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    #26590133 - 04/10/20 03:40 AM (3 years, 10 months ago)

Hi everyone.
So After I harvested my mushrooms I dried them with a fan. Unfortunately they went very blue during the drying process. I understand the bluing means loss in potency. I was planning to dose 2.7 grams dry but because they have went so blue they have probably lost a lot of potency? Does anyone one have experience with this and could give me some advice?

Also if you look at the photo  Some of the  mushrooms have even started turning black and feel oily and not dry. SHould I just get rid of these or should I keep them?





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Re: Severely blue bruising [Re: Markosheehan] * 1
    #26590185 - 04/10/20 04:40 AM (3 years, 10 months ago)

Yea man don't fan dry them lol.
Buy a food dehydrator


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Re: Severely blue bruising [Re: Markosheehan]
    #26590188 - 04/10/20 04:42 AM (3 years, 10 months ago)

If it dont feel dry its because it aint, throw em in the dehydrator longer then immediately jar/bag em up(not the crappy little ziplocs though) when they say "cracker" dry they mean it. That sh*t should snap and crunch just like a cracker haha, sometimes mine have to sit on the dehydrator for over a whole fckn day before they hit that point

If you dont have one you could try a cookie sheet in your oven on the lowest setting, aint the best method but itll work. Or try askin friends or family who might have one n letcha borrow it for a little while. Can even say youre drying "fruit" and wouldnt be lyingxD


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Re: Severely blue bruising [Re: bodhisatta]
    #26590198 - 04/10/20 04:49 AM (3 years, 10 months ago)

I know this is probably hard to answer but how much of a potency drop could there be with these mushrooms?


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Re: Severely blue bruising [Re: Markosheehan] * 1
    #26590218 - 04/10/20 05:11 AM (3 years, 10 months ago)

Hard to say how much potency they have lost. The best way to find out is to take them in a measured dose :mushroom2:


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Re: Severely blue bruising [Re: LogicaL Chaos]
    #26590220 - 04/10/20 05:13 AM (3 years, 10 months ago)

hopefully not too much.


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Re: Severely blue bruising [Re: bodhisatta]
    #26590295 - 04/10/20 06:46 AM (3 years, 10 months ago)

could these mushrooms be contaminated ?
They have gotten even darker in colour. I am starting to worry its some sort of mold growing on them.


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Re: Severely blue bruising [Re: Markosheehan]
    #26590434 - 04/10/20 08:00 AM (3 years, 10 months ago)

Nah, its just blueing/bruising. If they mold over, u would notice a fine hair-like material on the shrooms.


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Re: Severely blue bruising [Re: LogicaL Chaos]
    #26590443 - 04/10/20 08:04 AM (3 years, 10 months ago)

ok thanks.


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Re: Severely blue bruising [Re: Markosheehan] * 1
    #26590595 - 04/10/20 09:23 AM (3 years, 10 months ago)

When you fan dry them you have to hang them in a screen bag type deal so they are free floating and the air is running through. Those look like they were just laying flat maybe with a fan blowing at them.

A dehydrator is pretty much a necessary investment if you’re going to keep this up but you can try the fan or low setting oven to save these. If you do the oven though also leave the door cracked with your fan pointing inside.


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Re: Severely blue bruising [Re: Roger Clemency]
    #26590815 - 04/10/20 11:02 AM (3 years, 10 months ago)

I have had them under a fan for 10 hours now. They are drying very very slowly.
I have also turned on a dehumidifier beside them.
I am starting to think they are rotting.


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Re: Severely blue bruising [Re: Markosheehan]
    #26590858 - 04/10/20 11:20 AM (3 years, 10 months ago)

Looking into purchasing a good dehydrator, before buying one for $60
then having to get a better one down the road, not just for this hobby.
I just dried 3 oz on a window screen in front of a fan for 2 days,
then used a desiccant in a tupperware/tub for the rest, worked fine for me.
I am not that credible but I noticed when drying on a plate in front of
the fan that pieces laying did start to discolor a lot more, so I switched
to the screen instead


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Re: Severely blue bruising [Re: LREAM]
    #26590932 - 04/10/20 12:03 PM (3 years, 10 months ago)

They aren't rotting. It's just not the best way to dry them.


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Re: Severely blue bruising [Re: LREAM]
    #26590948 - 04/10/20 12:10 PM (3 years, 10 months ago)

I have 2 Presto dehydros that I got for $30 a pop from Walmart they come with 4 trays each and expand up to 8 trays per dehydrator worth every penny. Dried the whole thing in less than 24 hrs cracker dry total weight of 4oz


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