I was a can of lye I purchased from BCN. I've never had it chunk on me either, but both pitchers had a chunk covering almost the whole bottom of the pitcher. I did the lye same way I always have. I had another can of lye so I made up another batch (I had oils ready for 2 batches) I was the same brand no problem. But then I didn't have a problem with the other can of lye the first time I had used it. OH well, dang those soap fairies anyway. I did put the soap in my mold, and it is gelling so guess we will see what we see. Thanks for the responses.