• Darthsenio_Mall [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Another vote for tea. Psilocybin doesn't degrade until much higher temps than boiling water so you don't even have to worry about messing it up really. A few black tea bags after the water comes off the stove and you strain it through a coffee filter. Honey to sweeten and you'll be surprised what a totally normal tasting cup of tea you have.

    Much less chitin (indigestible cell wall material of mushrooms) for your stomach to deal with and whatever fine sediment makes it through straining will basically be cooked from the boiling water and be much more easily digestible.

    Tip: you can put the shroom powder in a coffee filter and cinch it up into a lil shroom sack with string, then use it as a giant teabag to avoid having to strain scalding water. Just make sure there's plenty of room for the water to swirl around/do multiple filters if need be.

    Edit: adding lemon juice while the powder is simmering improves the extraction. I haven't added ginger before but i might try that next time because it's tasty and can help with nausea.

      • Darthsenio_Mall [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        I haven't read about it in quite a while but I think maybe it's that the psilocin is already destroyed by dehydrating the mushrooms, but cubensis (i've assumed that's what you have) are mostly psilocybin in the first place so it's not a big deal, whereas other species like Panaeolus cyanescens have much more psilocin and potency drops big time when they're dried. I sauteed some fresh cubes once and they were really wonderfully flavorful and i tripped as hard as expected for the dose.