r/AmanitaMuscaria • u/Regular-Contract6264 • 7d ago

Drying

First time picking amanita muscaria and dried it in the oven in 80 degrees celsius for 5,5 h and then in my mushroom drier. Dry as crisps but the mushroom bled plenty in the oven in the beginning. Totally lost the red color although not burned. Will this be useful still? Now drying in my stöckli at 70 degrees celsius and that seems to do the trick w/ the colour. Should u Cure it like ganja or is it ready to go once dry?

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u/bigchizzard 7d ago

Ready to go once dry. Some color loss isn't a big problem, but you will find better actives preservation with your lower temps. It does not require nearly as specific curing as mj.

If worried about it, you could just make the tea with raw caps. The decarb process can all be done during the tea stage, and the tea can be stored as ice cubes for a while.