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Deviate
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Why did my shrooms lose so much weight after drying?
#21799034 - 06/12/15 06:44 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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I read that wet mushrooms were only ten times heavier than dry ones. Well, I just weighed a mushroom that weighed 15 grams wet and it weighed only 1 gram dry and it's not even completely dry yet. Does the ratio vary?
I might trip tomorrow, how should I judge the dosage? Should I take wet or dry? I've both available. Which is better?
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MonkeyJesusFresco
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Re: Why did my shrooms lose so much weight after drying? [Re: Deviate]
#21799072 - 06/12/15 06:55 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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yes, the ratio varies with cultivation technique; (i.e. if you picked a water-logged shroom, then yeah, it'll be more "wet")
try to fully dose dry, but if you don't have enough dry to fulfill a dry-dose, then top it off with freshies...and then a little extra if you're feeling frisky 
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Myconin
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Re: Why did my shrooms lose so much weight after drying? [Re: MonkeyJesusFresco]
#21799333 - 06/12/15 07:54 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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I find wet shrooms are easier for my stomach to handle. But the actives don't break down until around the 175C mark, so there are numerous ways to cook/prepare dry or wet mushies without having to taste them or lose potency
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elasticaltiger
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Re: Why did my shrooms lose so much weight after drying? [Re: Myconin]
#21799351 - 06/12/15 07:57 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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a 15 gram shrooms drying up to 1 gram is not that unreasonable. I've had some shrooms that were only 80% water. Denser fruits dry heavier. Hollow fruits seem to dry lighter.
Judge the dose like you would any cubensis.
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Re: Why did my shrooms lose so much weight after drying? [Re: elasticaltiger]
#21799600 - 06/12/15 09:10 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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3.5g dry
35g wet
That is if you're aiming for a 1/8th... which is plenty for me at 170lbs.
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