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Offlineultimo101
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What to look for in good shrooms
    #5815759 - 07/03/06 12:14 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

I just want to know what to look for in a bag of really good shrooms. My buddy claims he can tell but personally all I know it that black is bad..


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Re: What to look for in good shrooms [Re: ultimo101]
    #5815832 - 07/03/06 12:34 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

Full(as in no shake or broken shrooms), smaller shrooms(that is just my opinion but smaller are generally better.) Also it is better if the caps haven't fully opened yet as spore production generally takes away from the psilocybin content.


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Re: What to look for in good shrooms [Re: mecreateme]
    #5815839 - 07/03/06 12:36 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

good to know, what about colour of the caps/stems. Ive heard of purple or blue caps, and what about blue on the stems? Is that a good thing?


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Re: What to look for in good shrooms [Re: ultimo101]
    #5815882 - 07/03/06 12:50 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

blue is just the bruising. if it was handled with care there should not be to much bluing.and the caps? depends on strain.


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Re: What to look for in good shrooms [Re: ultimo101]
    #5816062 - 07/03/06 01:43 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

If you are getting cubensis, then brown or sometimes lighter(tan) for the caps. Blue is a good sign, but you don't want to see an entirely blue stem or something cause that means somebody didn't take any care when harvesting. Purple or black is underneath the cap, but if you can, don't buy shrooms that have opened up, they are less potent than when harvested right before they open their veil.


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Re: What to look for in good shrooms [Re: mecreateme]
    #5816149 - 07/03/06 02:06 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

I don't believe they're less potent when they've opened up... they just don't become much more potent after the veil has dropped.

Good (cubensis) mushrooms should be light tan-ish brown, blueing on the stem is fine, and dark purple are the spores (which can sometimes be rubbed off). The caps are usually tan, but depending on the strain can be brown or very light, or even golden brown. Just don't eat any mushrooms that have green on them, white fluffy stuff (molds), or are blackish and mushy (rotten).


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Re: What to look for in good shrooms [Re: ultimo101]
    #5820249 - 07/04/06 02:45 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

Well... I'm hearing alot of "blue just means you bruised it!"

But, in my buying experience, the bluer the better.

I also find the more 'gnarled' a stem looks the more potent the mushroom will be.


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Re: What to look for in good shrooms [Re: ExplosiveMango]
    #5820285 - 07/04/06 02:56 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

It's hard to tell, make sure they are cracker dry and the guy selling them to you hasn't intentionally left water weight in them.


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Re: What to look for in good shrooms [Re: Ashland]
    #5820289 - 07/04/06 02:57 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

The larger a shroom is the less potent it is per weight. Read the FAQ on small vs. large mushrooms. This indirectly ties into spore production, as a mushroom is usually larger when the cap opens.

The blue is bruising period. If you have skill in harvesting, there may only be a small amount of blue at the base of the stem.


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Re: What to look for in good shrooms [Re: mecreateme]
    #5821185 - 07/04/06 07:25 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

Bluing may only be caused by bruising... but there's nothing to say the composition of the mushroom doesn't affect the colour/tone...

I think more potent mushrooms bruise bluer. (and perhaps more easily)

I can tell you a mushroom which is bruised and barely blue will probably suck.


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Re: What to look for in good shrooms [Re: ExplosiveMango]
    #5821775 - 07/04/06 10:52 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

That is not for sure, man. That is not based in fact.

Sure Azures bruise almost black, but blue bruising is not a sole determiner of potency. Some people say the blue is psilocybin, but more correctly it is oxidation or loss of psilocybin.

What you don't want is overly bruised mushrooms. That means somebody didn't take care when harvesting, they just yanked the sumbitch right outta there. I would rather have someone who cared about their harvest than got it done as quickly as possible. They might indeed bruise bluer or whatever the fuck that means, but that doesn't have shit to do with less bruising being a better mushroom. :grin:


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Re: What to look for in good shrooms [Re: mecreateme]
    #5825946 - 07/05/06 11:45 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

Actually bruising is a sign of psilocyin oxidizing as it is the less stable chemical of the two. It's still unconfirmed whether or not spore production has an effect on potency. From my experience i think the more intense experience comes from eating smaller mushrooms then larger ones.

There really is no way to determine potency just by looks. The most important thing to look for is that mushrooms are cracker dry. There should be no give anywhere in the stem or cap, they should snap or crumble instantly when you try to bend them.

BTW the best mushroom trip of my life came from a bag of "shake" My friends and i bought a 1/4 and split it between 5 people, there wasn't a whole cap or stem in the bag. Just bits and pieces, haven't had an experience like it since either.


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Re: What to look for in good shrooms [Re: coda]
    #5826214 - 07/06/06 12:50 AM (17 years, 6 months ago)

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the best mushroom trip of my life came from a bag of "shake"



heh heh same here... i've eaten a some nice looking big caps that were not that good...and crumbs that were great..

oh and coda your avatar picture thing messes with my head... i'll be reading a post and see it on the side and it makes me forget what i was reading... I love the face she is making..


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Re: What to look for in good shrooms [Re: coda]
    #5828509 - 07/06/06 05:36 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

Are you sure that the stems can't be able to still bend a little and be completely dry. Swim has some that are crunchy dry everywhere except towrds the bottom of the stems, where they still bend without snapping. Maybe a little longer in desiccant chamber? Or is this cool?


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Re: What to look for in good shrooms [Re: MasFina]
    #5828644 - 07/06/06 06:00 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

nm, you were specific enough, no need to repeat yourself


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Re: What to look for in good shrooms [Re: coda]
    #5828747 - 07/06/06 06:20 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

IMO, I agree with you. The smaller shrooms seem to be more intense.

Yeah but would you buy "shake," now? I sure as hell wouldn't.


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