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How to tell when they're properly dry?
#21912203 - 07/07/15 10:05 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Hey guys. I dried my first batch (yay me, pics to come) in a food dehydrator. The caps seemed to dry much faster than the stems so I took the caps out and stored them. But now a few hours later, the caps went from cracker/bone-dry to being slightly rubbery again. Does this just mean they weren't actually completely dry and require more time in the dehydration chamber? I know it's a dumb question but couldn't find an exact answer in the search engine for this.
I mean, the caps still feel DRY, but they went from being rock-hard and crispy/flaky to the touch, to where I feel like I could crumble it into dust, to being still dry but soft to the touch, squishy. They need to stay rock-hard and crispy/crumbly right?
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: relsseS] 1
#21912255 - 07/07/15 10:14 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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I myself dry the stems again if i have had them lying around after i have dried them cracker dry.
They tend to suck moisture from the air if you dont pack them immediately after they are dry.
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: ULTIMAH]
#21912334 - 07/07/15 10:33 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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 I think when they come out of the dehydrator warm they reabsorb some moisture from the air as they cool down to room temp. They usually stay crispy though if I seal them in a bag right after drying.
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: Icon]
#21912344 - 07/07/15 10:36 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Dry them again. They should turn to powder and fibrous shit easily in your hand if you crush them. The way to test is to take one of your biggest fruits and break the stem. If it breaks with 0 bend, then wiggle the cap. If it wiggles at all, you need more time. Sometimes the stem will snap when it's not 100% dry, so always wiggle the cap.
You can leave them out warm, that's not problem. I wouldn't leave them out for more than about 12 hours though. They won't rehydrate much from the air, they'll just get sort of leathery like the mushrooms most people sell instead of cracker dry.
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: 36fuckin5]
#21912367 - 07/07/15 10:43 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Do the snap test like 36fucking5 suggests and make sure you store them with some type of desiccant so that they cant reabsorb moisture. 
Silica and mag sulfate are the most commonly used.
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: Toadstool5]
#21912378 - 07/07/15 10:45 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Storing them with a desiccant is very overkill unless you want them to last years. If you do a good monotubs and you're the type to eat mushrooms 2-3 times a year by yourself, yeah use desiccant. Mine have never lasted anywhere near that long.
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: 36fuckin5]
#21912852 - 07/08/15 12:19 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Very true but i imagine someone in florida or a very humid environment would benefit from it. I'm a beef jerky lover so its second nature to add a desicant to anything dried
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: Toadstool5]
#21914503 - 07/08/15 11:17 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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I live in a very humid environment. It doesn't make a difference.
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: 36fuckin5]
#21914557 - 07/08/15 11:32 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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My food dehydrator has it's lowest setting at 95°F and it turns my white boomers into a dark blue hue and I don't like that. I don't want them to lose potency by oxidizing. Good question/timing for me OP. Would an old fashion fan method eventually be just as effective as a food dehydrator?
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: sisomsO]
#21914879 - 07/08/15 12:44 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Quote:
sisomsO said: My food dehydrator has it's lowest setting at 95°F and it turns my white boomers into a dark blue hue and I don't like that. I don't want them to lose potency by oxidizing. Good question/timing for me OP. Would an old fashion fan method eventually be just as effective as a food dehydrator?
The faster they are dried to cracker the better. Once cracker dry seal them in an airtight bag or container for storage.
My dehydrator goes up to 160F.... I crank it up all the way so they dry quicker.
You don't have to worry about thermal degradation of actives until over 300F.... which is hotter than any food dehydrator that I have ever seen will get.
The only time I had fruits lose potency is when I didn't have them sealed well while being stored.
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: FreeWorldOrder]
#21935942 - 07/13/15 02:33 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Thanks a lot guys. Ironically, I followed all of your advice on a whim without going onto the Shroomery for a few days. I dried again, and tested them by breaking a few in order to weigh out a few eighths. Cracker fucking dry! I love this food dehydrator. The shrooms just felt dry the first time but I just took them out too early. The little parts dried faster than the large ones obviously, so I plucked the early ones out. This thing sure beats desiccant, although I would store any large batches in vacuum-sealed bags with a packet of desiccant laying around. It couldn't hurt right? By the way here are a few pictures.



45.8g dry for my first time, not bad. That doesn't include a giant 85g wet mushroom that grew early that I ate fresh. It was potent.
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: relsseS]
#21936181 - 07/13/15 06:54 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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If you put them in an air tight jar after complete drying then you need no descant.
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: bodhisatta]
#21936200 - 07/13/15 07:10 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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I have the same dehydrator.
What I do is every two hours while its running I look over the trays and see if I can snap the bottom or where ever is thickest. If I can, I take the ones that are cracker dry / snapable out. Than I will leave the ones that aren't in. I also try to move them down farther and farther by taking away dry trays.
Hope this helps.
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: Th3Issu3]
#21936234 - 07/13/15 07:33 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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I stored few mushroom that werent cracker dry in a air sealed bag with a descant after 2 days they they were still the same and after opining the bag there was a heavy mushroom smell! No discoloration but still an unpleasent myshroom smell and not decaying one. well i placed em again in to dehydrate.
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: oontribe]
#21936464 - 07/13/15 09:01 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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oontribe said: I stored few mushroom that werent cracker dry in a air sealed bag with a descant after 2 days they they were still the same and after opining the bag there was a heavy mushroom smell! No discoloration but still an unpleasent myshroom smell and not decaying one. well i placed em again in to dehydrate.
What temp did you set the dehydrator to? I used to use 95F to dry them out, but that took like 24+ hours before fully dry, and even then the stems were a bit squishy. Just use a higher heat setting(~130F) and they should be crispy to the touch in a few hours.
And I always store my cracker dry fruits in a mason jar with a silica gel pack just to be on the safe side.
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: Psilosoulful]
#21936878 - 07/13/15 11:26 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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I use 160f and it takes no less than 12 hours for smaller fruits.
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: bodhisatta]
#21936897 - 07/13/15 11:31 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Awesome info... I've been drying at 95 degrees F...I was afraid to turn up the heat...now I know...and the more you know...
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: bodhisatta]
#21936902 - 07/13/15 11:32 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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yea they dont take alot of time when using a high temp. when i use oven drying tek, placing the fruits in a top rack, temp range 110 - 150, door is cracked and a fan pointed at the oven, they take something like 6 hrs. sometimes less.
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: oontribe]
#21938672 - 07/13/15 06:46 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Food dehydrator is fucking badass. $30-38 at Wal-Mart unless you wanna opt for the $75 fancy digital one. But this thing really fucking helps. I feel like desiccant is just outdated now. A dehydrator is a permanent investment, like a pressure cooker. Isn't technology fucking badass? Although you could make a homemade dehydrator... the idea is simple enough. Heat. Fresh air. Boom. Nice dry shrooms.
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: relsseS]
#21945990 - 07/15/15 06:22 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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man for 40 $ fuck spending the time to make anything. Ive had mine for probably 6 months or more and shes still rocking as good as new. Just remember to clean it out every 4-5th cycle or when you are getting some build up on it.
edit: You can also buy more trays for it off the walmart website or maybe in the store!
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: Th3Issu3]
#21946736 - 07/15/15 10:42 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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The trays cost as much as the whole unit though.
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: 36fuckin5]
#21947314 - 07/15/15 01:10 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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I burnt my last 1 up. So I bout a new one and wallah. 10 trays instead of 5 lol
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: UHSIceman]
#21947335 - 07/15/15 01:13 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Make your own trays..
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: bodhisatta]
#21947341 - 07/15/15 01:15 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Explain bod
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: UHSIceman]
#21947565 - 07/15/15 02:13 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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If you can't figure it out buy them find a plastic disk like a 5gal bucket lid. Make into a tray...
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: bodhisatta]
#21947662 - 07/15/15 02:34 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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I just dnt think they wld work nearly as well. I mean yea a pack of 5 is 20 to 30 bones but they last forever. 24 hours in front of a fan an 18-24 hours in my dehydrator an all cracker. I have an Excalibur with remove able trays now fr larger fruits and my nesco now with 10 trays. Talking about drying a load at once.
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: UHSIceman]
#21947885 - 07/15/15 03:17 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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True that. They had packs of extra trays right next to it, but the manual recommends not using more than 8 trays at a time. But shit, 8 trays could easily hold several ounces, and since it only takes a few hours to fully dry them, you could easily dry out a pound (talking dry weight obviously) a day. And if you're at the point of drying several pounds a day, shit, another $40 dehydrator wouldn't be an issue.
And true, for $40, fuck any other way. Fuck desiccant! I've seen a lot of cheap people on here looking to take shortcuts every way possible, and it seems to me like underage kids who don't get much of an allowance and can't afford a trip to Wal-Mart.
Honestly, Wal-Mart is fucking awesome. 75%+ of the materials to grow can be bought there, and the workers are so clueless, you could load them up all in 1 cart and not raise any suspicion. I remember buying about 6 dozen mason jars there, and the lady just asked me "You must really like making jelly".
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: relsseS]
#21947930 - 07/15/15 03:25 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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relsseS said: I remember buying about 6 dozen mason jars there, and the lady just asked me "You must really like making jelly".
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: Psilosoulful]
#21948002 - 07/15/15 03:36 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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I met a hippie looking guy with chained wallet long hair who knew what was up in Walmart. An employee. I asked him where the alcohol burners was an he seen the jars and gloves an said shrooms. I used to do em back in the 70s. I was like I have no clue wtf yu tlkin about. Lol. But yea after sitting in front of a fan for 24 hours I cld probably fit 10 to 12 oz neatly stacked in 5 trays.
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: UHSIceman]
#21948131 - 07/15/15 04:02 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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UHSIceman said: I met a hippie looking guy with chained wallet long hair who knew what was up in Walmart. An employee. I asked him where the alcohol burners was an he seen the jars and gloves an said shrooms. I used to do em back in the 70s. I was like I have no clue wtf yu tlkin about. Lol. But yea after sitting in front of a fan for 24 hours I cld probably fit 10 to 12 oz neatly stacked in 5 trays.
Lol yeah i hear you. I remember feeling soo sketched out getting a 12 pack of quart jars, a giant bag of bird seed, and polyfill. The lady at the cash register gave me a classic "what the fuck" look.
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: Psilosoulful]
#21948140 - 07/15/15 04:05 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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you would be naive to think any one but people who have looked up how to grow mushrooms would be able to put together what you're buying
if you get mason jars, grain, RTV silicone, polyfil, gloves, isopropyl alcohol, a drill bit, some tubs, a food dehydrator
and put all those in your cart no one is still going to know what the fuck you're doing, and if they do, they're going to be the person that will say good luck and right on.
besides there's more edible growers in the states than magic mushroom growers. furthermore the best way to get in trouble, caught, or examined more closely is to be that sketched out kid.
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: bodhisatta]
#21948170 - 07/15/15 04:13 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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I agree. My friends that have been with me when I went to gt supplies are astounded how natural I am buying these things. Like the rye Berry's. I gt them from a organic food grocery store. I walk in the manager comes up points at me an says special order rye berries. Then I always gt to the register with em an a new employee goes what yu gnna do with 100 lbs of rye berries. " my wife has a small business making and selling rye bread an baked goods". When your buying yu the only one that really knows what yu doin.act like it
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: UHSIceman]
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I tell the people at the whole foods store I buy the rye berries at that I'm growing mushrooms with them. I assume they think they're edibles. either way what are they going to do?
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: bodhisatta]
#21963579 - 07/19/15 06:06 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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I'm the same way, I go in all smooth. I always use a fake name and cash when i get rye berries or anything else. I tell them i mix it in with horse food.
Its the best way to explain buying 100 lbs of rye grain hahaha
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: bodhisatta]
#21963658 - 07/19/15 07:12 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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bodhisatta said: I tell the people at the whole foods store I buy the rye berries at that I'm growing mushrooms with them. I assume they think they're edibles. either way what are they going to do?
Same here. If they ask what I'm doing, I start to tell them about the process and just use a bunch of big words. I can get through 2-3 sentences before their faces blank out and you can tell they're not following anymore.
Usually they don't even ask or give a fuck though.
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: 36fuckin5]
#21964061 - 07/19/15 10:04 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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I get grains in the pet shop and tell them its for mushrooms. I was questioning if the grains were steel cut or not, as they were in brown paper bags taped up. They are always asking what animals I have so I just say none, its for growing mushrooms.
They now have clear bags for some grains and they see me going through them all wondering what I am doing -I was looking for ones with the least cracked grains.
Reminds me of breaking bad where Walt spots a shopping trolley full of meth cooking stuff
Back on drying, has anybody used a philips airfryer? mine can be set as low as 80C (176F) and has a high flow of air. They may need to be trapped/sandwiched in some sort of mesh as they would be blown around.
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: UHSIceman]
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UHSIceman said: I agree. My friends that have been with me when I went to gt supplies are astounded how natural I am buying these things. Like the rye Berry's. I gt them from a organic food grocery store. I walk in the manager comes up points at me an says special order rye berries. Then I always gt to the register with em an a new employee goes what yu gnna do with 100 lbs of rye berries. " my wife has a small business making and selling rye bread an baked goods". When your buying yu the only one that really knows what yu doin.act like it
Yeah this pretty much explains dudes downfall....taking along friends on supply run? No sympathy there. All fun and games till the shit hits the fan...
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: BlueIndian]
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I just got the same dehydrator, the lady asked me if I was making jerky, I said sure why not. I can't escape nosey ppl. I got up early and was drilling holes in a tote one day, when my wife's friend pulls up. She asked me what the hell I was doing, I said my friend asked me to build a box for his lizard
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: NDStepp84]
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NDStepp84 said: She asked me what the hell I was doing, I said my friend asked me to build a box for his lizard 
Very clever answer indeed!!
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: Psilosoulful]
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just got the same dehydrator, the lady asked me if I was making jerky, I said sure why not. I can't escape nosey ppl. I got up early and was drilling holes in a tote one day, when my wife's friend pulls up. She asked me what the hell I was doing, I said my friend asked me to build a box for his lizard
Totally understand your pain! I dont even grow actives so i dont have to be sneaky but i hate people (who have no interest in gardening or science) asking me what im doing. I feel like telling them "something you have no interest in nor could possibly understand, go find your own hobby instead of buttin in on others'!"
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36fuckin5
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: Toadstool5]
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I just tell them I'm growing mushrooms. If they wanna get any more into it, I go into strain isolations and how clamp connections happen and basically just get over their head real quick. They'll change the subject. If they don't, even better! Just mention edibles and not Cubensis.
Remember - growing mushrooms isn't illegal. Manufacturing psilocybin is.
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Toadstool5
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: 36fuckin5]
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True! Might be a good way to meet a hunting bud or someone who has an awesome farm to tour. Worse come to worse you confuse a bunch of biology-challenged individuals 
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Remember - growing mushrooms isn't illegal. Manufacturing psilocybin is.
Theres always that one dude at mycological clubs that you just know isnt growing "oysters" because hes always hunting A muscaria and pan subs. They hide in the open about it and dont even get questioned
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BlueIndian
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: Toadstool5]
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You all do realize people use dehydrators to dry chil peppers, fruit, and other veggies right?? And P/C's are for canning tomatoes etc....
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NDStepp84
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: BlueIndian]
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Someone should tell them they are using them wrong
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Links and teks ND's grow log and discussion Plant thread
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Toadstool5
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Re: How to tell when they're properly dry? [Re: NDStepp84]
#22042386 - 08/04/15 02:26 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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-------------------- If you do not know where the mushroom products you are consuming are grown, think twice before eating them. - Paul Stamets AMU Teks Stro's Write Ups
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