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Mold or Bruisings? Drying process
    #22799087 - 01/19/16 12:50 PM (8 years, 11 months ago)

Hey, this is my first time drying shrooms and i am not sure, if the extreme colour change is due to mold.

Here are a few pictures:






what do you think? Would be dissappointing to dump my first harvest...

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Re: Mold or Bruisings? Drying process [Re: likeatombomb]
    #22801736 - 01/19/16 11:37 PM (8 years, 11 months ago)

It looks like oxidation but that single one is soooo dark.

If try smell good they're probably fine.

Those don't look very dry at all. How exactly as you drying them.

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Re: Mold or Bruisings? Drying process [Re: MajorDick]
    #22802394 - 01/20/16 08:41 AM (8 years, 11 months ago)

Yes, i couldnt spot any mold myself, i checked them well. But since i am no Mycologist, and the specific one made me unsure, i decided to ask. They smell disgusting, however i have a fine nose and it smelled only mushroomy, not moldy or anything else.

Short story to why they look so bad: I overestimated the power of silica gel, so they didnt dry very well, why i was out for work. That's what they looked like after i took em out of the(silica filled-) box. I learned for the next flush at least xP.

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Re: Mold or Bruisings? Drying process [Re: likeatombomb]
    #22803349 - 01/20/16 01:45 PM (8 years, 11 months ago)

Ahh. Silica works good a KEEPING things dry. You can use it to get that last bit of moisture out after fan drying. It's not really recommended to use silica as the only drying method.

It's important to note that the longer it takes to dry them the more magic they lose.

I've never owned a good dehydrator tho. I've always just stacked a fan on top of a box for a day or two. Then stored them in a sealed jar. I've only stored them that way for about 8 weeks before use, but i didn't notice any potency loss.

You can search the posts for drying methods. Some people use a oven on its lowest setting and point a fan into it.

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Re: Mold or Bruisings? Drying process [Re: MajorDick]
    #22806040 - 01/21/16 03:47 AM (8 years, 11 months ago)

Just bruising. Are you drying those in the oven?

Make sure they're absolutely cracker dry before you store them.

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Re: Mold or Bruisings? Drying process [Re: TheEaglesGift]
    #22806112 - 01/21/16 05:28 AM (8 years, 11 months ago)

I did fan them before using the silica gel, but i realised too late, that i had to fan more... -_-
They were about 95% now at wednesday morning, and are absolutely bones crack now.(i harvested Sunday evening)
Anyway i planned on taking a low dose to determine their strenght after drying so slow. It still came out to a lot after all, so even half as magical should be fine.

Thank you guys. Great forum btw. :wink:

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Re: Mold or Bruisings? Drying process [Re: likeatombomb]
    #22806193 - 01/21/16 06:37 AM (8 years, 11 months ago)

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Thank you guys. Great forum btw. :wink:



Good luck. It is indeed a great forum.

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Re: Mold or Bruisings? Drying process [Re: TheEaglesGift]
    #24914981 - 01/15/18 04:12 AM (7 years, 2 days ago)

Hello, a question on drying.
Is it ok to dry them by loosely put them between two or three layers of kitchen paper/ napkin (change daily) and put them in close proximity of dry heat source (central heating system)?
It won't go above 30 degrees celcius and it's dry heat.
I don't have an oven or dehydrator.

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