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Official Mescaline Tea Thread - How-To, Tips & Advice
    #21783352 - 06/09/15 01:50 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

There is quite a bit of information online about how one can brew tea. Thought it may be a good idea to consolidate some of that information and supplement it with personal tips and advice from those of you with experience. This thread is meant for tea, tips and advice - not extractions.

Active columnar species: Echinopsis Pachanoi - San Pedro (Huachuma), Echinopsis Peruviana - Peruvian Torch (Wachuma) & Trichocereus Bridgesii (Achuma)
*the names in parentheses correspond with more traditional nomenclature. Note that Huachuma can mean more than just San Pedro.

Erowid (source) - mjshroomer tek [BASIC]:

Items used in the preparation of Chimora (Huachuma) include a blender, an 8-quart cooking pot, a spoon or wooden spatula, two empty potato salad containers (equal size) and some clean cloth used for straining.


The process starts with a one-foot section of a Trichocereus pachanoi cactus and yields a single dose.


The end of the cactus is shaped like a star, usually with four to nine ribs.


The one-foot section of cactus is sliced like a cucumber into star sections.


The star sections are then further cut into quarters so they will fit in the blender. The spurs (spines, needles) can be left on the cactus as the boiling process softens them into string-like pieces of material that can be discarded.


A portion of the cactus chunks are put in one container and an equal amount of water is put into another.


The cactus chunks and water are poured into a blender.


This mixture is blended until the cactus bits and water expand to the top of the blender. After it is blended, the resulting mixture is poured into a large 3-5 quart pot. This process is repeated until the whole cactus has been liquefied and poured into the pot.


The blended cactus/water mixture is cooked slowly on low heat until the mixture is even, approximately 30 minutes. Initially, the cactus pulp separates from the water and sits on top of the liquid.


As the mixture cooks, the pulp will rise to the top of the pot, forming a foam that may spill over. A gas stove is preferred as it allows better regulation of the cooking temperature.


As the mixture continues to cook, it re-combines into one liquid and begins to turn green like the skin of the cactus. During this time, it needs to be stirred. Low heat and stirring are especially important during this first half hour of cooking.


Slowly over time, the pulpy green goop remixes with the water until it reaches the consistency of glue or snot.


After the water and pulp have rejoined, the heat can be increased slightly allowing the liquid to simmer (a light boil) continuously but without boiling over onto the stove.


The mixture is allowed to boil lightly for two to four hours until 12 to 16 ounces of goo left are left in the bottom of the pan.


During the 2-4 hour period of boiling the mixture needs to be monitored closely to avoid burning. Another 12 to 16 ounces of water or more may be added to prolong the boiling period. Eventually the mixture becomes a messy glob of gooey gluey goop.


A clean piece of natural-fiber cloth (a piece of a t-shirt is being used in the photo) is placed over the top of the blender, forming a pocket that acts as a filter.


The mixture is poured from the pot into the cloth. The liquid slowly seeps through the cloth and drips into the blender. The pulp material is caught in the cloth pocket. This process is repeated until all of the pulp has been poured into the filter cloth.


A piece of string is used to tie the top of the cloth closed around the pulp. The bag of pulp is suspended over the blender allowing the juice to drain from the pulp, through the cloth, into the blender. After fifteen minutes, when the cactus pulp has cooled down considerably, the remaining liquid is squeezed by hand from the bag into the blender.


The liquid is cooled for a short time until it reaches a temperature that won't burn the mouth or throat.
Opening the t-shirt reveals the remaining pulp. Since the psychoactive components have already been extracted from this material, it is discarded.


Finally, the juice from the blender is poured into a cup.



Here is what I've learned after a few brewing sessions:


1) Instead of the star pattern, cut lengthwise along the grooves of the cactus. Peel in strips.

2) Peel waxy layer from strips starting from either the right or left side. It will save you much more time than working from the bottom to top or vice versa.

3) Temperature: there are mixed opinions. Most people say one should have the tea simmering at a temperature right before boiling. They say heat will kill that mescaline magic. OK but... Shamans in Peru placed cauldrons right over fire pits for centuries and they seem to have been doing just fine. And our brother joemolloy has said that he boils his brew with no loss in potency.

I've been too much of a scaredy cat to really set the temperature high, but the peruvians and joe have a solid background with this process. I'm going for it next time.

4) You best wear some rubber gloves when straining the goods. I don't care what they tell you, but that liquid will be hotter than sun unless you let it cool. Do your hands a favor.

5) DO NOT THROW THAT PULP AWAY!!! Toss it back in the pot, add more water and let it evaporate. This is called a second pull. I reckon the average tea brew to be around 3-5 pulls at 2-4 hours length each.

6) Do not use aluminum pots.... I'm not sure why, but wiser men than I argue against it. You know, chemicals reacting and all that.


*Potential nausea factors - waxy skin, white flesh and the core. Some people hold the position that the flesh and core still has active material as well as other alkaloids. Remember most of the magic is contained in the dark green flesh. Choose to do what you will, your mileage may vary.

** I have had one unsuccessful brewing attempt. The waxy skin was not removed and aluminum pots were utilised for half of the process out of necessity. The result: a liquid that could not stay in the stomach more than thirty seconds. I'm nearly convinced that this was due to either the skin or aluminum. Perhaps it was a one off occasion. As a note, I've not had any issues holding past brews in the stomach until at least after the first hour.


I'll try and keep this updated as I now have a full fledged fascination with these green wonders. Would be great if the thread saw some love from you guys. Hoping this can help somebody someday.

If you haven't, invest in cacti and start growing. Not just the ethno, but all sorts of variety. There is a chinese proverb that goes something like this: the best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is now. :peace:


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