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wtoad · 09-21-08, 23:36

This tek ought to come with a warning label. My math may have been off, but a low does sure did knock proper for 5 hours.

I'm curious about the role of ascorbic acid. I've used it in marine aquariums to reduce the ORP (oxidation redux potential) as the vitamin C is essentially a sacrificial oxidizer.

Now I haven't made tea in a while, but I believe I remember the overall coloration of the mix remaining consistent during the brewing process. Essentially remaining various shades of grey, yellow, brown and blue.

When I followed this tek, once the mushrooms were mixed with the ascorbic acid, they almost immediately lost their grays and blues and turned various tan colors.

I am definitely no organic chemist, but It would appear that ascorbic acid has the potential to break the oxygen bonds where the mushroom was bruised during harvest and subsiquent drying.

Might be an uneducated guess - but could this essentially be placing the more stable Psilocybin back to the less stable Psilocin form? Due to the effect of the ascorbic acid and the applied heat?

Again, no chemist, but just making observations against the color change and overall potencey of the dose.

Anyone one else have any thoughts on this?

09-21-08, 23:36	#69 (permalink)
wtoad Mycophiliac Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 61	Gads This tek ought to come with a warning label. My math may have been off, but a low does sure did knock proper for 5 hours. I'm curious about the role of ascorbic acid. I've used it in marine aquariums to reduce the ORP (oxidation redux potential) as the vitamin C is essentially a sacrificial oxidizer. Now I haven't made tea in a while, but I believe I remember the overall coloration of the mix remaining consistent during the brewing process. Essentially remaining various shades of grey, yellow, brown and blue. When I followed this tek, once the mushrooms were mixed with the ascorbic acid, they almost immediately lost their grays and blues and turned various tan colors. I am definitely no organic chemist, but It would appear that ascorbic acid has the potential to break the oxygen bonds where the mushroom was bruised during harvest and subsiquent drying. Might be an uneducated guess - but could this essentially be placing the more stable Psilocybin back to the less stable Psilocin form? Due to the effect of the ascorbic acid and the applied heat? Again, no chemist, but just making observations against the color change and overall potencey of the dose. Anyone one else have any thoughts on this? __________________ And then there were none...