i will be preparing the sacred caapi vine for making tea. i have whole vine so all i really needed to know was what is the end form preferred for home brewing? chips, shredded, powder,? the tek here doesnt seem specify. just want to make sure.  i was planning on spending some time with the vine and a pocket knife and make chip like shreds. is that good or should i then grind the strips into powder? olympus mon attached the following image(s):   .jpg  (1,062kb) downloaded 84 time(s).I am not gonna lie, shits gonna get weird!Troubles Breaking Through? Click here. The Art of Changa. making the perfect blend.   
             
         
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                Wrap it up in some sort of cloth/towel and then give it a bashing with a hammer   You want it too be like shredded like. Id imagine getting it to a powder would be a pain in the ass and would make filtering even a bigger pain.  
             
         
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                I originally started off with the pocket knife, but it took far too much effort for the end result. Gammagore's right, use a hammer.  ¤ø¸„ø¤º°¨¨°º¤ø¸„ø¤º°¨¨°º¤ø¸„ø¤º¨
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                Chipped FOREVER with a tiny knife at the beginning. Pieces of vine hammered on the stump of a tree works very well.    But hammers for sure... Some things will come easy, some will be a test  
             
         
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                Agreed the hammer is really the only way to break up the hard vine.  The Spice extends life  The Spice expands consciousness  The Spice is vital for space travel ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Never underestimate the power of STUFF!
 
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                Also, strong heavy hammer > dinky little hammer. My calloused hands will tell you.   Some things will come easy, some will be a test  
             
         
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                ms_manic_minxx wrote:Also, strong heavy hammer > dinky little hammer. My calloused hands will tell you.    does the above pic i added look right? I am not gonna lie, shits gonna get weird!Troubles Breaking Through? Click here. The Art of Changa. making the perfect blend.   
             
         
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