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kala22333
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mycelium tea FAILED. why?
#7654841 - 11/19/07 01:48 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Let me begin by saying that I'm a noob at growing, im trying to pin my first brf cakes now, and its taking too damn long. but never mind that. picked tons of liberty caps though.
I had a tiny spot of contamination on a half pint cake. Not wanting to waste any of 'the precious', I removed the contaminated area, broke the cake into little bits, and poured enough boiling water on to cover. added juice of one lemon. steeped for 5 minutes, filtered, repeated. This landed me about a quart of some milky fluid, which I put in a jar, in the fridge, for four days. The the weekend, and out for a hike. quaffed all the fluid. ---zero effect--- Had a good walk anyway, cuz, like, I dont need drugs for good time an stuff.
I since read about leaching cakes in cranberry juice (to great effect, they say). I also heard a report about boiling a cake for ten minutes to great effect, (half pint cake for two doses) but I didnt want to try that, always been a bit unwilling to heat my shroomies, as high heat can damage psylocybin. maybe I should have.
It is also conceivable, though unlikly that I got bum shroomies; because they have not fruited I can't ID. but i bought the spore print from a reputable head shop, so I dont think this is the problem.
Or, maybe it degraded while in the fridge.
Any thoughts?
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Re: mycelium tea FAILED. why? [Re: kala22333]
#7654853 - 11/19/07 01:54 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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It didnt work because the mycelium is too young to produce enough actives.
Theres no point in trying to extract from myc that has never fruited, i have only ever heard of success from cakes that have had a good few flushes
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kala22333
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Re: mycelium tea FAILED. why? [Re: veda_sticks]
#7654865 - 11/19/07 01:56 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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What all the -liquid culture- teks? they use unfruited mycs.
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Re: mycelium tea FAILED. why? [Re: kala22333]
#7655012 - 11/19/07 02:31 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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well being patient is the best way to go here. Just wait for the pins. And if you have liberty caps, why waste a good cake?
I've used unflushed cakes for tea before, and it worked just fine. Not an intense trip, but a pretty mindfucky one.
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Re: mycelium tea FAILED. why? [Re: kala22333]
#7655016 - 11/19/07 02:32 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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indeed if you are to even try this then al least wait for a good flush off your cake but if you have a flush from your cake you really dont need to boil it unless your jus trying to get an extra trip in my opinion its not worth it jus grow the shroomies and call it a day
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Re: mycelium tea FAILED. why? [Re: highc]
#7655044 - 11/19/07 02:37 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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AFOAF just called and said cranberry juice has worked much better for him on several occasions than plain hot water.(for extractions anyway)
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kala22333
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Re: mycelium tea FAILED. why? [Re: TripleTree3]
#7655145 - 11/19/07 02:54 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Yeah, I'd rather eat the mature shrooms. but I have to wait another 10 days AT BEST, I'm having a little trouble pinning the bastards. I changed things day before yesterday, so hopfully it will happen now.
I would not waste a cake on tea, but it was -a little- contaminated so I was tossing it anyway.
I like to try new stuff, thats why I grow even though I have liberty caps, and thats why I wanted to try the myc tea. if it happens again I'll use cranberry juice. ha, anyone seen -The Departed-? good scene about cranberry juice.
Thanks all for the feedback.
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