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Ghost0420
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Who thinks that dehydrator is the best method for drying fresh shrooms in regards to potency?
#21380159 - 03/08/15 08:01 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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How do you guy'ss dry and store your bulk hauls? And does your drying and storage method keep potency intact?
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YaMoonSun
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Re: Who thinks that dehydrator is the best method for drying fresh shrooms in regards to potency? [Re: Ghost0420]
#21380228 - 03/08/15 08:14 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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I fan dry mine in a mesh colander and store them in a mason jar, room temperature, out of sunlight. I was going to put them in the fridge, but I think that would lead to moisture getting into them.
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blew42
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Re: Who thinks that dehydrator is the best method for drying fresh shrooms in regards to potency? [Re: Ghost0420]
#21380273 - 03/08/15 08:23 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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i put mine on a fan and add things as needed to keep them from being blown off/falling into the fan. then i put them in a ziplock bag and add some silica gel packets and remove as much air from the bag as possible and keep them in a cool, dark place.
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bodhisatta 
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Re: Who thinks that dehydrator is the best method for drying fresh shrooms in regards to potency? [Re: blew42]
#21380343 - 03/08/15 08:39 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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oxidation is what kills potency, oxidation reactions not exposure to oxygen necessarily. these oxidation reactions happen when the shrooms are still wet so dry them as fast as possible. 165F is about as high as most dehydrators go so that's what we have to work with. that gets them dry in 12-24 hours and locks potency in. if you want to keep your shrooms in the best possible shape dehydrate them quick at 165F or so.
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Ghost0420
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Re: Who thinks that dehydrator is the best method for drying fresh shrooms in regards to potency? [Re: bodhisatta]
#21380393 - 03/08/15 08:51 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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So the wind is bad but heat is good? why not chuck them in the oven?
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bodhisatta 
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Re: Who thinks that dehydrator is the best method for drying fresh shrooms in regards to potency? [Re: Ghost0420]
#21380399 - 03/08/15 08:52 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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no airflow. the oven works well if you leave the door open and use a fan but that's going to cost you on your energy bill. it does work well though
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Ghost0420
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Re: Who thinks that dehydrator is the best method for drying fresh shrooms in regards to potency? [Re: bodhisatta]
#21380458 - 03/08/15 09:05 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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Fuck, I think i read your response wrong.
So your telling me, that wet shrooms left out without drying them tends to fuck up the potency by "oxidizing" them, so dry em ASAP? and the best method is the dehydrator as the wind and the heat does it fast.
So the whole heat kills potency is a myth and bullshit?
I need alot of drying and storage information and advice from experienced cultivators.
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Re: Who thinks that dehydrator is the best method for drying fresh shrooms in regards to potency? [Re: Ghost0420]
#21380576 - 03/08/15 09:30 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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Quote:
Ghost0420 said: Fuck, I think i read your response wrong.
So your telling me, that wet shrooms left out without drying them tends to fuck up the potency by "oxidizing" them, so dry em ASAP? and the best method is the dehydrator as the wind and the heat does it fast.
So the whole heat kills potency is a myth and bullshit?
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Re: Who thinks that dehydrator is the best method for drying fresh shrooms in regards to potency? [Re: PussyFart]
#21380605 - 03/08/15 09:37 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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as mentioned above, i crank up my food dehydrator to 125 and i can have a qp dried in about 12 hours.
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bodhisatta 
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Re: Who thinks that dehydrator is the best method for drying fresh shrooms in regards to potency? [Re: PussyFart]
#21380610 - 03/08/15 09:38 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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PussyFart said:
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Ghost0420 said: Fuck, I think i read your response wrong.
So your telling me, that wet shrooms left out without drying them tends to fuck up the potency by "oxidizing" them, so dry em ASAP? and the best method is the dehydrator as the wind and the heat does it fast.
So the whole heat kills potency is a myth and bullshit?
Yes, yes, and yes.....
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Ghost0420
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Re: Who thinks that dehydrator is the best method for drying fresh shrooms in regards to potency? [Re: bodhisatta]
#21380625 - 03/08/15 09:41 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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What about the wind tho? Does that not matter since its whicking away moisture?
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bodhisatta 
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Re: Who thinks that dehydrator is the best method for drying fresh shrooms in regards to potency? [Re: Ghost0420]
#21380651 - 03/08/15 09:47 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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they've got to get dried somehow. either a lot of wind and no heat or a little less wind and moderate heat (160F)
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uncle_rico
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Re: Who thinks that dehydrator is the best method for drying fresh shrooms in regards to potency? [Re: bodhisatta]
#21380719 - 03/08/15 10:07 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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For long-term storage you want to get all the moisture out of your material.
I dehydrate at 135 F for overnight and then put them in a desiccant chamber for a couple of days (no air movement in there) ... calcium chloride sucks all the moisture out. Then, vacuum pack, then wrapp in a piece of black plastic (piece of trash bag to block any light getting to the material and then into the freezer. cold storage. no moisture, no heat, no light.
I have personally seen 10+ year old mushrooms (stored this way) come out and kick ass.
good luck
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StygianKnight
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Re: Who thinks that dehydrator is the best method for drying fresh shrooms in regards to potency? [Re: uncle_rico]
#21380896 - 03/08/15 11:09 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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Didn't we just have one of these threads?
Either way, what they said, being damp with both kill potency through chemical means and through dosage effect. Weigh out 3.5 grams but have 2 of those grams be water and you're not really eating 3.5 grams.
Dehydrators are amazing, get one of the cheapest ones, set it and forget it. When starting I used an oven + fan method, it worked fine but wasn't nearly as simple as a basic dehydrator.
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Re: Who thinks that dehydrator is the best method for drying fresh shrooms in regards to potency? [Re: StygianKnight]
#21381009 - 03/09/15 12:11 AM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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Dehydrators 35 bucks at any big box store. Spend a little more and you can get stackable and expandable ones. One of the best buys I made next to my Pressure Cooker spores and lysol spray.
Plus you can dry fruit and things for tasty snacks when your not running it into the ground drying tubs of shrooms.
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Re: Who thinks that dehydrator is the best method for drying fresh shrooms in regards to potency? [Re: Randomtask]
#21381066 - 03/09/15 12:37 AM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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I use a food dehydrator. My fruits will make you pee yourself if you eat too many.
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Re: Who thinks that dehydrator is the best method for drying fresh shrooms in regards to potency? [Re: TheEaglesGift]
#21381274 - 03/09/15 02:09 AM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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Dehydrator, desiccant chamber, then freezer . I have had them last for years .
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Achillita
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Re: Who thinks that dehydrator is the best method for drying fresh shrooms in regards to potency? [Re: funkyfish77]
#21381292 - 03/09/15 02:34 AM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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Dehydrator is worth the money. fastest way to dry shrooms. Much easier than fan or desiccant drying. No drop in potency either. Much better and easier
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Re: Who thinks that dehydrator is the best method for drying fresh shrooms in regards to potency? [Re: Achillita]
#21381298 - 03/09/15 02:44 AM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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A dehydrator is worth it's weight in 
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Re: Who thinks that dehydrator is the best method for drying fresh shrooms in regards to potency? [Re: Ghost0420]
#21716431 - 05/24/15 03:28 AM (8 years, 11 months ago) |
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I chuck mine in a brown paper bag and lay it on a shelf in the hot water cupboard. Dries to crispy in 2 days. Just make sure there's enough room in the bags for them to be in a single layer.
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