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cappsnstems
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i think i fucked up....bad......drying question.......
#5536903 - 04/20/06 09:25 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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man.........i don't know what the hell happened
i dried about 6 trays full this past week in my Nesco dehydrator.
it's got a temp control thing, so i set it between 95 and 115, probably around 100F.............. I kept checking on them and checking on them, because they were in there for like 5 days off and on.
well, some of the smaller ones got all nice and blue and crackery, so i removed them and thew them in a bag and left it open....... a sandwich baggy-i think that was my first mistake.
so, not too long later, the next day, the big ones were done........so i threw them in the bag.
then the next day, i had a few more that were ready to take out, and i went to go put them in the bag, and all the shrooms were blackish dark blue and wet.
WHAT THE FUCK.
they were all mushy and gross. but, they still smell amazing. probably the best mushroom smell ever........
but what happened???? okay, i guess something in that bag wasn't dry enough, caused moisture.... it was weird tho........the inside of the bag didn't have any condensation in it. no little spots of water.........nothin
but why are they black??? they couldn't of gotten overly oxidated, could they of? did i have the heat on the dehydrator too high??? i thought psilocybe didn't break down until 110F.........
I was thinking that maybe the big caps that i had in there got spores all over everything....... I hope they aren't rotten.........because that would be a serious waste of 3 ounces of shrooms.
has anyone had this happen before??? are they still safe to eat?
i've got them all on trays and plates on my kitchen table under a ceiling fan and surrounded by oscilating fans.....
someone tell me that they're safe.
***EDIT***
Mods, let me know if this should be in the contam forum........wasn't sure
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Edited by cappsnstems (04/20/06 09:28 AM)
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creamcorn
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Re: i think i fucked up....bad......drying question....... [Re: cappsnstems]
#5536932 - 04/20/06 09:35 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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dried mushrooms are like sponges, they will soak up water real quick. if some of your bigger ones weren't 100% dry the water would have seeped out of them into the smaller ones. if you're in a humid environment and the bag wasnt sealed that could happen too. thats why folks like to seal them in a container with some silica gel or such... to trap that last bit of moisture that might seep out.
its very likely they're black from spores, they drop spores as they dry. i'd think you'd have a black spore mess in your dehydrator too if that were the case. anyway if they still smell fine, they probably are... slice one open and inspect the inside of the stem, if it doesnt look rotton inside its probably alright, get em back in the dehydrator or better yet in a sealed tupperware with some desiccant ("crystal" cat littler is perfect, its silica gel, its cheap, you can dump a handful in a coffee filter and rubber band it off and you've got a monster silica gel packet.)
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Re: i think i fucked up....bad......drying question....... [Re: cappsnstems]
#5536936 - 04/20/06 09:38 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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I wouldn't eat anything black. It should be smellin bad. Separate it and get w/e is there craker dry. I had some with fat ass stems that were quite hollow, berfore I put them up, I noticed the insides weren't all dry, even out of the dehydrator. I broke 'em all open and dried thoroughly. Now, whenever I open the bag to munch, I examine it a bit and snap the stems just to be sure. It's all good now 
GL
Edit: >I wouldn't eat anything black
Yeah, unless it was spores. When in doubt, throw it out. I also store them with a gel cap in the jar, filled with c02.
Happy 420
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Edited by LouiseLouise (04/20/06 09:44 AM)
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cappsnstems
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Re: i think i fucked up....bad......drying question....... [Re: creamcorn]
#5536967 - 04/20/06 09:55 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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phew.....wow.....you took a load off my back.......
yeah i think i'm just gonna let em sit out til tonight, and go get some of that kitty litter-(btw thats a good idea for the silica sack)
yeah, my dehydrator was a mess.......purple spots everywhere........but then i cut the caps off and put them bottoms up so they wouldn't drop anymore.....
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cappsnstems
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Re: i think i fucked up....bad......drying question....... [Re: LouiseLouise]
#5536993 - 04/20/06 10:01 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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it's definatley NOT smelling bad at all................
i personally think it's the best shroom smell i've experienced in a long time thats why i was so flabbergasted about why they would be black, because they would smell sick if they were rotten.............
my boyfriend smelt them too and said that it was a very strong distinct smell........and he said if he knew whether or not they were bad he would've eaten some......... they made our mouths water.........
hahaha but i dunno! theres only one way to find out, right?? i just don't wnat to make anyone else sick.....hhaha so if i die.........goodbye cruel cruel world.
oh, and a very very HAPPY 420 to you darling
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d4a2n0k
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Re: i think i fucked up....bad......drying question....... [Re: cappsnstems]
#5537112 - 04/20/06 10:44 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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You will get quicker better results running your nesco on 135-145 and Ive found it doesn't noticeably affect potency. They will almost always be cracker dry in about a day. Also a good way to check for dryness is to crack open a fat stem if the inside is powdery then your good!
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cappsnstems
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Re: i think i fucked up....bad......drying question....... [Re: d4a2n0k]
#5537195 - 04/20/06 11:11 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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really?
135 eh?
hmmmm.....i should try that.....
now, you're 100% positve it doesn't effect the potency?
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Re: i think i fucked up....bad......drying question....... [Re: cappsnstems]
#5537252 - 04/20/06 11:26 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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The magic won't significantly break down till temps of 400 degrees F--and I think your dehydrator was set a little low--or you put too much in at once. I fan dry for 24 hours after I cut the shrooms up into 3 or 4 pieces, then put them in a desiccant chamber for another 24. But that dehydrator is the bomb. LOL.
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cappsnstems
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Re: i think i fucked up....bad......drying question....... [Re: MLBjammer]
#5537288 - 04/20/06 11:34 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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hahah thanks for the tips bro!
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