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Huge Sclerotia harvest ! How to make chocolates??
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So i had a great harvest of P. Galindoi Sclerotia. Something like 3.3 Pounds. Some of these things are huge , very healthy.

I have to many though and Iv been reading about preservation in various ways , But im finding so much Contradictory information.

Some say Make chocolates From fresh Truffles as they will lose to much potency if you dry them out.

Some Say Dry them anyway and powderize into melted chocolate.

Iv even read someone saying , keep them vac packed in the fridge for up to a year , and they also gain potency in the fridge apparently.

I will prob dry some though because I have so many it dosnt matter.

Any advice is greatly appreciated.
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Re: Huge Sclerotia harvest ! How to make chocolates?? [Re: Luminous7]
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Dry, then powder, and then chocolate. But they last a long time dry, iv got some 3 or 4 year old ones that are still little ass kickers. You do have to eat a decent amount tho.


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Re: Huge Sclerotia harvest ! How to make chocolates?? [Re: MH5109]
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Re: Huge Sclerotia harvest ! How to make chocolates?? [Re: Subnet Mask]
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Nice haul!


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Re: Huge Sclerotia harvest ! How to make chocolates?? [Re: Luminous7]
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I would powder them and if possible vacuum seal before they dry because they will turn into rocks if you dry them as is


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Re: Huge Sclerotia harvest ! How to make chocolates?? [Re: Citizen X]
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A little off topic, but I'm curious: what did you grow them in? a spawn bag? how long of a growth time? I grew in half gallon jars for 3 or 4 months and my biggest stones were half the size of your biggest. I think I also grew some in bags once and they weren't any bigger. Mine were straight coffee soaked grain though. It looks like you supplemented them with something more though? Did you grow your magic truffles in shit? :laugh: Nice harvest!

Edited by Messiah of Savants (09/22/19 10:00 PM)

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Re: Huge Sclerotia harvest ! How to make chocolates?? [Re: Messiah of Savants]
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Some chunkers in there

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Re: Huge Sclerotia harvest ! How to make chocolates?? [Re: Zero Nowhere]
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If you dry them they will become rocks.

If I was planning to blend them in chocolates I would slice and dice before drying so your blender doesn't get ruined.

I prefer to keep them fresh myself for personal use.

Keep us updated on what you choose and if it works well.


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Re: Huge Sclerotia harvest ! How to make chocolates?? [Re: filthyknees]
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filthyknees said:
If you dry them they will become rocks.

If I was planning to blend them in chocolates I would slice and dice before drying so your blender doesn't get ruined.

I prefer to keep them fresh myself for personal use.

Keep us updated on what you choose and if it works well.


Filthy, how long have you kept them fresh for? can I vacuum seal them fresh and store for a decent time?


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Re: Huge Sclerotia harvest ! How to make chocolates?? [Re: Camera93]
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Re: Huge Sclerotia harvest ! How to make chocolates?? [Re: The Mycologist]
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Just think of the huge commercial operations in Holland, they vaccum pack or otherwise seal theirs and they're available in retail, they must have a fair shelf life when refrigerated.

It's been years since I grew them so I can't give you an answer fresh in my mind but I would guess six weeks to two months at least, again this is a guess based on experience.


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Re: Huge Sclerotia harvest ! How to make chocolates?? [Re: filthyknees]
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SO im getting the vibe i should dry and vac seal them, I dont mind that they are rock hard because i can powderize em fairly easily in a mortar and pestle with a little elbow grease. I guess ill just dry the majorority of them and make chocolates. What about making chocolates with the fresh truffles and then freezing? Iv heard ppl do this. I dont see why not.

I might dry some and vac pack em, make chocolates with powder, as well as make chocolates with fresh truffles and vac pack em.
Got so many. Might as well experiment.

This grow was a 66 QT monotub. Spawned regular on rye grain then spawned to tub.

Substrate was just coir and verm. ( maybe a bit of coffe grounds i cant remember )

After harvesting all the stones , i excluded stones that were tiny about the size of peas. I just recased what was left of the grow with Verm and let is recolonise for about a week or 2 and now its producing fruits again.

This tub has been around for almost 4 months with zero signs of contams. I think Sclerotia varieties are super hardy .


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Re: Huge Sclerotia harvest ! How to make chocolates?? [Re: Camera93]
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Camera93 said:
filthyknees said:
If you dry them they will become rocks.

If I was planning to blend them in chocolates I would slice and dice before drying so your blender doesn't get ruined.

I prefer to keep them fresh myself for personal use.

Keep us updated on what you choose and if it works well.


Filthy, how long have you kept them fresh for? can I vacuum seal them fresh and store for a decent time?


I have read ppl saying they can last up to a year vac sealed in the frigde. They also said that they get more potent as they age in the fridge.
I have no clue on if this is true or not. Just what iv read on the forums here. I hope that is the case.


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Re: Huge Sclerotia harvest ! How to make chocolates?? [Re: Messiah of Savants]
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Messiah of Savants said:
A little off topic, but I'm curious: what did you grow them in? a spawn bag? how long of a growth time? I grew in half gallon jars for 3 or 4 months and my biggest stones were half the size of your biggest. I think I also grew some in bags once and they weren't any bigger. Mine were straight coffee soaked grain though. It looks like you supplemented them with something more though? Did you grow your magic truffles in shit? :laugh: Nice harvest!


I treated is like a regular monotub grow.

Coir/verm/gypsom ( maybe coffee but i forget )
66 qt mono tub.

This tub was spawned 06/06/19
Truffles were harvested 09/06/19

So exactly 3 months.

Largest stone weighs 88g. Total weigh 1487.81 g. ( 3.3 LB )


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Re: Huge Sclerotia harvest ! How to make chocolates?? [Re: Citizen X]
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Citizen X said:
I would powder them and if possible vacuum seal before they dry because they will turn into rocks if you dry them as is


How do you powder a fresh truffle? I dont see how it would turn to powder. More of a paste?

And wouldnt this make it oxidize like crazy and lose potency?


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Re: Huge Sclerotia harvest ! How to make chocolates?? [Re: MH5109]
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MH5109 said:
Dry, then powder, and then chocolate. But they last a long time dry, iv got some 3 or 4 year old ones that are still little ass kickers. You do have to eat a decent amount tho.


Word. This is what im thinking to.

How much do you have to consume to have like a 5g dry cube experience?


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Re: Huge Sclerotia harvest ! How to make chocolates?? [Re: Luminous7]
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Why not make fresh tea and freeze it? You can make pretty much anything you want after that.

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Re: Huge Sclerotia harvest ! How to make chocolates?? [Re: Failboat]
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Quirkmeister92 said:
Why not make fresh tea and freeze it? You can make pretty much anything you want after that.


My only concern is not getting all the actives out in the tea and then having " weak tea" .

Everytime iv made tea with dryed cubes its always a little bit weak.

Not a bad idea though. Im also concerned about someone throwing the tea out after finding it in the freezer lol


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Re: Huge Sclerotia harvest ! How to make chocolates?? [Re: Luminous7]
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Weak teas come from either poor drying of the fungus or just crappy shrooms. Not the method unless you do something ass backwards.

Actives are most soluble in water anyway. Use ice cube trays and make cubes of concentrated tea. Label the bag and freeze. Lasts for months


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Re: Huge Sclerotia harvest ! How to make chocolates?? [Re: mushboy]
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mushboy said:
Weak teas come from either poor drying of the fungus or just crappy shrooms. Not the method unless you do something ass backwards.

Actives are most soluble in water anyway. Use ice cube trays and make cubes of concentrated tea. Label the bag and freeze. Lasts for months


Nothing wrong with the fungus. They kick ass when takin orally . I think I dont boil it enough to get a full extraction into the water.

I need to reveiw your tea thread. ( i think it was yours anyways )


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