-tannin wine and let the temperature run all over the Wood-Worm-Grain temperature range. You can get lots of Grey Spirits out of one bottle.
+* The best way to get Grey Spirits is to take a high-tannin wine and let the temperature run all over the Wood-Worm-Grain temperature range (or use a high-sugar wine over the Vegetable-Mineral-Fish range). You can get lots of Grey Spirits out of one bottle.
 * Fish Spirits can be a bit tricky, as it's easy to accidentally drop the dot into the Mineral range. Err on the high side with temperature. You won't get many spirits out of the ticks spent above the dot, so it'll be slow going.

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 ! Type !! Source
 |-
-| Rock || Beer
+| Grey || Any
 |-
-| Wood || Wine (tannins)
+| Mineral || Wine (residual sugar)
 |-
-| Worm || Wine (tannins)
+| Vegetable || Wine (residual sugar)
 |-
-| Grain || Wine (tannins)
+| Fruit ||
 |-
 | Grass ||
 |-
-| Fruit ||
+| Grain || Wine (tannins)
 |-
-| Vegetable || Wine (residual sugar)
+| Worm || Wine (tannins)
 |-
-| Mineral || Wine (residual sugar)
+| Wood || Wine (tannins)
 |-
-| Fish || Wine (residual sugar)
+| Rock || Beer
 |}

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 ! Extract !! Requirement
 |-
-| [[Chemistry/Extracts/Geb|Geb's Compound Extract]] || Two properties of at least ++ or --
+| [[Chemistry/Extracts/Geb|Geb's Compound Extract]] || Two properties of at least ++ or – –
 |-
-| [[Chemistry/Extracts/Maat|Maat's Compound Extract]] || Two properties of at least +++ or ---
+| [[Chemistry/Extracts/Maat|Maat's Compound Extract]] || Two properties of at least +++ or – – –
 |-
-| [[Chemistry/Extracts/Set|Set's Compound Extract]] || Three properties of at least +++ or ---
+| [[Chemistry/Extracts/Set|Set's Compound Extract]] || Three properties of at least +++ or – – –
 |-
-| [[Chemistry/Extracts/Osiris|Osiris's Compound Extract]] || Two properties of at least ++++ or ----
+| [[Chemistry/Extracts/Osiris|Osiris's Compound Extract]] || Two properties of at least ++++ or – – – –
 |-
-| [[Chemistry/Extracts/Thoth|Thoth's Compound Extract]] || Three properties of at least ++++ or ----
+| [[Chemistry/Extracts/Thoth|Thoth's Compound Extract]] || Three properties of at least ++++ or – – – –
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-| [[Chemistry/Extracts/Ra|Ra's Compound Extract]] || Two properties of +++++ or -----
+| [[Chemistry/Extracts/Ra|Ra's Compound Extract]] || Two properties of +++++ or – – – – –
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 If you're going to be doing a fair amount of chemistry, you should consider making (or purchasing) some wines specific to the task. You'll want two different batches:
-* '''High Tannin.''' Look for a hybrid vine that produces high Skin values (e.g. Tedra's Tannin). Barrel the grapes and let them sit for a while to let the Tannin level grow. Hold off on bottling as long as you have the patience for... the more tannins, the more Wood, Worm, and Grain spirits you'll be able to get out of the wine.
+* '''High Tannin.''' Look for a hybrid vine that produces high Skin values (e.g. Tedra's Tannin). Barrel the grapes and let them sit for a while to let the Tannin level grow. Hold off on bottling as long as you have the patience for... the more tannins, the more Wood, Worm, and Grain spirits you'll be able to get out of the wine. ''(Note: it appears that the grapes' Color attribute also affects the tannins.)''
 * '''High Residual Sugar.''' Look for a hybrid vine that produces high Sugar (e.g. Eigam Apricot Juice). You can insta-bottle this one (barrel the grapes and immediately bottle the wine). High sugars will give you lots of Vegetable, Mineral, and Fish Spirits.

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   Note: The Extract recipe pages aren't guaranteed to be complete. If you want to be more thorough, you can
   use the [[Chemistry/Essences|Essence Table]] to see if there are any recipes that didn't make the list yet. I'll leave that as
-  an exercise for the reader, but note that you can sort that table by any of the properties.
+  an exercise for the reader, but note that (a) you can sort that table by any of the properties, and (b) the
 For sake of example, we started with Osiris's Compound Extract here. In practice, regardless of what you're ultimately going for, it's generally a good idea to start at Ra's Compound Extract and work your way up. You don't want to miss out on an opportunity to make a rare Extract, even if you don't have an immediate use for it. Remember: '''all''' requirements change when you make a Compound Extract!