Hey guys,
So finally deciding to give this mushroom a go, and figured I’d lay out my thoughts and what I’ve done so far, to get any advice from those with more experience.
4 years ago I believe, maybe 5, I stumbled upon a decent sized patch of absolutely gorgeous Amanita muscaria var. guessowi right in my own front yard and decided this patch was too beautiful to pass up.
I dried them to best of my ability (they seem to absorb moisture from the air) and stored them away until a few days ago figured I should finally try these guys.
From my research Amanita (as well as Gymnopilus) seem to be more active in the Midwest over the PNW, these were picked in the Midwest.
I’ve seen refs use methanol as a common extraction solvent, so currently 17.5g of scissor chopped Amanita is soaking in 200ml of methanol at RT.
I guess beyond a simple methanol extraction, any other extraction tips or information? Will the muscimol and other alkaloids survive a standard A/B? Is it even worth it at this amount of fungi material?
If nothing else I’ll report back how the methanol extract treats me once finished and dried.
-GC
So finally deciding to give this mushroom a go, and figured I’d lay out my thoughts and what I’ve done so far, to get any advice from those with more experience.
4 years ago I believe, maybe 5, I stumbled upon a decent sized patch of absolutely gorgeous Amanita muscaria var. guessowi right in my own front yard and decided this patch was too beautiful to pass up.
I dried them to best of my ability (they seem to absorb moisture from the air) and stored them away until a few days ago figured I should finally try these guys.
From my research Amanita (as well as Gymnopilus) seem to be more active in the Midwest over the PNW, these were picked in the Midwest.
I’ve seen refs use methanol as a common extraction solvent, so currently 17.5g of scissor chopped Amanita is soaking in 200ml of methanol at RT.
I guess beyond a simple methanol extraction, any other extraction tips or information? Will the muscimol and other alkaloids survive a standard A/B? Is it even worth it at this amount of fungi material?
If nothing else I’ll report back how the methanol extract treats me once finished and dried.
-GC