🍄 Dehydration and Storage: The Proper Way (Edible Mycology) 🍄
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- Some dehydrators don’t have a heat setting. In that case the heat setting it uses is usually either 160-165f, aka the perfect range.
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Even as a seasoned grower I still enjoy coming back to these videos. I enjoy the content and how Sage delivers the goods to the masses. Keep up the great work friend!🍍
I appreciate you coming here mushvibes! Thanks for the comment!
@@Mycophilia I have to know, after all of your use of mushrooms, do you believe in socialism and do you believe in god?
I deeply appreciate and respect your effort in communicating facts and reliable procedures. Thank you!
I have been dehydrating for four hours, and then letting them sit in the dehydrator for a minute, so that any moisture that’s deep inside of the mushrooms gets dispersed again and then I run it for another hour or so. 24 hours seems like a really long time but I’m new so I will default to doing it for longer. Thanks for the PSA.
Thank you so much for the information! I just inoculated my first ever batch yesterday, so we’ll see how it goes! I found a slightly cheaper dehydrator on Amazon that’s specifically meant for mushrooms and still goes up to 165, its also completely see through on each level so you can watch them dehydrate, I can’t wait to get to this step in the process!!
"don't ever listen to any advice on reddit" is probably the best advice anyone could ever get.
I just did a partial harvest and very glad to finally arrive at this stage and Sage is always there at every step of the way!
Congratulations John! Happy I was a part of it!
@@Mycophilia I went hiking in NH the past two days which was great for me and the dogs. It kept me from obsessing on the grow. When I returned they had exploded in size and some were opening up - but, and there is always a but, I have a little piece of trich the size of two quarters. I know I should probably just harvest the entire thing but I harvested anything near the contamination and surgically cut out the trich area in its entirety. My little experiment to see if it will return and to what extent. You probably already know the answer but I had to try and save it. Sad to only get one flush. ALSO- I have a jar of sclerotia that has one patch of contamination. Can the potatoes be harvested or is the entire jar a lost cause?
@@johnbauby6612 the taters can be saved
Even after 24 hours of dehydration, I put my fruits in my desiccation chamber for a couple days, then my jars all have sachets full of desiccant.
Maybe it's overkill, but at least I'm not topping the jars off with CO2 yet for long term storage.
I have some B+ that are over ten years old. I'm a little bit worried because of years of bro science indoctrination attempts...
but I'm going to make a technical lemon smoothie and I'm thinking I should maybe... maybe, go higher than 3.5 because the flavor may have faded, but if they still taste as good as they originally did, 5g would add too much umami and I would have a possible difficult culinary event. We'll see. They still taste delicious and are as health inducing even at tiny amounts. I figure If I can still clearly taste the flavonoids at 100mgs after 10+ years, I don't want to accidentally be a hero and make my smoothie too delicious.
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After realizing how much we over-complicate things, I tried to do the simplest possible and also the thing I would think would be most destructive to the flavinoids, so I put them out in the sun to dry. It's hot as fuck where I live so it was like 90 degree air and then the sun heating the fruits up way beyond that, and the worst part is the UV light which completely destroys these compounds pretty much instantly in aqueous and powder forms.
It dried them surprisingly well, I didn't use any silica gel or anything and just put them in a sandwich baggie (not even ziplock) and set them in a dark cabinet for a few years. When I took them out and tested them, they were just as flavorful as any other from that isolate. I did not expect that result at all, I was terrified since I grow plants so my house is at like 50-60RH all the time and they should have just soaked up enough water to degrade in all those years (about 4 years I think?)
I still use silica gel in my storage containers, but only because sometimes I screw up and think a batch is completely dry but really I had added a few things to the dehydrator and forgot they weren't all in there for the same amount of time. But I'm not worried that totally dry fruits are going to soak up normal household humidity levels in storage.
Great info, considering I have my first grow coming in the next few days. I have a big dehydrator and was initially planning on doing lowest temp possible on it for 8-10 hours. However now I plan to bump it up a bit for 24! Thanks. Your channel has been a lifesaver, clear and concise and also honest when things don’t matter so much
Glad to hear that! Thanks for commenting Rob 🍄 ❤️
I got dozen shrooms in plastic cover ... I kept it without seperating mushroom for dry process in box ... Now boost has grown on them , pls suggest is it edible ???
This is what I needed to hear. Again thanks for all you do 😊.
Another great video with great information. Thank you for giving us content we can trust!
My pleasure Pacer, I’m happy people are finding them useful. And thanks for commenting!
After many trial and errors I learned that I had to do max temp on my dehydrator at 158°f for 24 hours. My fruits came out from cracker to almost powder dry which is good because I want to make some amazing teas for good immune health. I have also eaten them and it is the best! Also if the fruits are properly stored away in a tight seal bag or container with a silica gel pack they last a long time!
Wow sounds perfect but How do you make sure that silica gel pouch don't come in contact with the powder?
The best setup I've ever seen was shelves with window screen on them to support the fruits, and then below each shelf there was a bunch of water tubing zig-zagging back and forth so each shelf has like 10 tubes under it lengthwise. With all the shelves lined up so the tubing goes straight through all the shelves then turns around and comes back at the end. At the end of the shelving units the tubing is attached to a pump and a household hot water heater. The natural convection of the heat pushes up through the fruits so no fan is needed.
Thanks for all these precious advices.
This is the most honest and best channel I've found yet. I'm about to start my first try. Thanks for the great info.✌️
Thanks glad you found it!
Best of luck 😊
@@Mycophilia I pulled it off. Now about to go again. Just found my new hobby.✌️
@@TommyRetailarmy congratulations! Glad to hear things went well!
i'm really excited for the "taste testing session" i will have soon thanks to your great advice
Happy to hear that! 😊
I was worried heat would be bad and was gonna do it at 90°. So many conflicting things people say. But I've found your expertise to be very helpful up till now, so I'll listen to you about this too.
When i was younger and got some, they were never shriveled cracker dry fruits. It's not wet, but definitely not shriveled, so i thought maybe heat wasn't the best or something.
Doing research lately, for being 90% water, it makes sense how shriveled they will get.
Also, it makes sense that they would not dehydrate them all the way to add that extra water weight. Strech them out a little more.
Thank you for the very helpful information.
Are dehydrated in a food dehydrator without a thermostat and the potency was lost
Thanks for the video - I'm a Sage as well, I like the 24-hour rule. I did it for 14, but then ended up putting them back in for another 6 and they ended up nice and crispy, but 24 seems like a good rule and easy to remember.
My favorite long term preservation is packed in honey with 0.5% Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) - both powerful antioxidants, dehydrators and tasty. Favorite recipe dried figs stuffed with walnuts and honeyed mushrooms lightly broiled gently until warmed through. Favorite channel is Mycophilia!
Thanks for watching :)
I dont do big scales so my go to method is either two layers of paper towels and put it on to of the radiator
Or if do a big one I just put them in a cardboard box and stick a hair drier on a low setting from the side
Thanks for the comment!
just finishing up drying a 2 kilo harvest. I found by trial and error it took a minimum of 20 hours @ 150-155 degrees to thoroughly dry my harvest, so thanks for confirming my results. powder I keep only in jars, whole dried fruits I've been using purpose made heat sealable plastic heavy zip lock bags (Not sandwich bags) as they take up less room and are safer than breakable jars, since I use plastic bags for my grain spawn I already have a heat sealing tool on hand. Also the next step for me is to preserve powder in honey, it will last indefinitely.
Cool, thanks for the comment D!
I got dozen shrooms in plastic cover ... I kept it without seperating for drying process ... Now mold has grown on them , pls suggest is it edible ???
@@samanyahuduga3198 i wouldn't
I would love to see how you do this. Keep us posted on it mate. I am just in the process of injecting my first bag of Golden Teacher spores……should be an interesting 2024!
@@cyberbidhow is it going?
More wisdom from the Sage!!!
I get 2 tubs of scent free damp rid and put my dried mushrooms in open mason jars inside of a gasket sterilite container for a few days then I seal them up and put a desiccant pack inside just for peace of mind
I dig your nomenclature.
Perfect timing! I just made my first harvest and I'm so excited.
Awesome! Congratulations!
How did it go? I am starting out
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Success (allegedly)! I was totally amazed that it worked (allegedly)! I was using Uncle Ben Tek but that wasn't ideal so I moved to quart mason jars of popcorn, sterilized the poor man way. I don't have a pressure cooker.
Now I use agar to grain because it's much easier and Uncle Ben isn't really any faster than doing it the "correct" way. Allegedly 😊
me too!
I had 2 grow bags. They were completely ready to go. And I got nothing on both. I guess I have to try again. Months of waiting for nothing. Smh
Loved it, clear to the point and helps to start cutting out the fictional garbage being spread about these processes. I hope everyone chooses to check at least 3 independent resources about any information to verify it's credibility. That alone will slow down or stop misinformative (I think I made that word up) statements so that everyone in these communities can get the correct information and we as a whole can begin to make serious progress. NAMASTE 🙏 everyone have a great weekend
For sure THC! And I appreciate your comments!
To the point? It takes him a fourth of the video to get into any settings or strategies
i literally subbed just for the reddit comment.... i love this channel already
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For the subject of grass and poo lovers species, my guess is that they are known to conserve well because they are more common in europe, where specimens have been properly stored for centuries. As for more tropical species maybe we dont have a lot of old well preserved specimens to study.
It could be that they all conserve their flavors well.
Mexican and Floridian grass lovers are also known to preserve their taste for a long time. It was generally thought that those heavier in the flavonoid itself (rather than the pro-flavonoid) wouldn’t preserve as well, but our understanding of that is changing quickly. Recent evidence suggests that some species produce the same flavonoids through different synthesis pathways, which have a lot of implications, one of which being stability of the end products along with the byproducts that are released throughout their unique processes, which lead to a different range of taste effects. Thank you for your comment!
I’m glad some one made a video about this. Dehydrators aren’t ovens. Great video. I always do mine on a good dehydrator at 160 for 24.
"people deep fry this shit" 🤣🤣🤣 💓
THANK YOU for this!!!!!
Thank you again for the video brother! I think this information is priceless for new growers. I bought a lot of books and read a lot of resources to get what you are sharing.
Thank you Tony! And I appreciate you commenting!
Love the knowledge! #1
Oven at 170, door crack open with a small fan blowing through the crack in the door works great also. It’s all about heat and airflow. Dehydrator is definitely top notch though.
You can just set up a little diving board off the front of the stove over the oven door by setting something heavy on a cookie cooling rack or something with metal mesh like that and the hot air from the oven will rise through the fruits without a fan. This is also a handy setup for doing sterile work on instead of a flow hood. The hot air coming out of an oven above 250C is sterile.
Perfect 😊❤
I wish I wouldn't have taken your temperature and time of dehydration advice as fact. I don't know how many harvests I practically ruined because of having the temp around 155º till cracker dry. I couldn't figure out why the potency was gone until I started experimenting and doing more research. One type of mushroom I grew lost all potency, and others I harvested elsewhere lost quite a bit of theirs. I then started never going above 125º (122º should be the maximum in general), and the results have repeatedly been far superior. It takes much longer to get cracker dry, but it doesn't destroy the cells and compounds. They're far more potent, and have a much better texture, as if dried naturally.
I also started sautéing them fresh and have had glorious results with that. Maybe this will help someone else before they diminish or ruin their own with high temperature dehydration.
Great information thanks
Glad it was helpful!
amazing video ty
Thank you for this video. I am at this stage of my first fruiting and i have the exact same dehydrator but didn’t know how long to dry them.
Glad I could help 😊
Exactly, I'm in the same place. Just got this machine today.
What about low in a toaster oven? They have a fan in them usually. In fact, you can cook in one like I have, as you would in a normal oven or a toaster oven. As you can turn the fan on or off. And it circulates the air constantly when on.
Just curious.
My dehydrator I set at 140 for 16-18 hours. Then I vacuum pack them with a silica pack and they stay smelling fresh forever basically.
QUESTION: What wattage should the dehydrator be, some are 350, 280, 500 and so forth?
How long can you leave them to air dry before you dehydrate them completely? Like if only a couple of them erupt every couple of days, how long can you wait until you dehydrate a full flush?
Ppl who dont know watching this and getting really confused😂 love it
I had one of those white, circular Oster food dehydrators and I totally zapped a whole batch of mushrooms to where they weren't active at all. Since then I've been (maybe too) paranoid about heat and only fan dry
Was it a Multispore grow?
@@MycophiliaWhy? Can you explain how this effects it. I'm completely new to this.
Great video 😃
Thanks Joy 😊
How to handle my 1st flush... woohoo... you've been very helpful... thanks
Glad to hear that 😊
Do you think silica gel moisture absorber packs are necessary? or will they last without them and what grams would I need of silica? Thank you
Thank You Sir !!
Most welcome!
“People deep this shi” had me rolling 😂
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Got a second hand dehydrator, best 15 ever spend
This video feels like a hand is talking to me rather than a person talking to me lol.
honestly I love the euphamism in this video, like we all know what is meant, but yeah we're chasing that Umami guys. I wanna grow a nice batch of shitake for my dashi of the gods XDXD
Give me those sweet sweet flavonoids
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Great vid! So if I have s huge harvest and it doesn't all fit in the dehydrator, can the 2nd or 3rd batch wait in standby in the fridge until the first batch is done?
Yes
I got a cheap dehydrator one that the heat couldn’t be changed and I definitely messed up the potency. Had to throw away 70grams because I didn’t get high. Second flush I dried with a fan and tripped. Do what y’all want but I dry with a fan now. I have more than I could ever eat so I don’t need to dry them in a day.
Was it from multispore? Because if it was, it was a bunk flush which happens.
@@Mycophilia it was from itw. Believe it was e4k. Light heat doesn’t mess them up but you can definitely over do it and mess up a batch. First time I tripped was on some from the fields and he boiled water with them in there and we all tripped aggressively. I had a cheap dehydrator I couldn’t control the heat. Cooking them for hrs. I have had some junk from itw only thing really good I’ve had is the pe. So who really knows.
the goal is preservation, the quantity produced is so great that i'd rather preserve 50% of the taste for years than 100% of the taste for weeks.
I am going with 24 hours in my dehydrator for 24 as SOP, but quick question- if there is any residual water in your dried shrooms, will a desiccant pouch draw it out (everything in an airtight jar of course)? Thanks!
To a certain extent but fairly minimal, it’s mainly in there for humidity that can enter over time, not for dehydration of the mushrooms. It takes a lot more than a packet or two if it’s anything more than a bit of humidity ime
Awesome video today like always no information I've ever gotten from you has let me down. if u want the blind leading the dumb head over to redit
If u want facts n a great community stay right here!
Thank you so much Beeker!
The sad thing is, many times I thought I‘d dried my shrooms enough only to reach into the jar and feel they are spongy.
Do not re-heat or re-dry.
This reduces potency significantly to almost worthlessness, so better to overdry than underdry.
I’m still struggling with this aspect.
Once my dehydrator is done, I wait a couple hours to see if the shrooms stay cracker dry.
Many times they go spongy again.
you need to put dessicant into your jars and be sure they are well sealed.
For larger fruit, do you recommend cutting the caps off or splitting up the stem like some people do if dehydrating this way in the video? I am in no rush for them to dry quickly.
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So I have started with grow in bags and have had lots of success I use an air fryer pro for dehydration just not sure on my times I’ve been harvesting blue buffalo and it seems times are always different but what is your suggestion about these types?
I’m not familiar with air fryers for dehydration so I cannot say. If you’re asking whether different varieties require different dehydration times, no it doesn’t really matter unless you have some huge fruits. Then you could cut them in half to dry them quicker, but for dehydrators as I say 24 hours in a dehydrator will just about always get the job done no matter the size.
I've used an air fryer to dehydrate fruits and it works fine, just make sure you turn the heat all the way down. I would recommend getting a dehydrator though, it is better than an air fryer.
And what if the oven is also equipped the fan? Is it still not recommended?
According to Alan Rockefeller (not a noob) temperature, light and air are the enemies of flavor. According to him, thoroughly dried out, vacuum sealed, stored in a dark container, in a cool room, will retain flavor for “decades”…. Hmmm. I’ll eat them before that.
Very helpful thank you!! Question if I'm not able to dry them until a few days after harvest would they be fine in the refrigerator? They would be in there for 3 days max
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Do you have videos on patreon that show complete harvesting to dehydration? Trying to find info to try for the first time.
No, but I would watch a video called harvesting talk that I have on this channel, just type in harvesting talk Mycophilia in the TH-cam search bar
Maybe I’m dense but my fear is that I’m going to dry them out too much as in ‘burning’ them. Can they get too dry? Do you go with the same temp and time period with very small fruits?
With a regular food dehydrator they usually max just go to 165. As long as it has a fan and isn’t broken you won’t be burning them. With very small fruits I go same temp but 16-18 hours
I set mine out on racks for a few days to air dry and when they’re about half way dry I finish them off in my Convection oven at it’s lowest working setting of 170 degrees. When totally dry I store them in mason jars with a vacuum seal and put them in a closet in the center of my home🙂
I got dozen shrooms in plastic cover ... I kept it without seperating for drying purpose... Now mold has grown on them , pls suggest is it edible ???
@@samanyahuduga3198 - I would toss them out. The reason is that if there is mold on them, then there is definitely bacterial growth which is more dangerous to eat than most molds unless you’re dealing with Black molds. Most are white and blue bread molds and are harmless. Peace👍
@@Steveshappylittletrees it's white mold , now started to grow ... May I send you pic of it so that you can guide me 🙏
@@samanyahuduga3198 - If you’re shrooms weren’t dry enough, it could possibly be mycelium going back to veg if it had enough humidity? Fungus are pretty tough and can survive a wide range of difficulties 👍
@@Steveshappylittletrees pls share e mail id , I'll send video of mushroom ,u suggest me to eat or not
What would you suggest be done with fruits that have ended up being exposed to moisture and got all floppy? Should they be totally composted?
just put them back im the dehydrator for 24h (if they‘re not moldy)
I there, I just finished up drying and storing my mushrooms for the first time. I stored everything in a glass container and put in a few silica gel packages. However, I was wondering if its any good to also add oxygen removing packages as well just to be sure? Anyone any idea?
I have a Hamilton Beach dehydrator that looks just like yours, but with a max temp or 160. When I tested with my temp gun which is pretty accurate max temp I've achieved on the inside solid parts is only 145. Does yours do that too? Are the mushrooms going to be dehydrated enough?
Yes no worries there
Hey mycophilia, quick question you mention edible mycology in the title and also a loss in taste. I had to ask because I’m new to this, but will these drying methods apply to medicinal mushrooms as well, or just all mushrooms in general. I’m not so much worried about taste as I am preserving specific compounds with medicinal benefits. Please let me know man thank you!
I was wondering the same thing.
Taste=compounds in Mycophilia lingo!
Thank you so much my recent harvest went perfectly👍
You seem very knowledgeable about mycology and I have a question about proper storage. I'm a novice forager and want to know the proper way to kill off any potential pathogens and store the mushrooms properly. I've heard it said they need to be put in the freezer for 48hrs after dehydration. Any validity to this?
Interesting, I’d never heard that but makes sense. Generally with wild finds I cook them properly, so I’ve never worried about that.
Freezing will kill bacteria, yes. Unless you're using a -80C cryogenic freezer.
hola quisiera saber que pasa si no tengo deshidratador, como hago para deshidrtarlos
I’m just about to harvest my first fruits. Do I put them straight into the dehydrator or do I have to pre-dry them first as I read in some places?
Everything is in the video
What about blue honey?
I’d love a tutorial on blue honey and how to make and use it.
Not nearly as good as storing them dry and without air. It’s a novelty thing but for pure longevity, nothing beats dried. And dosing can be difficult with blue honey as proper honey doesn’t have much water to extract the goods, so what ends up happening is you’re eating powder with honey, and not an actual extract. Now when making blue honey with fresh fruits, it’s even worse as they eventually start rotting and may kill you with botulism. The best extraction method is tea, period. No alcohol or honey or whatever else, just pure water.
If a concern is variable potency, another option aside from powdering an entire batch would be to create an extract/tincture, no? (granted it is more of a process :p)
No, because they are awful at long term storage. At that point, powder would be far more reliable in maintaining the potency of taste. For long term storage, dried whole fruits are #1. Powder is not whole anymore, but still better than any extract.
@Mycophilia Aaah, understood! Ty for the reply, love your work!
what about how long you should dehydrate shrooms?
Thank you for the video! Will using the dehydrator @ 160 for 24 hrs Decarb it?
There’s no decarbing as they’re completely unrelated to cannabis. They’ll be fine.
I’m a beginner and I’m worried that I’ll over do the drying process. So I was wondering if you have a method to tell when the mushrooms are REALLY cracker dry?
Did you find the answer to this?
Nope he just said do it for 24 hours
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I use Black UV proof mason jars and always 2 desiccants
If I do have a freeze dryer how should dry them in that?
Do you know, is it okay if between harvest and dehydrating, that i store the fresh mushrooms in a paper bag in the refridgerator for a couple days? Once dehydrated i will store them in a mason jar with desicant pack at room temp. Not all of mine were ready to harvest at the same time and i wanted to dehydrate all in one batch.
Yes totally fine, wouldn’t go beyond a week though
Would a mason jar vacuum sealer enhance that even further?
For sure 👍
U can get a dehydrator specifically for mushrooms for 45 bucks. Works great
Google mushroom dehydrator. It's bigger than the one on this video and better
Any benefit or detriment to slicing the mushrooms, or do you just pop them into the dehydrator whole?
Slicing will oxidize more flavonoids as you’re exposing more surface area to the open air. If space is an issue, I like to lay the fruit on my palm, and gently lay the cap down with my other palm. One part of the cap will disconnect from the stem, but some should still be connected so that you’re not completely separating them (cap and stem).
@@Mycophilia Thank you!
I don't have air conditioning, so it gets 90% inside in the summer. Should I put in the refrigerator?
If the steps in this video are followed, you’ll be fine. Definitely keep away from the fridge. To be extra safe you can vacuum seal.
Hi, I just wanted to ask if and air fryer would work... my air fryer can go all the way down to 140 Fahrenheit
Yes it’ll work
Do you need to sterilize the mason jars that you store the dried mushrooms in?
Not if it's new but I would recommend it if you've used it with contammed spawn before. Either way, I would give it a good cleaning with soap and water.
Thanks! Is there any problem with the spores? I mean if they spread all over the mushrooms
Check out my video Harvesting Talk for all your answers!
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Hey Sage! Do you know how long they will last if you lemon tek them and make them into gummies?
Not long at all
@@Mycophilia ahh gotcha. Thanks
I already dried my mushrooms on cardboard. I just got my dehydrator in the mail. Should I still dry them in the dehydrator?
I just realized I didn’t get a dehydrator with a fan, so it’s no good to use?
Yes, you should use it
@@Mycophilia thanks for answering. Since they are mostly dry should I do a lower heat or maybe do it at 160 degrees for 6 hours?
What are your thoughts on drying mushrooms again, after they have already been dried once, albeit not for the recommended 24hrs?
If you have to redry your mushrooms, obviously it is not an ideal situation but I'm sure you know that. I would do it if they don't smell like they're starting to rot. As long as the odour is not too pungent. Basically there's two concerns, the first is that you don't get sick from them. And the second is whether the flavonoids haven't degraded due to oxidization.
@@Mycophilia Gotcha. So in this specific scenario, they were dried for about 6 hours and then stored for a few days before being dried again for about 16 more hours, so I wouldn't expect too much flavinoid degradation, no? Thanks so much 👍
@@mikeangelo8833 probably not. Best of luck!
I know 100% im part of the reason this video was made xD
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Do you need a dehydrator specifically for mushroom dehydration? Or could you use one that you would use for other good? Can spores get in the air from dehydration?
I don’t know of any dehydrators made specifically for mushrooms, just any food dehydrator will do. Spores can get in the air, to avoid that you should harvest before spirulstion
Sporulation
@@Mycophilia thank you! I just meant could I use an air fryer/food dehydrator that I use for other food day to day for other things.
@@isaiahsnell8410 I can’t recommend air fryers as I’ve never personally used them. As long as it has a constant fan on and has around 165f and not much more I can vouch for
My dehydrators max temp is 70⁰c/158⁰f, would you still recommend running it for 24hrs? Sorry im still trying to learn
Yes, I state in this video mine is at 165f.
I would love to hear how Floridians handle this. Economically. I can only convey the knowledge of the heat and humidity by experiences with food and household items, gardening , etc... like if you opened a package of meringues, the sweet snack...they'd be soft as a marshmallow in less than a half hour. Stamps before they were stickers used to come in rolls to lick😆, ew, but if you put them in a drawer they'd just glue themselves together into a solid block, same with photographs. I don't have central air and live in a hundred year old wood house. Nature is boss, gnats and all. Towels don't dry on a hook or stove handle 🤣 this "hobby" has me jumping through serious hoops. Yay on the RH but even a damp rid container a day would be like a toothbrush in a sugar factory. No such thing as a cool dry place. Our grain in bulk at a store is already at its perfect hydration. When you spill your birdseed it just grows whatever came in the mix, sunflowers and sesame seeds and all. Anyway, I love the videos and teaching, I love this community, thank you for the helps, always.
Thanks for the comment Marissa! We have a member who is also from Florida. Had some trouble starting partly due to the environmental issues you speak of, but she’s doing much better now!
Can you rehydrate them after this or are they too brittle to do so?
Is this more for making powders?
For storage. You can't store them wet or they'll just turn back into mycelleum.
Unless you refrigerate them
Could you make a video showing how to measure "flavonoid" percentage per gram? If that's even feasible to do at home. I assume you would need to do a titration with some kind of flavonoid indicator.
There are kits for that coming out these days, but not entirely accurate. Even a lab test can widely vary depending on who conducts it.
But it’s still early days so it can only get better from here