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FLACUBES
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Blue Meanies potency loss (improper handling)
#19403617 - 01/11/14 12:28 PM (10 years, 19 days ago) |
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I'm new to hunting shrooms. I need some advice on the proper handling,drying,and storage of these Panaeolus Cyanesens I've found.
I've seen where people said this species is prone to loosing a lot of potency if not handled correctly.
Can you guru's please give me the best method of picking, handling, and storage of these beauties.
First hunt; I clipped them at their base with my fingers and just threw them in a plastic bag. Got home, and rinsed them in the sink to get all the dirt and crap off of them.They were bruised real bad, even to where they looked really black. Then I dried them in the garage on paper towls with a fan blowing on them all night. 60* air in garage.
They shriveled up to nothing and seemed to be pretty damn dry. Then I put them in ziplock bag and into the refrigerator to be stored.
I hope I didn't fuck them up too bad. I took only .5 grams a couple days after they went into the frig and with the help if some good weed I got a pretty good mild trip out of it.
Edited by FLACUBES (01/12/14 10:35 AM)
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Re: Blue Meanies potency loss (proper handling) [Re: FLACUBES]
#19403758 - 01/11/14 01:00 PM (10 years, 19 days ago) |
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Don't put mushrooms in plastic bags. Use something that doesn't hold moisture like cardboard boxes or paper cups (large coke style). Plastic will speed up the decay of the mushrooms, and the smaller they are the quicker they'll rot.
You should also, for the same reason, avoid adding any moisture like rinsing with water etc.
For storage longer than a couple of days, dry properly and store in air tight container or bag, preferably with a desiccant like silica gel etc. Plastic can be used as long as you're sure they're cracker dry.
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Re: Blue Meanies potency loss (proper handling) [Re: Anglerfish]
#19403906 - 01/11/14 01:35 PM (10 years, 19 days ago) |
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Thanks for the info!
I used a plastic bag just for picking, they were in it for maybe 1.5 hours. Didn't want a lot of baggage while trespassing. Lol
What do you do about cleaning them?
Also once they are dry ( powder/cracker dry) will they degrade in a zip lock bag with most of the air just pushed out, or in a sealed Tupperware container? I don't have a vac seal machine yet.
How long can they be stored for with and without a vac seal container?
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Re: Blue Meanies potency loss (proper handling) [Re: FLACUBES]
#19404077 - 01/11/14 02:14 PM (10 years, 19 days ago) |
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They should be fine for a good long time as long as they're dry and in a cool dark place. Heat and light will degrade the potency and moisture will make them rot. The best place would be in a ziplock bag in the freezer but anywhere cool and dark like a closet or something will work fine too.
I've never hunted poo mushrooms but I would just try and brush any shit off with a paintbrush or something soft like that. Washing mushrooms of any kind seems to be a big no-no.
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Re: Blue Meanies potency loss (proper handling) [Re: FLACUBES]
#19405402 - 01/11/14 07:22 PM (10 years, 19 days ago) |
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FLACUBES said:
I used a plastic bag just for picking, they were in it for maybe 1.5 hours. Didn't want a lot of baggage while trespassing. Lol
Just don't use plastic bags. Rather use one of those paper mushroom bags you use for grocery store mushrooms.
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What do you do about cleaning them?
I use kitchen paper towels or a soft toothbrush. Depends on the mushroom and how dirty it is.
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Also once they are dry ( powder/cracker dry) will they degrade in a zip lock bag with most of the air just pushed out, or in a sealed Tupperware container? I don't have a vac seal machine yet.
How long can they be stored for with and without a vac seal container?
I only have experience with the storage of liberty caps, which mostly contain psilocybin (and not psilocin, which degrades much faster) and they keep their potency for a really long time (years). I don't use vacuum sealing, only ziploc bags which I suck the air out of before closing (hobby vacuum).
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Re: Blue Meanies potency loss (proper handling) [Re: Anglerfish]
#19407819 - 01/12/14 10:52 AM (10 years, 18 days ago) |
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Thanks a lot for the info guys.
Edited by FLACUBES (01/12/14 10:53 AM)
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