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Originally Posted by Doctor D  ...I've also heard several people mention that mimosa hostilis root bark is sufficiently acidic in itself that you can extract the spice out of the bark using only distilled water in your acid phase...
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It is worth mentioning that, contrary to popular belief, distilled water is acidic (due to ambient CO
2 reacting with the water). The last time I tested distilled water (from a store bought gallon) it had a pH of ~5.5. This varies, but unless you are taking it straight from the distillation apparatus the water will not have a neutral pH (7).