Mushroom Extract?

[ENtiTY]

Ok ppls SWIM extracted 15g of some cubes over the weekend as a lil test and it was well worth the time apparently.

Swim usually gets an unbearable headache the following day from eating dried shrooms and SWIM is pleased to say that this is not the case with the extract. Its easy to dose, 1 single cap, no bad taste or grittiness. Plus the come down is so smooth with no spaced out feeling like SWIM normally gets.

SWIM Coffee ground 15g of dried cubes then added metho to about 3 times the volume. This was then semi-submerged into hot water straight from the tap in a foam broccoli box. The extraction vessel was a pasta sauce jar that had the lid sealed to prevent any water getting in. This was left in the hot water over night. Next Mourning the jar was removed and placed in a large saucepan with enough water in it to match the level of the extraction fluid in the jar when submerged. Low heat was applied for 1 1/2 hours with swirling periodically. The water was not boiling but hot. This was then filtered hot and a fresh lot of metho was added to about twice the volume of mushroom material and the above process repeated for an hour. Again filtered hot and another fresh lot of metho added the same as the second lot. Last extraction was heated for 1 hour with periodical swirling and filtered hot.

The combined hot filtrates were reduced in a hot water bath then evaporated to dryness on a pyrex pie plate. When all the alchohol had been removed the pie plate was removed from heat and let cool slightly then covered in cling wrap to slow its hygroscopic attraction.

When the plate was warm the cling wrap was removed and crystalian substance was scraped up. Its the colour of light yellow toffee and looks just like it. However when scraped up it looks like crystal. This is quickly rounded up and placed in an air tight contained to prevent moisture form being absorbed. In the 30 sec to a minute it took SWIM to scrape it all up it had already started to go gooey.

A total of 2.5g of extract was obtained, potential being closer to 3g if you take into account loss from clumsy spillage and rough technique.

An average dose for SWIM is 3g dried material. So doing the math from the weight of extract gained this makes the dose about 500mg, not taking into account the loss during extraction.

SWIM placed 500mg of the extract in a cap and bombed it. 10 to 15 min later the usual effects are felt (prolly would of been quicker on an empty stomach), breathing walls, euphoria, excitement, drunken movement etc. SWIM can't comment on visuals as the trip was interrupted and the "alone time" SWIM needs for visuals was not avalible. Duration was 3 1/2 to 4 hours with a smooth bow out that lasted about an hour.

All in all going by SWIM's experience the extract sounds to be well worth the effort and beats material dosage any day of the week.

[spice]

An average dose for SWIM is 3g dried material. So doing the math from the weight of extract gained this makes the dose about 500mg, not taking into account the loss during extraction.

SWIM placed 500mg of the extract in a cap and bombed it. 10 to 15 min later the usual effects are felt (prolly would of been quicker on an empty stomach), breathing walls, euphoria, excitement, drunken movement etc. SWIM can't comment on visuals as the trip was interrupted and the "alone time" SWIM needs for visuals was not avalible. Duration was 3 1/2 to 4 hours with a smooth bow out that lasted about an hour.

All in all going by SWIM's experience the extract sounds to be well worth the effort and beats material dosage any day of the week.

Hmmm I wonder what else is in the 500mg extract besides the 15-20mg goodies

[SunChaser]

A mate of mine tried this on the weekend with 8 grams of subs he didn’t see any crystals but he got 500mg of a blackish tar that went hard when cool and soft when even a small amount of heat was applied (like when he had it in his hands).

He took the whole 500mg and he said that he would maybe start with 300mg next time. Apparently it was a very potent trip like a 4-hour peak at least, did get nausea during peak and did get a headache the next day, but no where near as bad to if he had the same dose of fresh or dry mushrooms, apparently!

What I am really wondering is does anybody have any information on the shelf life of this stuff?

[apothecary]

Hmmm I wonder what else is in the 500mg extract besides the 15-20mg goodies

Probably sugars or simple carbohydrates that have had their cell walls disolved in solvent.

[ENtiTY]

Well the sugar explains the sweet taste (closely followed by bitter) of the extract that SWIM apparently noticed when tested on tongue.

Didn't know that shrooms had sugar in them, thought the extra weight was due to oils and waxes etc.

So what technique did your mate use to perform the extraction Jabez?

As for storage, SWIM has had hers in the freezer for a month or so and its still good Under anhydrous alchohol in the freezer is reported to hold in the magic for 6 months plus.

[apothecary]

Simple sugars does not equal sucrose (although sucrose is one of many different simple sugars).

[SunChaser]

So what technique did your mate use to perform the extraction Jabez?

My mate used the same method as swim with the metho, he heard you can use vinegar which would be perfect since it is safe for human consumption and it should keep the goodies safe if you leave them to soak in it, right?

Edited May 27, 2007 by jabez