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PortabellaKindaGuy
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Mushroom Storage
#23736127 - 10/14/16 05:45 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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I recently bought mushrooms, and decided to stash them in my mini fridge. I have had 8 dried grams of mushrooms in a tall empty nug jug and it has been refrigerated for one week now. I am using my mini-fridge both as a stash spot and because I have read that they the cold preserves the potency of the shrooms better as long as your not letting them get wet in any way. I am careful about not letting in condensation when opening the container, and let the container slowly rise to room temperature before opening it. Also, I am keeping LSD in tin foil in a jar in my freezer as well for the same benefits. I am new to mushrooms and LSD, but people seem to have very different thoughts about freezing them. The fridge stays about 30-35F, as many of the drinks I have in there turn slushy with ice. I plan on eating all of the mushrooms in the next 10 days. After reading some of the pros and cons of freezer storage, I still dont know if it is best to leave them in the fridge as they have been for a week, or if I should take them out and store them elsewhere? Let me know what I should do, any general tips on storage are appreciated, thanks!
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ZacksJourney
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Why using the fridge if they're dry and you want to consume all in 10 days ?
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PortabellaKindaGuy
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As I mentioned in the post, for a stash spot and for reduction in loss of potency. The mushrooms will have been in there around two and a half weeks by the time I eat them. Also, I am storing LSD in there, which I plan on taking in the next few months, not weeks.
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Re: Mushroom Storage [Re: amidogen]
#23736286 - 10/14/16 08:05 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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10 days won't reduce the potency any more than drying them in the first place does.
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Re: Mushroom Storage [Re: 7munkee]
#23736378 - 10/14/16 08:45 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Rosen_Rot
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Re: Mushroom Storage [Re: amidogen]
#23736435 - 10/14/16 09:05 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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I think what he meant was that the potency isn't going to affected in 10days just as much as a dehydrator doesn't affect them when drying.
Anyway I've always been told that once cracker dry they should be stored at room temp in a dark place.
My method
- Fan dry for 2 days, No, I don't have a dehydrator I'm poor af ok
- store in an air tight jar with disseccant packets
- store that jar in my cupboard as thats where temps are most stable
Never had any issues with this method and I've stored them for months on end this way.
I THINK the rule of thumb is that if you're not going to consume in the next 6 months it would be better to store them in the freezer and then make tea seeing as they turn into mush in the freezer
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Re: Mushroom Storage [Re: Rosen_Rot] 1
#23736675 - 10/14/16 10:33 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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I think sometimes we get overzealous and forget that any form of drying at all reduces the potency. Heat just doesn't negatively affect that.
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Re: Mushroom Storage [Re: Inocuole]
#23736693 - 10/14/16 10:39 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Forgive me but I am not sure I understood that.
So any form of drying reduces potency apart from heat?
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Re: Mushroom Storage [Re: Rosen_Rot]
#23737089 - 10/14/16 01:08 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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So this leads me to ask.... If my mushrooms have been in my mini-fridge for about a week, should I take them out and put them in a jar in a cabinet at this point? I plan on eating them in the next week or two, so its not long term storage. Would you recommend taking them out or leaving them in the fridge?
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Leave then there if they are being eaten soon. Unless you wanna store them long term then they need drying
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I have stored mushrooms in a ziplock bag that I threw in a drawer for 2 and a half years and they did not loose a significant amount of potency. They of course took on atmospheric moisture and were no longer 'cracker dry' for most of that time as well, I did nothing to safe guard against that. I wouldn't worry about it really.
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Be careful of putting shrooms in the fridge. It is usually very moist in there and this can enter leaks in the ziplock bags (there are ALWAYS leaks) and remoisturize your mushrooms. I would only do that if they are in vacuum sealed packages.
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i'm storing mine in 1/2 gal canning jars. Latch, rubber gasket, should these be OK or should I get a vacuum sealer?
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Re: Mushroom Storage [Re: Rosen_Rot]
#23737485 - 10/14/16 03:16 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Quote:
Rosen_Rot said: Forgive me but I am not sure I understood that.
So any form of drying reduces potency apart from heat?
Any form of drying reduces potency including heat. Fresh is more potent than dry.
Heat just doesn't negatively affect potency moreso than the act of drying itself.
Also two more weeks is too long. Either dry them now or eat them now.
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Re: Mushroom Storage [Re: Llwr]
#23737490 - 10/14/16 03:16 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Llwr said: get a vacuum sealer?
do that if you can afford one. You wont regret it. They'll be cracker dry for very, very long time..i like to throw in some O2 absorbers and desiccant packs for extra measure...
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Re: Mushroom Storage [Re: Inocuole]
#23737596 - 10/14/16 03:59 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Inocuole said:
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Rosen_Rot said: Forgive me but I am not sure I understood that.
So any form of drying reduces potency apart from heat?
Any form of drying reduces potency including heat. Fresh is more potent than dry.
Heat just doesn't negatively affect potency moreso than the act of drying itself.
Also two more weeks is too long. Either dry them now or eat them now.
Not quite true, freeze drying should have a negligible impact on the alkaloid content. Although even in a dehydrator with heat you're not losing much anyway, most of the psilocin remains ime, and psilocybin should not be affected at all.
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Who has a freeze drying set up though?
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I wish I did, that would sure be awesome.
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So I'm doing a bulk grow currently and I plan to vacuum seal and store my shrooms in a dark cool place for possibly 3+ months. My only question is, would throwing in a packet of desiccant found in a shoe box help in any way? Or is the vacuum seal enough to keep them dry? Also when using a vacuum sealer is it really necessary to use the special and expensive bags that are sold? Or can a regular zip loc or something else be used? I Mean it just pulls out the air and melts the opening closed right?
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