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 chodamunky
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 storing mushies 
#770858 - 07/23/02 02:28 PM (22 years, 2 months ago) |
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what's the best way to store shrooms so that they maintain their highest potency? Please feel free to give me any relevant information ex: how long method works, alternatives, etc. ty.
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luvdemshrooms
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Re: storing mushies [Re: chodamunky]
#770871 - 07/23/02 02:31 PM (22 years, 2 months ago) |
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Since this obviously has nothing to do with cultivation, try the general questions forum.
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if you wanna store it for awhile ....
grind thems up to a very very fine powder
throw it in a half pint jar ( are whatever you waht to use ) pack it in the very very good .... very very packed ..
down the road when you open it again and some small powder of mushies puff up in your face you
packed it right ,,,,,
i never have tryed this i have just read it off here like 5 months ago ...
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Re: storing mushies [Re: BoB]
#770897 - 07/23/02 02:43 PM (22 years, 2 months ago) |
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best way... well here's a link that will show you a very good way(desiccant dry chamber)
http://shroomery.org/faq/faq.php?display=faq&nr=78&catnr=6&prog=1&lang=en
There is alot of info in the faq's here, so take the time to read, alot of questions can be answered that way.
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TM
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Re: storing mushies [Re: chodamunky]
#770901 - 07/23/02 02:44 PM (22 years, 2 months ago) |
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After drying them CRACKER DRY as quickly as possible without using excessive heat, put hem in a ziplock freezer bag and suck out the excess air (so they're vacuum packed) then repeat that process, then store in the freezer.
They'll last over 6 years without a loss of potency.
IME of course!!!
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Re: storing mushies [Re: TM]
#770996 - 07/23/02 03:20 PM (22 years, 2 months ago) |
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Maybe im missing something but cant you just dry them CRACKER DRY and put them in a zip-lock bag? Whats wrong with that?
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Re: storing mushies [Re: Fd3000]
#771050 - 07/23/02 03:42 PM (22 years, 2 months ago) |
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In reply to:
dry them CRACKER DRY and put them in a zip-lock bag? Whats wrong with that?
Maybe nothing, maybe everything, I only know what works.
I ate some 6 year old ones last Saturday night (5.5 grams) and had the best trip of my life.
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Re: storing mushies [Re: TM]
#771216 - 07/23/02 04:59 PM (22 years, 2 months ago) |
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Wow 6 year old ones... man that is quite something to still have them potent! Might have to change my storage techinque! 
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Re: storing mushies [Re: chodamunky]
#771973 - 07/23/02 10:07 PM (22 years, 2 months ago) |
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why store them for a long time...?
eat em! or give em to your cat or dog, and watch them go crazy!!!
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 Re: storing mushies [Re: cdlove69]
#772114 - 07/24/02 12:57 AM (22 years, 2 months ago) |
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why not? 
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 Re: storing mushies [Re: TM]
#772226 - 07/24/02 03:33 AM (22 years, 2 months ago) |
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Hey there,
That was just because they are those special ones...did you ever get your project going on propagating some of those items??
Best regards,
KingBolete
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Re: storing mushies [Re: KingBolete]
#772773 - 07/24/02 08:48 AM (22 years, 2 months ago) |
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I tried everything... I can't seem to get any clean growth. 
I really think they're EQ's though... I'll let you know when my current growing EQ's pop and get consumed/tested
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Re: storing mushies [Re: chodamunky]
#772900 - 07/24/02 09:42 AM (22 years, 2 months ago) |
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Its no rocket science when it comes to storing them. You just make sure they are as dry as possible "Cracker Dry"...and then put them in a nicely sealed ziplockbag.
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 Re: storing mushies [Re: Fd3000]
#774382 - 07/24/02 06:49 PM (22 years, 2 months ago) |
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Ziploc bags are not completely air tight and can let air and moisture in, so no matter how dry you get them, they can absorb moisture and possibly become less potent or even rot. sigh how sad that would be.
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Fd3000
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Well heres a good idea, get a zip lock bag and another one that is small enough to fit in the big one. Put some dessicant in the small zip lock and put it standing up-right in the bigger ziplock. Then put your cracker dry mushrooms in the bigger zip-lock. That way when moisture seeps in the dessicant will get rid of it!
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Post deleted by Moe Howard [Re: SwondPooping]
#774396 - 07/24/02 06:55 PM (22 years, 2 months ago) |
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Re: storing mushies [Re: dog]
#774494 - 07/24/02 07:55 PM (22 years, 2 months ago) |
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Cracker dry & vaccum pack under several to 15 pounds of vaccum in a high quality autoclave bag, heat seal & store in fridge or freezer. Last as long as you will.  SixTango
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Re: storing mushies [Re: SixTango]
#774685 - 07/24/02 09:48 PM (22 years, 2 months ago) |
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Don`t you people read the faqs????
It clearly states, "DO NOT PUT YOUR SHROOMS IN THE FREEZER"
The exsessive cold destroys the cell walls so that when you defrost them they degrade.
Rather just put them in the fridge.
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Re: storing mushies [Re: DERRAYLD]
#774751 - 07/24/02 10:52 PM (22 years, 2 months ago) |
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In reply to:
Don`t you people read the faqs????
ROTFLMAO!!!!
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Re: storing mushies [Re: DERRAYLD]
#775394 - 07/25/02 07:26 AM (22 years, 2 months ago) |
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In reply to:
"DO NOT PUT YOUR SHROOMS IN THE FREEZER"
The exsessive cold destroys the cell walls so that when you defrost them they degrade.
Rather just put them in the fridge.
I beleive that statement only applies to fresh shrooms as they are full of water and when you put them in the freezer the water will expand, therefore rupturing the cell walls and when defrosted you basically end up with a slushie. Dried shrooms store very will in the freezer as long as they are in some sort of air tight container.
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Re: storing mushies [Re: chodamunky]
#775475 - 07/25/02 08:18 AM (22 years, 2 months ago) |
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This is mostly a rehash of what has already been posted.
You want the mushrooms as dry as possible as quickly as possible to prevent them from being eaten by bacteria and other fungi. I've read that fan drying them for 24-48 hours is good to partially dry them. Then place them into an airtight container with dessicant for another 72 hours to get them completely dry to the point where if you bend a "stem" it will break cleanly and not bend. Make sure they don't touch the dessicant or they will absorb some of it, taste like shit, and not completely dry out. Moisture absorbed after drying can cause them to rot too, so prevent this by placing in an airtight container. Unless you're storing them for a long time (i.e months,years) I don't think it's necessary to put dessicant in with them or keep them in the freezer.
As far as storing is concerned, heat, light, and oxygen are the enemies conspiring to destroy your precious psylocy(bi)n. The energy they impart breaks down these chemicals (especially psylocyn) and weakens your mushshrooms. So expose them to as little of these as possible and your fungi should remain potent and fresh for a long time. Also, bruising, cutting, and grinding the mushrooms seem to be bad ideas. It breaks open the cells and exposes psylocy(bi)n to more oxygen. The blue color that is a hallmark of most psychedellic mushrooms is from the oxidation of psylocy(bi)n. While this is a good indicator that the mushrooms are potent and entheogenic, it also means that they have lost some potency.
If you had an unlimited buget you could freeze dry them, vacuum pack them, and store them in a dry nitrogen atmoshere. But if you had all that money and equipment you probably wouldn't need our help.
I'm not really sure why it would be necessary to store them for more than a year. Couldn't you just grow more if you've already grown them once?
That's just a fools opinion.
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Edited by funwithgus (07/25/02 08:26 AM)
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Re: storing mushies [Re: chodamunky]
#775502 - 07/25/02 08:30 AM (22 years, 2 months ago) |
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I guess the best way to do this is to read the grow faq in the shroomery. go to the part about drying and preservation.go here follow the instructions.
modify as follows.
.......now this is what i gathered from reading things in this forum from other people. fan dry them for.... i dont know a day or some S!@# i cant remember how long people were saying to keep the fan on them. I think this will pre dry them before going into the dry chamer. its a good idea to bake your dampRid or whatever your going to use in the oven at 400 degrees for a half hour or so. this will ensure that there is no moisture in the damprid before using. otherwise the drying power is thwarted to start.
so after you pre fan dry them and put them in your dry chamber stick them in the frig..not the freezer.
PF says that for the best alkaloid preservation store your dry chamber in the refigerator at near freezing temperatures.....Not freezing temperatures.
ive never done this or seen results about it. but I would like to think PF knows what hes talking about.
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bladerunnerss
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woo. sorry if anything i wrote was repetative. I didnt see page two of this thread before I replied.
but has anyone done everything as described here with the addition of storing the dry chamber in the frig?
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