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psilocin.exe
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P. Cubensis B+?
#22414123 - 10/21/15 03:13 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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I know I'm probably supposed to put a lot of information describing this specimen, but I know it is of the Psilocybin genus.
I just want to know if this is P. Cubensis B+ specifically.
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elprawn
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It's Psilocybe cubensis, but I'm not sure that it's possible to tell the strain from a photograph.
Luckily the strains are mostly marketing hype and it's the species that makes the biggest difference.
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relic
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of course it looks like cubensis, but all of the B+, albino, penis envy, etc. "strain" names are bogus...they're mainly marketing ploys used to create the illusion of different actual species/strains when in fact those so called strains are simply morphological differences that have been somewhat isolated and stabilized by methods like back-crossing (not sure if people are doing this with fungi, actually), cloning, selective breeding, etc.
IOW, I'm not sure that anyone is going to be able to tell you anything more than 'yes, they're cubes'. maybe one of the cultivators here can entertain this question more, but this is all there is to it AFAIK.
Edited by relic (10/21/15 03:30 PM)
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Re: P. Cubensis B+? [Re: relic]
#22414173 - 10/21/15 03:26 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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preempted by a much less verbose elprawn.
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psilocin.exe
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Re: P. Cubensis B+? [Re: elprawn]
#22414174 - 10/21/15 03:26 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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So eating two g's of this fresh, would do anything?
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relic
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2g fresh is the rough equivalent of .2 dry, so perhaps some threshold and/or placebo effect(s) but not much more. if that's all you can get, look up the lemon tech if you don't already know of it; the lemon tech the way i do it definitely enhances the effects. but mostly 0.2g is folly when talking about cubes.
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psilocin.exe said: So eating two g's of this fresh, would do anything?
2 grams fresh is very little and I'd wager that you have far more than that there. I've never consumed this species but I've read in the past that 3.5 grams dry is a typical dose.
I'm prepared to be put in my place, though, because its all third-hand knowledge.
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Re: P. Cubensis B+? [Re: elprawn]
#22414197 - 10/21/15 03:31 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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This is actually 1 OZ. 
Thank you everyone.
Namasté.
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Re: P. Cubensis B+? [Re: elprawn]
#22414219 - 10/21/15 03:35 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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1.5g dry, prepared using a lemon tech, can be quite the experience to the cubensis naive.
my method: grind dried fungi to powder; boil water and remove from heat; combine the mushroom dust with about 1/4 cup of the very hot water and the juice of two fresh lemons; steep for 20 minutes, stirring several times; strain out the fungi dust (or not); add a tsp of honey and about five slices of fresh ginger; steep for another five mins; and consume/enjoy.
ETA: remove the ginger slices before drinking your tea and you can also dilute it with cold water if the concentrate is too much for your palate. it bears mention that one should rinse one's mouth thoroughly after drinking such an acidic tea; the acid will readily dissolve teeth enamel.
Edited by relic (10/21/15 03:42 PM)
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psilocin.exe
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Re: P. Cubensis B+? [Re: relic]
#22414229 - 10/21/15 03:40 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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This is more so and "I told you so" post to a friend, that I guess doesn't know much. Thank you guys for proving a point.
I've actually recently been in search of A. Muscaria. I have researched a shit ton on this mushroom and I am awaiting in anticipation to come across some.
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relic
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out of curiosity, what was the friend asserting?
careful with the muscaria...if you've done your research then you already know that, but they're not for the faint of heart or those too careless to do it the 'right' way, IME.
i've tried them twice; once smoked and once eaten. neither experience was very enjoyable, but i'm a firm believer in the idea that each person has to make their own mistakes in life, besides the fact that some people purportedly enjoy the deliriant effects of amanita...IOW, sometimes no amount of warning or teaching is enough to stop a person from doing whatever it is said person has it in their mind to do.
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Re: P. Cubensis B+? [Re: relic]
#22414351 - 10/21/15 04:13 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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relic said: out of curiosity, what was the friend asserting?
careful with the muscaria...if you've done your research then you already know that, but they're not for the faint of heart or those too careless to do it the 'right' way, IME.
i've tried them twice; once smoked and once eaten. neither experience was very enjoyable, but i'm a firm believer in the idea that each person has to make their own mistakes in life, besides the fact that some people purportedly enjoy the deliriant effects of amanita...IOW, sometimes no amount of warning or teaching is enough to stop a person from doing whatever it is said person has it in their mind to do.
He gave me like 2 G's fresh, say halfa stem, those are his mushies in the picture. He said he tripped off a G of it. I'm thinking to myself "no way."
So yeah, that's how this post came to be.
I know about the Amanitas.
If I can handle Datura, I will be fine.
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Re: P. Cubensis B+? [Re: relic]
#22414366 - 10/21/15 04:15 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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relic said: 1.5g dry, prepared using a lemon tech, can be quite the experience to the cubensis naive.
my method: grind dried fungi to powder; boil water and remove from heat; combine the mushroom dust with about 1/4 cup of the very hot water and the juice of two fresh lemons; steep for 20 minutes, stirring several times; strain out the fungi dust (or not); add a tsp of honey and about five slices of fresh ginger; steep for another five mins; and consume/enjoy.
ETA: remove the ginger slices before drinking your tea and you can also dilute it with cold water if the concentrate is too much for your palate. it bears mention that one should rinse one's mouth thoroughly after drinking such an acidic tea; the acid will readily dissolve teeth enamel.
This was very helpful. Is it a similar recipe for p semilanceata?
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lovelaughlibs said:
This was very helpful. Is it a similar recipe for p semilanceata?
except the amount of fungus to use in the recipe, yes, it can be used for any Psilocybe.
liberty caps are more potent by weight.
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relic
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psilocin.exe said:
He gave me like 2 G's fresh, say halfa stem, those are his mushies in the picture. He said he tripped off a G of it. I'm thinking to myself "no way."
So yeah, that's how this post came to be.
I know about the Amanitas.
If I can handle Datura, I will be fine. 
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Re: P. Cubensis B+? [Re: relic]
#22414496 - 10/21/15 04:48 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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relic said:
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lovelaughlibs said:
This was very helpful. Is it a similar recipe for p semilanceata?
except the amount of fungus to use in the recipe, yes, it can be used for any Psilocybe.
liberty caps are more potent by weight.
As an absolute beginner I was gonna take 1.2g of dried libs. I forget if this forum has rules on dosage advice but if so drop me a PM. Otherwise, am I going too high?
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relic
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search the forum for "dosage calculator" and that--along with knowledge of your body, mind, and tolerances--will be of more help than i will.
having said that, i'd suggest you not use the lemon tech for your first experience...maybe even your first several.
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