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Peyote Road
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I think my shrooms lost potency
#23933817 - 12/16/16 09:58 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Anyone else had this happen? Over the summer I lived in a very hot and humid house on the second floor without air conditioning and had them stored in ziplocks. SOme of the humidy got in the bags and I think it made them lose potency. I recently gave an 8th to a friend and he said it felt like only 1.75 grams. COuld they have lost half their potency?
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MagicFingers
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Re: I think my shrooms lost potency [Re: Peyote Road]
#23933844 - 12/16/16 10:10 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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I doubt they would lose that much "potency". There are many other factors like how it was ingested. How full the stomach was.
Each person reacts differently as well. I know some people who take 1.5 of any cube and almost goes off the deep end.
If you are talking about "multi-spore". Meaning it was grown from spores without isolation or cloning. You are going to get a variety of genetics. If you gave him a Larger specimen. They may have been less potent to begin with.
I grind everything into dust to even out my MS grows. So I get an overall good average in potency throughout. It also allows me to consume it easier.''
I also suggest at least 12-24 hour fast before consumption. If you eat them hungry it will smack you in the face. (I'm thinking about doing a fruit cleanse before my next trip)
If they were properly dehydrated in the first place. I don't see any reason for potency loss.
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PrimalSoup
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Re: I think my shrooms lost potency [Re: Peyote Road]
#23933996 - 12/16/16 11:34 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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If you gonna store 'em dry they have to stay dry, as otherwise they do lose potency. That's why I like making tea and freezing it, never goes off.
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camerinkw
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Re: I think my shrooms lost potency [Re: PrimalSoup]
#23934904 - 12/17/16 09:37 AM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Why does everyone always surpass the weight diff? if you left them out for that long and they regained moisture, you couldn't have possibly accurately weighed an 8th for your friend. So it makes sense it felt like 1.75 because it could've been closer to that, if 100% dried. But since it's rehydrated, it's going to gain weight,.
Always store in a jar, idk why people even consider otherwise. Jars are really cheap, and it's the only way to store drugs.
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Re: I think my shrooms lost potency [Re: camerinkw]
#23934927 - 12/17/16 09:49 AM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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krypto2000
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Re: I think my shrooms lost potency [Re: SpaceDawg]
#23934934 - 12/17/16 09:52 AM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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I don't know how humid your area is, but it gets pretty humid here and when my previously dry mushrooms equalize they are no where near double their weight. At best they gain 10% in water, not enough to really factor in when weighing out doses. When was the last time that you ate them, was it right around harvest time? It could just be a loss of psilocin, it degrades fairly quickly once dry if exposed to air.
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camerinkw
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Re: I think my shrooms lost potency [Re: krypto2000]
#23934944 - 12/17/16 10:05 AM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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^ I disagree with the 10%. Only one way to find out: OP: dehydrate again. Assuming you have one, which you should. But that'd be cool to know, weigh before, then make sure to 100% dry, and get back to us with the diff.
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krypto2000
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Re: I think my shrooms lost potency [Re: camerinkw]
#23934969 - 12/17/16 10:13 AM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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How much do you think they're rehydrating? They go from cracker dry to pliable, but still able to be broken if bent too much. Wet mushrooms, which are so wet you can literally squeeze water out of them, are 90% water. I really doubt the pliable mushrooms could be more than 10% or so. I've never done a controlled test to see the weight difference, but I've weighed and eaten both types enough and never found a significant different. Any difference I did find is overshadowed by the variable potency from one mushroom to another.
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