Idplugg Posted October 31, 2004 Hope you guys can help me with this... I'm currently fermenting some sceletium in a clear plastic zip lock bag. I guess I should have waited with harvesting the material even longer after watering, (I just waited until the pot was light), because the "sweating" has rendered so much liquid it is not even funny. In about 24 hours I will open the bag up and stir (3 days have elapsed since harvest). The question is as follows: Do I discard the greenish water while doing this, or should I keep it in the bag throughout the fermentation process? Thanks in advance [ 31. October 2004, 06:41: Message edited by: Idplugg ] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
planthelper Posted October 31, 2004 don't pour off the liquid, after a few day's, just spread the contents of the bag onto a big plate and let it all dry out in the hot direct sun. or if bad wheather, dry in the oven with lowest possible heat, wooden psoon jamming the door open a bit. drying out can take day's. it's normal to have that much liquid. try to remove as much of the stem material as possible. this is done by runing the fingernails over the stems, keep the outer soft tissue and throw away the inner woody part's. otherwise the fermentation might get moldy!! because fungi love the woody bit's, but not the soft green mass!!! source: :D personel communication with rev . [ 31. October 2004, 15:13: Message edited by: planthelper ] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Idplugg Posted November 1, 2004 Thanks a lot planthelper, great info! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rev Posted November 2, 2004 aw giving away my secrets eh yeah like the man says Fermnetd scelly is mould resistant but the stems are not but the development of seeletium fermentaion is developing still... Like ayahusaca its been done differently in different places some the plants are ripped up and fermented like a compost heap, other in a skin (or now plastic ) bag others heat treat it by buying in hot sand to steam out the oxalic. diff methods give different alkaloid profiles. Now darcy says to use the roots too... where will it take us next? BT i tried fermenting delosperma species and they dont fermnet as well for me at all and they are not mould resistant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
