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Posts: 19 Joined: 14-Sep-2012 Last visit: 08-Oct-2012
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Hey everyone,
I had a friend back in the day that was an extractor such as myself, we have long since never seen each other but I remember him doing a psilocybin extraction.
I myself dont have much knowledge of this particular subject but it was rather interesting to me so I thought this would be the place to mention/ask about it. Maybe we can get some good information going on this topic. Has anyone tried this?
From what I remember, He used a certain type of clean evaporating alcohol, and ground up the mushrooms and put them in a jar with the alcohol slightly above it. Im trying to remember correctly what type of alcohol i know it came in a solvent can, maybe methanol? Maybe im wrong, but basically at this point he shook it up for days and weeks actually now that I think about it and let it sit. Then shake and let sit etc.
Once the alc was evaporated, I remember it being this grey-ish blue-ish goo. Very good trip nontheless, just rather hard to work with being as it was more of a hash-oil like texture.
Was just wondering if anyone has tried this or what solvents could/would be best for it?
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methanol works great, just be sure to evaporate it all before consuming. same with any denatured alcohol "Nothing is true, everything is permitted." ~ hassan i sabbah "Experiments are the only means of attaining knowledge at our disposal. The rest is poetry, imagination." -Max Planck
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Hey OP I made this image up for you. I found it on this website. FAQ - Polarity Make sure your solvent is 95%-100% pure. Also read up on Psilocybin extracts shelf life, and find out Pros and Cons of using Methanol over Ethanol; and vice versa. "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it."
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Posts: 19 Joined: 14-Sep-2012 Last visit: 08-Oct-2012
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Actually benzyme, thats funny you mention that. Now I remember that he used denatured alc.
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Posts: 19 Joined: 14-Sep-2012 Last visit: 08-Oct-2012
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Has anyone here done this? Maybe the reason it turned out gooey and unmanageable is because he let it sit too long. Idk but when I extract dmt, i know if i leave it in the base too long i start to get more oils/fats. Im wondering if the same rule applies here.
Is there a way to clean it up etc? to make it more manageable? I wish someone would post some pics etc
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