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noflashlight
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Drying with hair dryer?
#4528812 - 08/13/05 01:30 AM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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After I dried fresh psilocibe cubensis mushrooms with a hairdryer, they turned mostly black, and became easy to crumble. Did I dry them at too hot a temperature? Did they lose potency? Are they still safe to eat? Can using a hair dryer be a decent method of drying?
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Re: Drying with hair dryer? [Re: noflashlight]
#4528992 - 08/13/05 02:43 AM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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they shouldn't turn black. its hard to say without a picture. you might have got them too hot.
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Re: Drying with hair dryer? [Re: alsey]
#4529732 - 08/13/05 09:51 AM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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it sounds like you applied way to much heat from the get go. you only stereotypically supposed to be using a 12v fan to produce enough air to dry those fuckers off.
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noflashlight
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Are they still safe to eat? Will they work at all?
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Re: Drying with hair dryer? [Re: noflashlight]
#4529802 - 08/13/05 10:29 AM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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noflashlight said: Are they still safe to eat? Will they work at all?
safe to eat???? its just like burnt toast....lol yea. but will they tasted good?? I ASSUME HELL NO! and will they work....that is something you will have to find out on your own. i know freezing them causes the potentsy to drop intensely. but i dont know about burning them.
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scatmanrav
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How long did it take to fully dry them. They will still be safe to eat, though they might taste worse, and might give you less of an effect. I use a dehydrator to dry my mushrooms, at 150+ with no loss in potency..takes 12-24 hours to dry that way though..if it took less then 6-12 hours you might have tosted the chemicals..you might not have. I would give them a shot for sure either way..
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Re: Drying with hair dryer? [Re: scatmanrav]
#4530135 - 08/13/05 12:44 PM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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Yeah it only took about 3 or 4 hours.
What kind of dehydrator do you use, and where can I get one, and for how much?
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Re: Drying with hair dryer? [Re: noflashlight]
#4530592 - 08/13/05 03:31 PM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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scat, this article has some information on drying methods, showing a significant loss of potency with anything slightly higher than 26C (75F). the tests performed were on Panaleous cyanescens (which were said to have a higher concentration of water than cubenesis) but i still think the information would be relevant:
http://leda.lycaeum.org/?ID=10447
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Re: Drying with hair dryer? [Re: puwtrip]
#4530828 - 08/13/05 05:14 PM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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you don't even need a dehydrator. just sit them out in a dry area, like a closet shelf (i keep a very small space heater turned on low in my closet.) i've reduced wieght 90% this way so i doubt there is much water in mine. this is also a free method. i have some shrooms that are 2 months old and still look good. i'll let you know tomorrow if they are still potent.
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Re: Drying with hair dryer? [Re: iateshaggy]
#4530929 - 08/13/05 06:03 PM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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Well I've dried countless cope cyans, and 1/2 a gram is enough for most people, 1 gram being to much for most..1.5 being to much for me and my girl..
One test, with one batch involving a few mushrooms isnt so conclusive. I've dried mushrooms for over a year, dozens of pounds, this way. The only complaints that I get are they are to strong..
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