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ranman
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Is this drying tek ok?
#22506777 - 11/10/15 07:48 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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I have a wire mesh frame set up about 12" above an electric baseboard heater. The room temperature is set to 72 degrees, but it gets quite a lot hotter above the baseboard heater. If I had to guess, I would say the air puffing out of the heater gets up to around 90. Obviously it only gets that hot when the heater is on, as controlled by the thermostat
This seems to get the shrooms cracker dry in 2 to 4 of days, depending on the size.
What do you think about this tek?
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Re: Is this drying tek ok? [Re: ranman]
#22506856 - 11/10/15 08:07 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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Sounds fine to me 
I would check every 8 hours or so to see the progress of the drying.
Also, might have to flip them over at some point.
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Do you think this will affect potency?
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Re: Is this drying tek ok? [Re: ranman]
#22506928 - 11/10/15 08:22 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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ranman said: This seems to get the shrooms cracker dry in 2 to 4 of days, depending on the size.
That's not fast enough, you want your shrooms cracker dry in 12 hours or less, or you'll be risking potency loss. Food dehydrators are around 30$ and will last you a long time.
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ranman said: What do you think about this tek?
Don't use it, save yourself the stress of ending up with weak shrooms because you couldn't invest in a food dehydrator, which is an essential item needed in this hobby IMO.
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Re: Is this drying tek ok? [Re: ranman]
#22506933 - 11/10/15 08:23 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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Nah.
Should be fine. They are far enough away from the heater to prevent potency loss.
EDIT: nothing bad about slow drying. I do it all the time, and my shrooms are fine.
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ranman
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Well, I'll find out later this week if potency is impacted or not. 
If it is, I will definitely invest in a food dehydrator.
Thanks guys!
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Re: Is this drying tek ok? [Re: ranman]
#22507039 - 11/10/15 08:50 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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the faster you can get your mushrooms dry, the less potency you'll lose in the process. 4 days sounds whack to me!
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Re: Is this drying tek ok? [Re: ranman]
#22507044 - 11/10/15 08:51 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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that's totally fine my dehydrator takes 24+ hrs with big shrooms, once some shrooms got left in there for 3+ days when I was sick and they turned out just fine if there was any potency lost I didn't notice
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While i agree with the above statement, this is all based on ancidotal experience. If what you have works, go for it. The main idea is that oxidation of psilocybin happens over time. The quicker you can dey out your shrooms the better.
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Quote:
Psilosoulful said:
That's not fast enough, you want your shrooms cracker dry in 12 hours or less, or you'll be risking potency loss. Food dehydrators are around 30$ and will last you a long time.
Its true there will be some potency loss. But nothing noticable. Myself I bought the dehydrator becuse of the high RH in my country but it's not really "essential". Some peole achieve the same result with fan drying or putting it on a low temp in the oven.
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Re: Is this drying tek ok? [Re: tetherface]
#22507136 - 11/10/15 09:15 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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tetherface said: that's totally fine my dehydrator takes 24+ hrs with big shrooms
It should be a lot faster if you crank it up to the highest heat setting (usually 160f).
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cracker dry takes 18 hrs easily for decent sized shrooms, I usually split mine in half if they're fat bastards but I can easily see 24+ hrs for the real bigguns!
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 I gotta step up my game, I've been growin some skinny ass fruits as of late.
On the other hand, I don't mind skinny fruits, as long as they're pan cyans!
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Do yourself a favor OP...get a dehydrator...I used to worry about potency loss (I've never noticed any) ...dehydrator will save you time and aggravation... In this hobby, that's golden. I just bought my second dehydrator, best $40 I ever spent.
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Re: Is this drying tek ok? [Re: Darkhome]
#22507754 - 11/11/15 01:03 AM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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Y'all are so lucky to get all this equipment so cheap. Bought mine 90 euro. Thats about 100$ I think
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Rough. If I was in your situation I'd probably just make my own from scratch. Its literally just a fan and a heater. So many different combos can be done
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Mad Season said: Make your own then!
http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/9912647#9912647
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http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/21332722 Or

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Back in the day, all that was needed to dry x quantity of mushrooms was oven-dried Damp Rid and an air-tight box.
I wonder what caused this to stop working between now and then :V
(it didn't stop working)
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Re: Is this drying tek ok? [Re: micro]
#22507770 - 11/11/15 01:11 AM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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Re: Is this drying tek ok? [Re: LocN9ne]
#22507792 - 11/11/15 01:22 AM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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lol...
seriously, it's cheaper and is effective
the only downside - it's messy as hell to dry it out and dump out the water
it never ceases to amaze me how much water that stuff can hold
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Quote:
Psilosoulful said:
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tetherface said: that's totally fine my dehydrator takes 24+ hrs with big shrooms
It should be a lot faster if you crank it up to the highest heat setting (usually 160f).
I have the ghetto as seen on tv model no fan and a fixed thermostat set to 165 i believe its the lack of a fan that slows me down slightly but its a means to an end which is all that matters
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Re: Is this drying tek ok? [Re: ranman]
#22508309 - 11/11/15 08:16 AM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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After the damp rid vs dehydrator debate the other day, I'm staying out of this one
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Re: Is this drying tek ok? [Re: NDStepp84]
#22508337 - 11/11/15 08:22 AM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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I can't take damp rid seriously lol. Anytime I hear someone arguing for damp rid I just think back to my nooby dumb days when I thought I could dry with desiccant.. I couldn't, and everyone bitched to me about potency. Then I used an oven, and it kicked damp rids ass. Then I got a dehydrator and it kicked my ovens ass. That's how I evolved. Now I get no complaints on potency. I know its more than just a little potency lost after a few days..
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Re: Is this drying tek ok? [Re: micro]
#22508398 - 11/11/15 08:44 AM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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micro said: Back in the day, all that was needed to dry x quantity of mushrooms was oven-dried Damp Rid and an air-tight box.
I wonder what caused this to stop working between now and then :V
(it didn't stop working)
back in the day I used an air tight aquarium and a drip shield to grow pf-tek cakes. it "works" by why go through all the hassle? if you dont have a dehydrator rather oven dry your mushrooms than your damp rid
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Re: Is this drying tek ok? [Re: Mad Season]
#22508566 - 11/11/15 09:38 AM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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Mad Season said: Rough. If I was in your situation I'd probably just make my own from scratch. Its literally just a fan and a heater. So many different combos can be done
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Mad Season said: Make your own then!
http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/9912647#9912647
Or
http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/21332722 Or

That is AWESOME!
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Quote:
spacechildo said:
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micro said: Back in the day, all that was needed to dry x quantity of mushrooms was oven-dried Damp Rid and an air-tight box.
I wonder what caused this to stop working between now and then :V
(it didn't stop working)
back in the day I used an air tight aquarium and a drip shield to grow pf-tek cakes. it "works" by why go through all the hassle? if you dont have a dehydrator rather oven dry your mushrooms than your damp rid 
Agreed space. Just because something can work in principle doesn't make it a good idea. I could use my feet to eat instead of my hands if I wanted to.
Damp rid is not going to dry the fruits well. The staggering number of threads in the last month from people who put fresh mushrooms in a desiccate chamber and rotted them is sad. The fruits at the minimum need to be fan dried first too be sure.
I see damp rid as something overly expensive given how much fucking around it entails. I did it when I had my first grow and after a few days decided it sucked and bought a dehydrator. The number of containers, amount of damp rid needed, and time it would take to dry a 66 quart mono worth of fruits makes desiccate chambers useless IMO.
Edited by Pastywhyte (11/11/15 01:49 PM)
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Re: Is this drying tek ok? [Re: Pastywhyte]
#22508674 - 11/11/15 10:11 AM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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Re: Is this drying tek ok? [Re: Mad Season]
#22509396 - 11/11/15 01:38 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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Quote:
Mad Season said: Rough. If I was in your situation I'd probably just make my own from scratch. Its literally just a fan and a heater. So many different combos can be done
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Mad Season said: Make your own then!
http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/9912647#9912647
Or
http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/21332722 Or

Dang wish I seen this sooner. Have the shit necessary for it. Hell I wouldn't have bought the dehydrator if I knew my desiccant was putting water back in my shrooms. After I dried the silica I even put a semi wet shroom in it and its cracker dry now.
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Re: Is this drying tek ok? [Re: Pastywhyte]
#22509747 - 11/11/15 03:06 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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Pastywhyte said:
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spacechildo said:
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micro said: Back in the day, all that was needed to dry x quantity of mushrooms was oven-dried Damp Rid and an air-tight box.
I wonder what caused this to stop working between now and then :V
(it didn't stop working)
back in the day I used an air tight aquarium and a drip shield to grow pf-tek cakes. it "works" by why go through all the hassle? if you dont have a dehydrator rather oven dry your mushrooms than your damp rid 
Agreed space. Just because something can work in principle doesn't make it a good idea. I could use my feet to eat instead of my hands if I wanted to.
Damp rid is not going to dry the fruits well. The staggering number of threads in the last month from people who put fresh mushrooms in a desiccate chamber and rotted them is sad. The fruits at the minimum need to be fan dried first too be sure.
I see damp rid as something overly expensive given how much fucking around it entails. I did it when I had my first grow and after a few days decided it sucked and bought a dehydrator. The number of containers, amount of damp rid needed, and time it would take to dry a 66 quart mono worth of fruits makes desiccate chambers useless IMO.
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Re: Is this drying tek ok? [Re: LocN9ne]
#22509840 - 11/11/15 03:25 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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We have a heated fan/vent in one of our rooms. Put a thermometer approx eight inches away. I'd assume if I ever had actives, they'd be mostly cracker dry at the 24h mark, with no loss in potency. Sometimes it's the oddest things that [may] work incredibly well.
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