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Chill night - great friends. 2
#26438957 - 01/17/20 05:27 PM (4 years, 12 days ago) |
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I haven't ingested mushrooms since early October - mostly because I haven't had a solid place to do so... and the fact my last trip was extremely difficult
It's been awhile since I've tripped and I figured I'd ask my buddy if he wants to indulge in a good bag of mushies. He agreed and was excited I offered him the experience. I just finished showering and going to pick up some snacks and water right now (I love chocolate and ice cold water while I'm tripping).
It's been awhile since I've taken them in this "setting". Usually, I'm outside camping by myself or with a few other friends. Havent taken them inside a house in well over a year. I'm very familiar with my friends place.
Were just gonna put some nice chill music on.. and watch planet earth. I'm thinking I'm just going to go with the 3.5g.
Has been awhile since I've taken them. And I have a feeling the magic is going to feel brand new again. I'll post a 'trip' report of how it went. Not really self indjldging in myself alone.. just spending quality time with one of my best friends!
Hope you guys are having a great night as well!
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Vibe_Enthusiast said: I haven't ingested mushrooms since early October - mostly because I haven't had a solid place to do so... and the fact my last trip was extremely difficult
It's been awhile since I've tripped and I figured I'd ask my buddy if he wants to indulge in a good bag of mushies. He agreed and was excited I offered him the experience. I just finished showering and going to pick up some snacks and water right now (I love chocolate and ice cold water while I'm tripping).
It's been awhile since I've taken them in this "setting". Usually, I'm outside camping by myself or with a few other friends. Havent taken them inside a house in well over a year. I'm very familiar with my friends place.
Were just gonna put some nice chill music on.. and watch planet earth. I'm thinking I'm just going to go with the 3.5g.
Has been awhile since I've taken them. And I have a feeling the magic is going to feel brand new again. I'll post a 'trip' report of how it went. Not really self indjldging in myself alone.. just spending quality time with one of my best friends!
Hope you guys are having a great night as well!
I had an ‘intersting’ Night, vibe_enthusiast, with Golden Teachers that didn’t work again. Always next time..... But I too have a trip coming up with a old friend. From my experiences having a few months off then dosing with 3.5g, I find that once I get to the peak, I have loads of energy; I.e. enough energy to not be bowled over and lie down, so that I can dance. It’s almost like a rave! If you get some music on with a decent hypnotic beat, but not necessarily 160bpm, you will find the urge to dance is powerful.
And I find the mushrooms are always kind when I return from a hiatus. I love these trips more than any others.
Have a great night too, pal.
Mush love, DJ Ed
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Re: Chill night - great friends. [Re: DJ Ed] 1
#26439587 - 01/18/20 03:36 AM (4 years, 11 days ago) |
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We all have upcoming trips with an old friend! Weird how the stars aligned! Hope you both have great and bonding experiences with your respective friend. I’ll be going for 2-3g depending on what my friend chooses. See you guys in the transcendental realm
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Sounds awesome man! I hope its a smooooth trip 
Planet Earth is definitely an excellent choice for tripping. Its so beautiful.
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I am still undecided on what dose to take with my friend. He is particularly nervous, but also I may not get another chance to trip with him for potentially 5 years, until he returns from Germany. So I’m starting to think maybe give him “my dose”, that is 3.8g dry cubensis, rather than 3 - 3.5g. It will be intense for him, but should not be too overpowering, particularly as I’ll be there with him.
Hmm, decisions,decisions.
Hope your trip works out too, Socrateshroom 👍🏻
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Re: Chill night - great friends. [Re: DJ Ed]
#26439898 - 01/18/20 09:19 AM (4 years, 11 days ago) |
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@DJ Ed - Yeah man. I'm right there with you to be honest. Unfortunately these mushrooms were a pretty bunk batch. I really don't set too many expectations when tripping, but this lacked intensity of what a "real" trip feels like. I have a huge mason jar of mushrooms I harvested from several boxes months ago and just dump it out and pick my dose.
Few months ago I ate 4g and that was a pretty strong ride. But this 8th I ate this time felt like a gram or two. I wish I knew how to check potency. Is it just going to be a gamble each time I take a dose out of this mason jar? An 8th, of moderate mushrooms usually put me in a good place - it wasn't a super weak trip.. it just lacked it's intensity.
I was kind of bored. I waited months to take them and it was very settle and calm. I like a wild ride. Kind of sucks - because the next time I take them it'll be another gamble again. But that, was definitely a weak batch :/ And I was digging in the bottom of the jar as well. So, I guess some are just going to be a win, and some will be a loss.
I've read that grinding them all up and making a batch will help you understand what each dose will do out of that powder. But, that's a lot of work. I may just make like a 20g tea or something and calculate it from there.
I really don't like the gamble. I was in the mood to ride a wave last night, that never came :/ - though, I did have some extreme laughter during a big part of the night... and laughter is beautiful.. especially while you're crying from laughter.
It did have some weird thought loops. It was more of a trip inside my head than in my perception. Nothing crazy - but my thoughts were just on a rollercoaster. Wasn't sure what to do with my body lol. But.. I wanted MORE.
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It sounds like you got something out of it, at least. But I know exactly how you feel about the gamble. There’s nothing more disappointing after all the preparation when you get weak mushrooms and don’t trip properly! With my next grow, I’m going to take spore prints, then try with agar to isolate single genetics; that way the whole flush should be the same potency. Or so I believe.
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Vibe_Enthusiast said: Is it just going to be a gamble each time I take a dose out of this mason jar?
I've read that grinding them all up and making a batch will help you understand what each dose will do out of that powder. But, that's a lot of work.
I grind up a whole batch at once and get them into 00 capsules. Takes me less than an hour to do it all. Then I test by taking 1.5g. After testing a batch several times to make sure, it does indeed spread the potency evenly.
I suggest it, the consistency in dosage makes up for the little extra time spent on it.
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DJ Ed said: It sounds like you got something out of it, at least. But I know exactly how you feel about the gamble. There’s nothing more disappointing after all the preparation when you get weak mushrooms and don’t trip properly! With my next grow, I’m going to take spore prints, then try with agar to isolate single genetics; that way the whole flush should be the same potency. Or so I believe.
Hopefully you and I can get what we're looking for here shortly! I could've probably got deeper if I were alone - just because the less distraction, the deeper the trip. I've found that out for sure! Still was a great time with my friend - and I really do hope you and your friend can have an experience of a lifetime together before he leaves!
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Vibe_Enthusiast said: Is it just going to be a gamble each time I take a dose out of this mason jar?
I've read that grinding them all up and making a batch will help you understand what each dose will do out of that powder. But, that's a lot of work.
I grind up a whole batch at once and get them into 00 capsules. Takes me less than an hour to do it all. Then I test by taking 1.5g. After testing a batch several times to make sure, it does indeed spread the potency evenly.
I suggest it, the consistency in dosage makes up for the little extra time spent on it.
Yeah I have like 80g of dry mush at the moment - with others boxes about ready for harvest here shortly. I should just grind up the batch of 80g and take them from there. Do they hold for awhile storing the capsules in the Mason jar after powdering them? I keep dry packets in the jar as well.
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DJ Ed said: It sounds like you got something out of it, at least. But I know exactly how you feel about the gamble. There’s nothing more disappointing after all the preparation when you get weak mushrooms and don’t trip properly! With my next grow, I’m going to take spore prints, then try with agar to isolate single genetics; that way the whole flush should be the same potency. Or so I believe.
Hopefully you and I can get what we're looking for here shortly! I could've probably got deeper if I were alone - just because the less distraction, the deeper the trip. I've found that out for sure! Still was a great time with my friend - and I really do hope you and your friend can have an experience of a lifetime together before he leaves!
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Vibe_Enthusiast said: Is it just going to be a gamble each time I take a dose out of this mason jar?
I've read that grinding them all up and making a batch will help you understand what each dose will do out of that powder. But, that's a lot of work.
I grind up a whole batch at once and get them into 00 capsules. Takes me less than an hour to do it all. Then I test by taking 1.5g. After testing a batch several times to make sure, it does indeed spread the potency evenly.
I suggest it, the consistency in dosage makes up for the little extra time spent on it.
Yeah I have like 80g of dry mush at the moment - with others boxes about ready for harvest here shortly. I should just grind up the batch of 80g and take them from there. Do they hold for awhile storing the capsules in the Mason jar after powdering them? I keep dry packets in the jar as well.
My oldest capsules are about 8 months and they are still as potent as when I first capped them. I keep them in a glass airtight container with a couple of dessicants.
Just make sure that if you grind them, put them in capsules right away. Don’t leave it as just powder as it will decrease in potency quickly.
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Possibly a daft question, Socrateshroom, but do you eat the capsules, or do you still make a tea from them?
I’m not sure I could handle the stomach upset if I were to eat them; recently dried cracker dry shrooms have been so fine they’ve been slipping through my straining cloth, and this has led to stomach discomfort, almost pain. But still no nausea......
Take care, DJ Ed
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Re: Chill night - great friends. [Re: DJ Ed]
#26441115 - 01/19/20 02:57 AM (4 years, 10 days ago) |
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DJ Ed said: Possibly a daft question, Socrateshroom, but do you eat the capsules, or do you still make a tea from them?
I’m not sure I could handle the stomach upset if I were to eat them; recently dried cracker dry shrooms have been so fine they’ve been slipping through my straining cloth, and this has led to stomach discomfort, almost pain. But still no nausea......
Take care, DJ Ed
I swallow the capsules. From my experience, there has been less pain and discomfort from capsules than when I consumed the shrooms whole.
(Or you can pour out the powder and lemon Tek it, which I’ve tried but that was tough on the stomach, which was probably due to the acidity of the lemon juice)
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Socrateshroom said: I swallow the capsules. From my experience, there has been less pain and discomfort from capsules than when I consumed the shrooms whole.
(Or you can pour out the powder and lemon Tek it, which I’ve tried but that was tough on the stomach, which was probably due to the acidity of the lemon juice)
Hmm interesting. I wonder if I’ve od’ed on lemon juice? I don’t normally get any pain, but the last two trips using almost powder dry shrooms has led to discomfort. But could be coincidental.
Thinking more though about the lemon rotting your stomach, surely it can’t be as bad as a hot curry?
The only real problem I’ve noticed with the lemon, is occasional heartburn; I have a box of Rennies on hand, but rarely need them.
I’ve just read on another post on here from I think pandemoon, about grinding the flush and mixing well into melted chocolate, then pouring that into ice cube trays. Might try that before buying a capsule machine.
Mush love, DJ Ed
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Re: Chill night - great friends. [Re: DJ Ed]
#26441219 - 01/19/20 06:32 AM (4 years, 10 days ago) |
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Lemon juice is extremely acidic. Too much of anything is crappy. I've done the lemontek with little to no discomfort - but have only did it once. I rather just stick to making a tea.
@DJ Ed - I've made chocolates last year. Still have some left over actually. It was a great idea because it masks the taste completely and they're very undercover.
Buy some chocolate molds, grind your mushrooms to powder and melt some chocolate.. dump the powder into the chocolate and stir.. then use the pot to pour into the molds. If it's too thick use coconut oil to make it more manageable.
Milk doesnt work as the chocolates will not freeze and completely harden in the freezer (found this out the hard way).
The only thing I didn't like about choclates is that you don't know how much is really in each chocolate. Some are stronger than others because the odds of powder getting into the same amount of chocolate is slim to none.
But they really are awesome. And they hit you hard due to the mushrooms already being crushed - digested extremely fast with little to no stomach discomfort (from my experience nonetheless).
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I’m going to give it a try. I suppose you could stir and stir for ages, but then I guess you still couldn’t be certain each cube had the same weight of dried mushroom powder. Would you consider putting your desired amount into each ice cube space first, then pour over the chocolate?
Cheers DJ Ed
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Re: Chill night - great friends. [Re: DJ Ed]
#26441243 - 01/19/20 07:07 AM (4 years, 10 days ago) |
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I guess you actually could do that. Pour like half in the chocolate mold, then your powder then then rest of the powder. That actually may the smartest way to do it.
Will take much longer - but at least you're certain how much is in each cube which is my biggest thing. I may just have to do that shortly.
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Hey DJ and Vibe!
I took my dose with my buddy (we ended up with about 2.5g each). It was a good time, very relaxing and bonding.
But we were both in a state where we could've done more (and had wanted to after the fact).
So I recommend you guys stick with your original intentions of 3.5g+
and hope you guys have a great time
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Socrateshroom said: Hey DJ and Vibe!
I took my dose with my buddy (we ended up with about 2.5g each). It was a good time, very relaxing and bonding.
But we were both in a state where we could've done more (and had wanted to after the fact).
So I recommend you guys stick with your original intentions of 3.5g
and hope you guys have a great time
Glad it worked out for you both, Socrateshroom. And thanks for the love, yeah defo 3.5g, though I’m even considering giving him 3.8........maybe not, decisions, decisions.
Mush love, DJ Ed
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