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First flush from 1/2 pint pf cake: 65g! (great for a novice like me) PICS
#5748531 - 06/14/06 03:45 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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So I'm pretty stoked about how well one of my pf cakes is fruiting. It just had its first flush: over 65g wet. I'm sure many here have seen better, but this is my best so far. I'm excited so I'm posting pictures.
The cake:

On the scale:

Shredded and ready to dry:

Drying via my fan + laundry basket + colander setup:

Now if only my first casing (which I just started) goes well ...
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Re: First flush from 1/2 pint pf cake: 65g! (great for a novice like me) PICS [Re: dreadful]
#5748564 - 06/14/06 04:14 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Great drying setup. There is no better way to dry than a good old box fan.
Two points though... 1. You can get rid of the vermiculite layer on the top of your cake, or flip them upside down so it's on the bottom. You might get a better yield.
2. Don't shred your mushies before drying. It will cause a LOT more of the actives to oxidize and be lost. I don't think they'll dry all that much faster that way anyway.
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Re: First flush from 1/2 pint pf cake: 65g! (great for a novice like me) PICS [Re: fastfred]
#5748594 - 06/14/06 04:37 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Quote:
Don't shred your mushies before drying. It will cause a LOT more of the actives to oxidize and be lost.
Really! I had no idea. Damn, I wish I knew that before I shredded these.
What about cutting a slit done the length of the stem (not all the way through, just to the middle of the stem)? Do you think that will speed up the loss of alkaloids?
Maybe it's best to just dry them completely whole.
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sa_mull
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Re: First flush from 1/2 pint pf cake: 65g! (great for a novice like me) PICS [Re: dreadful]
#5748720 - 06/14/06 05:54 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Looks good. congrats.. I hope mine end up looking that nice!
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Re: First flush from 1/2 pint pf cake: 65g! (great for a novice like me) PICS [Re: dreadful]
#5748759 - 06/14/06 06:18 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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I us e a dehydrator, and on the bigger ones I definitely split the stems down the middle, or else they take at least an extra 36 hours. IME, I've never noticed any loss in magic.
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Edited by Aiko Aiko (06/14/06 06:19 AM)
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fastfred
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Re: First flush from 1/2 pint pf cake: 65g! (great for a novice like me) PICS [Re: sa_mull]
#5748762 - 06/14/06 06:21 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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> What about cutting a slit done the length of the stem (not all the way through, just to the middle of the stem)? Do you think that will speed up the loss of alkaloids?
I wouldn't do it. If you harvest them right (carefully and gently) you'll end up with only a little bluing at the base where it's removed. Anywhere where you cut, tear, or bruise the mushroom you are exposing the actives to oxidation by the air. By tearing or cutting them you're also releasing intracellular enzymes that also oxidize and degrade the actives.
> Maybe it's best to just dry them completely whole.
Yep. That's my considered opinion. They don't take that long to dry anyway. There's no danger of them rotting or going bad before they dry if you have a fan on them. Some people just air dry them and don't even seem to put a fan on them and they don't seem to have a problem with decomposition.
Anyway your pics look great especially for a novice. 65g isn't that much to worry about anyway, you'll have plenty more coming to ya. They're not ruined, just slightly reduced in potency. I wouldn't worry about it.
-FF
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