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WillSolvem
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Re: Drying mushrooms question [Re: Pastywhyte]
#19334608 - 12/27/13 09:29 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Freeze dry, but purge with argon gas then vac pack and retain 100% psilocybin psilocin and baeocystin opposed to only psilocybin and trace psilocin.
You could keep struggling to find a potent strain/best substrate or you just stop destroying 80-90% of the actives contained in your product by drying in oxygen while the water content is in a liquid phase!
My converted chest freezer handles 4lbs in less than a week.
Try it on a small scale and see the difference. Just toss fresh mushrooms in a frost free freezer on it's highest setting, check daily. The frozen water will be dried by sublimation. Replace air with dry argon gas and vacuum speeds up the process to hours.
They even retain more of it's fresh shape
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Re: Drying mushrooms question [Re: WillSolvem]
#19334628 - 12/27/13 09:40 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Anhydrous magnesium sulphate in a tupperware bin with a layer of paper towel on top for me.
Dry cool, dry quick. IMO you want stems to bend, but not crack. Same as curing buds.
Edited by Quexl (12/27/13 09:41 PM)
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Re: Drying mushrooms question [Re: Quexl]
#19334714 - 12/27/13 10:08 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Quexl said: Anhydrous magnesium sulphate in a tupperware bin with a layer of paper towel on top for me.
Dry cool, dry quick. IMO you want stems to bend, but not crack. Same as curing buds.
Maybe if you are eating them right away.... But if that's the case why are you drying them in the first place... For long term storage they need to be cracker dry or they will mold
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Re: Drying mushrooms question [Re: Knate420]
#19334751 - 12/27/13 10:18 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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as long as they are cracker dry they can be stored in the freezer for long periods of time. iv stored them for almost a year in the freezer and they were fine.
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Re: Drying mushrooms question [Re: MudaFuka]
#19334900 - 12/27/13 11:10 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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GO TO HOMEDEOPT OR LOWES. GET DAMPRID IN THE PAINT DEPARTEMT. PUT IN A SHOT GLASS, PUT SHOT GLASS AND SHROOMS IN A AIR TIGHT TUB. TUFFAWARE OR SIMILAR WORKS GREAT!!!
easy. cracker dry in no time.
just fan dry future shrooms b4 u put them in there. when there at the point yours are now chunk them in.
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Re: Drying mushrooms question [Re: evileye001]
#19335184 - 12/28/13 12:47 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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evileye001 said: GO TO HOMEDEOPT OR LOWES. GET DAMPRID IN THE PAINT DEPARTEMT. PUT IN A SHOT GLASS, PUT SHOT GLASS AND SHROOMS IN A AIR TIGHT TUB. TUFFAWARE OR SIMILAR WORKS GREAT!!!
easy. cracker dry in no time.
just fan dry future shrooms b4 u put them in there. when there at the point yours are now chunk them in.
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Also get a dehydrator. PC, dehydrator, humidifier (optional). For long term interest.
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Re: Drying mushrooms question [Re: MudaFuka]
#19335414 - 12/28/13 02:52 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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MudaFuka said: this is the third thread iv seen on this subject in the last couple of days. just use a dehydrator, if you are worried about the heat affecting potency get one with an adjustable heat control. I just got one at Walmart for like $50.
How about just don't worry about potency loss from heat.
No need for an adjustable dehydrator.....you're gonna want to use it on high anyway.
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Re: Drying mushrooms question [Re: WillSolvem]
#19335454 - 12/28/13 03:22 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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WillSolvem said: Freeze dry, but purge with argon gas then vac pack and retain 100% psilocybin psilocin and baeocystin opposed to only psilocybin and trace psilocin.
You could keep struggling to find a potent strain/best substrate or you just stop destroying 80-90% of the actives contained in your product by drying in oxygen while the water content is in a liquid phase!
My converted chest freezer handles 4lbs in less than a week.
Try it on a small scale and see the difference. Just toss fresh mushrooms in a frost free freezer on it's highest setting, check daily. The frozen water will be dried by sublimation. Replace air with dry argon gas and vacuum speeds up the process to hours.
They even retain more of it's fresh shape 
Willsolvem, what's all this then? I have vacuum pack capability. No argon, tho. Can you elaborate on this process?
Also, based on what is the claim of destruction of 80% to 90% actives made? Any references?
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WillSolvem
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Compare the two charts for active content pre/post dehydration
A frost-free freezer operates by maintaining the chamber as dry as possible. To keep frost down the unit will heat its walls on occasion to melt any light frost and a fan agitates the warmish air to defrost other surfaces.
To freezer dry, use a good thermometer and set the lowest temp within a degree ( C )or two ( F ) of the freezing point. Be certain specimens to be dried are absent surface moisture. Place mushrooms or herbs on racks or screens to allow air flow. Dehydration is usually very complete in 24 or more hours depending on size of load.
What happens is specimens begin to dry as usual, maintaining intracellular equilibrium with internal water wicking its way to the dryer outer surface. The relatively high temperature precludes a rapid enough 10 calorie exchange to form ice internally and if ice should form on the surface it does little or no damage.
Freezer dried specimens retain color and flavors much nicer. Mushrooms maintain a little more size for weight than heat dried
You will find every research laboratory will always freeze dry specimens suspected of containing oxygen sensitive compounds so they can be retained for analysis that would otherwise be destroyed by conventional means of dehydration
psilocybin has a melting point around 185°C to 220°C. Heat from dehydrating is not an issue, the oxygen IS
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Edited by WillSolvem (12/28/13 07:34 AM)
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Re: Drying mushrooms question [Re: WillSolvem]
#19335999 - 12/28/13 08:21 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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woah. those charts, incomprehensible to me right now. too early in the morning. i'm gonna chart it later on and see what happens.
so i started reading about freeze drying. do you vacuum pack the fruit and place it in the freezer? or do all the freezing, then pack them in vacuum to dry? or freeze them all the way dry then vacuum? i'm buying something today to give this process a shot. i think i'll try apples and, of course, mushrooms.
thanks, man.
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WillSolvem
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J. Jack Flash said: woah. those charts, incomprehensible to me right now. too early in the morning. i'm gonna chart it later on and see what happens.
so i started reading about freeze drying. do you vacuum pack the fruit and place it in the freezer? or do all the freezing, then pack them in vacuum to dry? or freeze them all the way dry then vacuum? i'm buying something today to give this process a shot. i think i'll try apples and, of course, mushrooms.
thanks, man.
Apple's and other fruits will do well, remember to use thermometer and dial it in to ~32-30°f for optimal sublimation and pat-dry the apples with a paper towel after cutting to reduce surface ice from developing. 
As long as you're freezer is frost free just lay fruits on a tray, place in freezer and wait, when they are done store in vacuum bags.
Freezing under vacuum speeds the process but requires some equipment and mechanical aptitude but worth the effort IMO
I dry under vacuum and when I release the vacuum instead of just letting air to enter the chamber I hook a line from a argon canister (with inline drier) and purge the chamber with argon before opening. Then I stick them in a vacuum pack, add dessicator but before sealing and drawing vacuum I place a line from the argon can as far in as possible and inflate the bag with the gas, squeeze, re inflate a couple times then seal/vacuum.
Obviously I'm a bit anal about oxygen contamination but for only just advancing my dehydration technique has improved the potency of the end product more than any strain isolation, substrate additive, growing conditions, quanitive analysis, ect. ever has!
Play around with it, you will be impressed 
I'll start a writeup for those who want pictures and step by step instructions
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Edited by WillSolvem (12/28/13 09:07 AM)
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How long does it take to dry a lb this way? Just curious
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Re: Drying mushrooms question [Re: WillSolvem]
#19336256 - 12/28/13 09:44 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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far out, thanks again! +5 for you whenever i get the priv.

i do have a foodsaver and mason jar adapter, which i'll also goof around with. i don't have argon, but there's a welding distributor near me. suppose co2 would work as well? thinking of constructing a kegerator anyway. this might just advance that project's priority.
edit: fukinell, just took a temp reading of my freezer. -9F. had no idea it was so cold in there. so if i raise that to just below the freezing point, everything in there is gonna melt, or just take forever to make ice. gonna have to find a happy medium, or get another freezer. hmmm.
edit edit: apologies for the overt threadjack.
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Re: Drying mushrooms question [Re: WillSolvem]
#19336693 - 12/28/13 11:41 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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WillSolvem said: I'll start a writeup for those who want pictures and step by step instructions
That would be awesome
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WillSolvem
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death2u said: How long does it take to dry a lb this way? Just curious 
Depends on load, a lb in a regular freezer/fridge combo I would guess three days
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J. Jack Flash said: far out, thanks again! +5 for you whenever i get the priv.

i do have a foodsaver and mason jar adapter, which i'll also goof around with. i don't have argon, but there's a welding distributor near me. suppose co2 would work as well? thinking of constructing a kegerator anyway. this might just advance that project's priority.
edit: fukinell, just took a temp reading of my freezer. -9F. had no idea it was so cold in there. so if i raise that to just below the freezing point, everything in there is gonna melt, or just take forever to make ice. gonna have to find a happy medium, or get another freezer. hmmm.
edit edit: apologies for the overt threadjack.
Yea your ice cream is going to get a little soft and yea ice will take a little longer. You want to use an inert gas, argon is cheap if you have a tank, I bought mine on craigslist for $50. Like you said welding supply stores
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WillSolvem said: I'll start a writeup for those who want pictures and step by step instructions
That would be awesome

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Re: Drying mushrooms question [Re: WillSolvem]
#19495495 - 01/30/14 08:47 AM (10 years, 25 days ago) |
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WillSolvem said: Freeze dry, but purge with argon gas then vac pack and retain 100% psilocybin psilocin and baeocystin opposed to only psilocybin and trace psilocin.
You could keep struggling to find a potent strain/best substrate or you just stop destroying 80-90% of the actives contained in your product by drying in oxygen
Can anyone else confirm these numbers? I've been drying with a food dehydrator and have had no issues with potency; am I to understand that my fruits are capable of retaining 90 percent of active compounds? If I ate my fruits with an added 90 percent, i feel like that would be an overwhelming experience.
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MustardTiger66 said:
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WillSolvem said: Freeze dry, but purge with argon gas then vac pack and retain 100% psilocybin psilocin and baeocystin opposed to only psilocybin and trace psilocin.
You could keep struggling to find a potent strain/best substrate or you just stop destroying 80-90% of the actives contained in your product by drying in oxygen
Can anyone else confirm these numbers? I've been drying with a food dehydrator and have had no issues with potency; am I to understand that my fruits are capable of retaining 90 percent of active compounds? If I ate my fruits with an added 90 percent, i feel like that would be an overwhelming experience.
I find this a little hard to believe. I would say eating 7 to 8 grams of fresh shrooms is equal to about 1 gram dry in my experience. I could try to do that math on that but I think realistically the number is much closer to 10% - 20% I wonder if it's different for different species though.
I've air dried my shrooms in front of a fan for days and never had problems with potency either.
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