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Jaydizzle817
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Drying mushrooms
#26439663 - 01/18/20 05:39 AM (4 years, 11 days ago) |
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So what should be the proper technique and time frame to completely dry out my mushrooms with a dehydrator that can only go up to 100°? Please and thank you.
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iwh678
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It can depend on the humidity in the room, the water content of the mushrooms, how much air is blowing across them...ect. so no one will be able to give you an exact time they will be done. Just dry them until when you apply pressure they do not bend at all and crack in half.
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Re: Drying mushrooms [Re: iwh678]
#26439829 - 01/18/20 08:22 AM (4 years, 11 days ago) |
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Go by feel No moisture Cracker dry
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Jaydizzle817 said: So what should be the proper technique and time frame to completely dry out my mushrooms with a dehydrator that can only go up to 100°? Please and thank you.
It's not time. It's if they're done or not.
Its going to take at least 18+ hours at such low temps even for moderately sized shrooms
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Jaydizzle817 said: So what should be the proper technique and time frame to completely dry out my mushrooms with a dehydrator that can only go up to 100°? Please and thank you.
It's not time. It's if they're done or not.
Its going to take at least 18+ hours at such low temps even for moderately sized shrooms
ive been drying with 100c dehydrator for like 5-8 hours. year later in jars and not bending and stuff,dry but i would not say completly cracker dry. dont see point to dehydrate again too because they still seem potent. is something bad about this?
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Maybe they're really small
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100c or 100f?
100f would take all day. 24hr minimum for me to be satisfied. 100c? or 212f? yah maybe 8hrs would be plenty for average sized cubes
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Re: Drying mushrooms [Re: mushboy]
#26439941 - 01/18/20 09:49 AM (4 years, 11 days ago) |
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yeah i havent had big mushies,avarage and mostly smaller than avarage. Im still noob and doing brf to bulk and cakes in humitdy chamber so i cant hope much from this,have seen nice results with those teks but yeah grain spawn,agar and shit like this is for nice size cubes imo. but my mushies are potent and work,thats all i want for tripping time to time,homegrown clean mushies 100° yeah. anyway both of u are trusted cultivators so what would you recommend if i decide to try get really into cultivation ,would agar to grain be easyest?
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Thanks guys. I went ahead and bought a food grade dehydrator that goes to 70°c. Ive been letting them get to cracker dry which is about 24 hours then i vacuum seal with one desiccant pack in bag (not sure if it helps or not) and store in a cooler. Seems to be best for now. Thanks again.
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Firstttimer said: yeah i havent had big mushies,avarage and mostly smaller than avarage. Im still noob and doing brf to bulk and cakes in humitdy chamber so i cant hope much from this,have seen nice results with those teks but yeah grain spawn,agar and shit like this is for nice size cubes imo. but my mushies are potent and work,thats all i want for tripping time to time,homegrown clean mushies 100° yeah. anyway both of u are trusted cultivators so what would you recommend if i decide to try get really into cultivation ,would agar to grain be easyest?
The agar seems to be difficult for me but might be easier for others. What works best for me is when my first grain jars are almost done (via spore syringe) i do a grain to grain transfer by taking a small amount of colonized grain and adding it to new sterile grain jars. Much faster. That is if you are doing a monotub. Brf cakes are pretty much stuck with syringe inoculation everytime.
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Agars very easy once you understand how the SAB and contamination works, all the torching and iso is tedious at first but after a few times it’s just autopilot.
Super fun too being able to clone and all that.
If you’re going to do this long term then agars the way, if you just want a stash of mushrooms now and then syringe to wbs to coir shoeboxes is the easiest way imo.
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Firstttimer said: yeah i havent had big mushies,avarage and mostly smaller than avarage. Im still noob and doing brf to bulk and cakes in humitdy chamber so i cant hope much from this,have seen nice results with those teks but yeah grain spawn,agar and shit like this is for nice size cubes imo. but my mushies are potent and work,thats all i want for tripping time to time,homegrown clean mushies 100° yeah. anyway both of u are trusted cultivators so what would you recommend if i decide to try get really into cultivation ,would agar to grain be easyest?
The agar seems to be difficult for me but might be easier for others. What works best for me is when my first grain jars are almost done (via spore syringe) i do a grain to grain transfer by taking a small amount of colonized grain and adding it to new sterile grain jars. Much faster. That is if you are doing a monotub. Brf cakes are pretty much stuck with syringe inoculation everytime.
Isn't contamination bothering you? Ms syringe to grain is bit scary because spore syringes are every time dirty Do grain to grain transfers make spawn cleaner or something?
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I have read some about agar and grain spawns and shit but haven't focused much so sorry for dumb questions
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Syringes can be alright, I got four from a vendor when I started and have made 20+ wbs quarts without losing one. A lot of them were far from perfect but all produced mushrooms.
These lc tests are from syringe as well, ten days old.

Not saying it’s the best idea ever, just that people who don’t want to spend a lot of time and money shouldn’t be too scared to go syringe to wbs.
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Re: Drying mushrooms [Re: A.k.a]
#26443199 - 01/20/20 01:49 PM (4 years, 9 days ago) |
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I normally do a prelim dry on a metal tray sitting on the hot water pipes in the cylinder cupboard. After a few day I move the shrivelled shrooms to a plastic box with Damp Rid wardrobe desiccant. When cracker dry the shrooms are packed into sealed small plastic bags and go for long term storage in the freezer.
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Re: Drying mushrooms [Re: Metoo]
#26443265 - 01/20/20 02:29 PM (4 years, 9 days ago) |
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That's terrible way to dry food. Hot water pipes usually produce humidity. Drying should take less than 24hrs for average cubes. Days and days is how you loose potency. The longer they are wet the more potency can degrade.
Humidity+drying=not dry.
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Re: Drying mushrooms [Re: mushboy]
#26443303 - 01/20/20 02:52 PM (4 years, 9 days ago) |
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mushboy said: Humidity+drying=not dry.
This is what keeps me a cool season grower. I can't fathom running the dehydrator inside in the summer, it's like a space heater, my AC bill is high enough. My summers are stupid humid and I've always felt it wouldn't make sense to try to run the dehydrator outside because of the humidity.
Am I overthinking it? How do you dehydrate in the summer in a hot and humid environment?
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It seems like dehydrators get hot enough to dry them even in high humidity. Probably have to get them into a jar or freezer ASAP though.
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LadysKnight said: How do you dehydrate in the summer in a hot and humid environment?
My basement
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