Ok, my batch is done and it behaved unexpectedly. Lets see what you all think of this. My recipe was 16 oz OO, 16 OZ water, 2.9 oz lye and 2.9oz water. If my math was right it should be -38.5 SF, what AM said the original recipe is.
Starting temps:
OO 67 F
Water 60 F
Lye solution 125 F
Mixed lye into OO with stick blender. Turned dark like milk chocolate, smelled of chemicals. Hit trace in under a minute. Shiny and plastic-y looking. 91* F
Mixed in remaining water with whisk. Try to stir slow and gentle, emulsion broke. Gave up being gentle, added rest of water all at once, 94*F. Mixed vigorously for 3-4 minutes. Batter came together, was super creamy and floating around on a layer of water. Added FO, mixed for anther minuter or so. Poured in mold at 85* F light off white at this point.
Total time from start to finish, under 10 minutes. Why did it trace so fast?
Soap looks just like you all described. Shiny with a weird thick rubber like texture. Thin layer of water around batter in mold. Used a plastic loaf mold so water can't drain away. Will watch it very close, think I'll make room in the fridge if it gets over 100* F in mold.
EDIT: its been in the mold almost 2 hours. Temp is holding around 84.6* F. Soap is slowly setting and shows no sigh of separating. I did use a paper towel to soak up some of the excess liquid from the corners. Liquid has no scent even though I used a full ounce of FO.