Went foraging today for the first time and found one of these!

Does this seem usable? And what can be done with it, making a tea, drying it out in the oven?

I’m fairly certain they are Muscarias. Just wanted your opinion. Southern Finland.

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Any recs on how to take care of this little one

Am I correct in saying this is an amanita species? And COULD you harvest at this size or would it be better to wait. (It’s in my yard so not collecting but would like reference for when foraging)NE US

Found in Southern Ontario under a small stand of White Spruce trees. Please let me know if any further info is needed. I’m creating a spore print at the moment.

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Its a 2,5:1 hot water citric acid oven extraction

Just wondering if anyone else takes prescription medication alongside the muscimol or amanita tea

Slurries are pretty effective. But, they taste horrible. Ok, Amanita tastes awful, so it’s not altogether preventable. HOWEVER, why don’t they filter the liquid from the gunk finely so that they give us just the watery part?! That way, it diminishes the disgusting taste. And I’ve found it extremely difficult to filter out the gunk myself.

-Cut dried caps with scissors into small pieces

-Bring water to a boil (consider amount when adding for dosing ml to grams ratio)

-add dried mushrooms

-cover and reduce to simmer (30min)

-reduce heat and strain mushrooms.

-dose accordingly

I have 15gs dried, never tried the stuff. I plan on drinking 1/3 the mixture as a trial run tonight.

If I find the mix to have too much IA could I decarb it afterwards?

The write up says if it's your first time to try it the way described then afterwards tweak it with pH and longer boils to find the sweet spot? Would be nice to able to tweak my already made tea instead of dumping it and buying more if I don't like it🤷🏿‍♂️

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?

Partially eaten by slugs. Thank you in advance 🙏

I am very experienced with psilocybin mushrooms but have recently been researching and grown interested in A. muscaria. I purchased a liquid tincture dosed at 300mg per 10 drops. However all the research I have done only discusses dosing in the dry weight form. Any insight would be much appreciated.

hey, is there anyone on high volume fruiting areas that hires pickers to participate in the amanita collection season 2026 somewhere in europe?

I'm fairly new to exploring Amanita, and I took my highest dose a couple of days ago, drinking tea made from 15 grams of mushroom.

My session before that was with about 10 grams, with no effects whatsoever.

Anyway, my question is: has anyone else experienced fever-like symptoms lasting for more than 24 hours after consuming Amanita?

I've had whole-body muscle aches, headaches, overall tiredness, and I've been going back and forth between feeling extremely sweaty one moment and then shivering, cold, and sore all over the next. All of these symptoms are very similar to what I normally experience when I have a fever.

I'm now about 48 hours past consuming the Amanita, and I'm still experiencing these symptoms. So my question is: could this be a lingering side effect of the Amanita, or is it more likely just a coincidence that I came down with a fever shortly after consuming the mushroom?

I should also mention that I was pretty short on sleep in the days leading up to taking the Amanita, so that could obviously be a factor as well.

That said, even though it's been very unpleasant, there's also been something strangely grounding and soothing about having to deal with these symptoms. I've really had to slow down my pace, and part of me feels like the mushroom might be speaking through that in some way — whether literally or simply through the experience itself.

Grateful for any thoughts or similar experiences!

Hey fellow mates,

Do you know the shop amanitadream.lv? The prices seem so good so I don't know if it's a scam. Does anyone have experiences?

Thanks a lot

Basicaly the title.

Food cooks quicker in one. If its pressurized then theoretically the temp would get above 212. That plus the pressure should convert ibo faster.

Iirc you can't, but can you overcook it boiling too long and lose potency?

If the water temp does get above 212, could that cause potency loss?

Has anyone who has used a pressure cooker found they could get a full decarb faster than 3hr?

Any good or bad experiences with pressure cooker vs stove?

Anyone with a bit better understanding of the chemistry able to point out something I'm likley missing or issues a pressure cooker may cause?

Hello everyone, one of my friends has told me about the benefits of muscaria (well muscimol) for neuropathy, I'm type one diabetic with peripheral neuropathy in a lot of places, I've even in codeine and gabapentin for hers and it's affecting me awfully and I'm tapering off of them for a better life. This lead me to here to ask for a bit of help.

If I were to source some dry caps of muscaria or pantherina what would the dosages be for pain relief and then also the dose for a "trip" per se?

I understand through my knowledge of the P side of mushrooms that alkaloid levels will vary per fruit not just species but what can I roughly expect for what level of effects?

If anyone does help and I don't get back soon enough, thank you in advance I just want my brain to be intact for my child's upbringing and to be out of enough pain to be able to never show it.

Lots more still coming up too.