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 Versicolor
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 Brown Rice Medicinal Method   1
#18296841 - 05/21/13 09:44 AM (7 years, 9 months ago) |
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I thought I might share how I have been preparing my medicinals. (T.versicolor, G.lucidum, etc..)
So, I fill large filter patch bags with undercooked, steamed-off brown rice, a teaspoon of calcium carbonate, and pressure cook for 2 hours.
These pics are beside a 5.5lb sawdust bag for size comparison.
Opened and inoculated with half-quart of rye spawn in front of the flow hood -
 
Colonized -
The block, which was slightly smaller than the sawdust block, weighs 9.5lbs.
I let it consolidate for a few days to a week.
I take off the bag, and slice it up.
I throw slices in the dehydrator for a while, to dry it enough that it grinds in my badass blender.
And then, I spread out the moist granules on a tray, and bake on convection @200°F until it's bone dry.
Which I then load into jars.
The ground mycelium then gets extracted in two crock pots for 2-3 days, so that I have constant supply.
Which, I just drink right from the pot. It doesn't taste too bad!
When the pot is done, I sieve out the granules, and extract them with alcohol.
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 Tmethyl
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Re: Brown Rice Medicinal Method [Re: Versicolor]
#18296866 - 05/21/13 09:54 AM (7 years, 9 months ago) |
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Awesome seems very practical.
Would obviously be much faster than fruiting them all.
Well done .
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john-hai
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Re: Brown Rice Medicinal Method [Re: Tmethyl]
#18298056 - 05/21/13 02:46 PM (7 years, 9 months ago) |
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very nice write up versicolor. thanks you for taking the time to share.
john
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fungus_tao
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Re: Brown Rice Medicinal Method [Re: john-hai]
#18299233 - 05/21/13 06:19 PM (7 years, 9 months ago) |
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Very well done Versicolor!
I like the idea of producing enough medicine to last a long time.
Can you elaborate on your brown rice preparation a little bit?
Also, do you use long grain or short grain rice?
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Forrester
embracing the subtle
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Re: Brown Rice Medicinal Method [Re: fungus_tao]
#18300430 - 05/21/13 10:06 PM (7 years, 9 months ago) |
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Awesome write up, thanks for all the info! 
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Have some medicinal mushrooms and want to get the most out of them? Try this double extraction method.
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Jiminy
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Re: Brown Rice Medicinal Method [Re: Forrester]
#18392622 - 06/09/13 04:12 PM (7 years, 8 months ago) |
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Versicolor, have you tried this with any other species? Turkey tail and Cordyceps, perhaps?
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