Poppy Tea #2

[python]

OK fellers.........

Did another brew up tonight. However this time i used (1 jumbo, and 2 large) -- i broke off the stems as usual, de-seeded, and ground up the Pods and one stem in the coffee grinder.....




Then i added to hot water, which i turned low enough to be receiving heat but not even simmering --- and i let it cook for about 30 min......i added one half of a lemon (in juice ---seen in the 4th pic not yet equilibriated) to the brew as well -----i strained then re-added a small amt of water and heated for like 10 minutes and strained that.......and i came up with a small cup of some deep colored, real strong smelling and tasting brew ---- to which i added another 1/2 lemon (juice) for taste.

I drank it in steps and finished about 5 minutes ago.......and am feeling relatively the same as usual ----i.e. cerebral cloud, and a feeling of calmness/relaxedness........ not too much of a painkiller effect yet

[the jesus]

Hey python what type of strainer are you using for this, are we talking pasta strainer, chinois or somewhere between?

So you yourself drank the tea from all three pods? Yowza!

[suckerfree]

looks good bro!
i did three days in a row and got sick on the fourth morning.
i think someone said it stays in your system for 24-36 hours? so by the third day i think it was strong in me.. and about an hour after waking up and moving around (feeling fine) it hit me, vomiting, sweats, weak... very sick.

sorry for hijacking!

brew looks nice and dark! mmmmm

[Freaky]

Python,

Would you mind giving a pod to water ratio? A rough estimate?

I know your previous run was with 3 pods for 3 friends. Is that considered like 8oz. water per pod?

Just wondering about the water measurement.

[python]

i would think 2 cups of water would be a good amount

for this batch i only used 1.5 cups and it gave me a little ass half cup so i had to re-boil the pod-matter a second time with half the volume of water to extract more alkaloids and get a full cup of tea......

btw, bout an hour and a half after i started i feel pretty good

no nausea like doobs, not to strong but definitely a speedy type- relaxed, and care-free type buzz

kinda actually got a bit of a painkiller effect this time too ----feels kinda different when i strech a muscle. LOL ID equate it to taking a few percs

but then again i pretty much drank half then did the other half like 25-30 min later so it might kick up another notch too.......

[python]

A bowl, just made things twice as good LOL

[sightunseen]

can u get some opium from those pods ?

[python]

might know a man or two who has

and i am nicely fucked up still........

[tregar]

nice!

[mockeylock]

Don't skimp on the water or you're missin' out on some of the good stuff!

Use more than enough water in your tea and don't brew too hot, either....boiling will start to break down the goodies. Get your water boiling, take off the flame, then add the grounds....

Cool with ice, add Country Time lemonade to taste, then chug it on down...

Another good idea is to take all your pods and blend them up together. This homogenizes the pods so it's all the same strength. Figure out how many tablespoons makes you happy and stick with it.

[python]

Originally Posted by mockeylock

Don't skimp on the water or you're missin' out on some of the good stuff!
Use more than enough water in your tea and don't brew too hot, either....boiling will start to break down the goodies. Get your water boiling, take off the flame, then add the grounds....
Cool with ice, add Country Time lemonade to taste, then chug it on down...
Another good idea is to take all your pods and blend them up together. This homogenizes the pods so it's all the same strength. Figure out how many tablespoons makes you happy and stick with it.

the lack of water in the first cup was due to me trying to measure it out..........But I usually have nice large glasses of tea but this batch did come up a touch small..........i did fill the cup with the second, (half-volume water) brewed tea.......

[rocketman]

I hope you are saving your grounds for use next time.
They still have some kick left. I strain with a cloth or paper towel, depending on whats handy, and immediately put the grounds in the fridge for next time.
When I brew some tea i set the new grounds aside and boil the already used grounds in about twice as much water as I want to drink. Like 20oz.
Strain the grounds, then add the liquid back to the pot, and discard your 2x used grounds.
Bring the water to a boil and add your fresh grounds, then let it steep for half an hour to 45 minutes.
You may also just do a double boil of the pods all at the same time, it amounts to the same thing. Point being, dont toss grounds you only use once.
...oh yeah and dont just dump the used up grounds in your trash, use a garbage disposal or toss them in the back yard. My paranoia talking there, but why risk it.

This is the exact type of strainer I use for my grounds. As stated above I line it with paper towel or a fine cloth. It sits perfectly over a nice insulated mug.

[suckerfree]

I find using a square of cheesecloth layed in a funnel works great. You can pull the corners up and give it a good squeeze (like a tea bag).

Rocket- I don't throw mine away either... goes to compost pile.

Pods RcK!

[oibchip]

I used 20 pods without seeds and stems from the sponsor here, and bolied em down for 1 hour after powdering them in a coffee bean grinder......strained and evaporated the water till I came up with this goo....I smoked some the other day and is was okj but not really "all that" Now I have this big gob of opium and cant figure out what to do with it..when I made tea last week it made me constipated and I had a stomach ache. What to do? If I make tea with this stuff one would think that maybe some of the "baddies"(gi discomforts) are gone right? If so how should I measure a dose..I guess I should have weighed the plant matter prior to extracting..then weighed the goo. I didn't

[sightunseen]

eat some

[Freaky]

Thanks for the great info! I didn't measure my water, so thats why I asked if you all did, or the amount you used.

[python]

i get no problems like that suckerfree..

Originally Posted by rocketman

I hope you are saving your grounds for use next time.

I used em twice

Originally Posted by rocketman

This is the exact type of strainer I use for my grounds. As stated above I line it with paper towel or a fine cloth. It sits perfectly over a nice insulated mug

ya, i use something similar, but either way, the dregs dont bother me at all.....
as far as an insulated mug...... i still have these topia one's.....i should use em for a brew

[Hippie3]

Originally Posted by sightunseen

eat some

i did.
http://forums.mycotopia.net/storming...back-pain.html (poppy pod yogurt for back pain)

[Hippie3]

Originally Posted by python

as far as an insulated mug...... i still have these topia one's.....i should use em for a brew

pic o' the month nominee

[CoyoteMesc]

I have also started to notice a headache the next day. Not anything crazy or that an Excedrin can't get rid of but a headache never the less. Has anyone else experienced that?

[Hippie3]

another cup of tea will make that go away...

thus the cycle of addiction.

[CoyoteMesc]

[Hippie3]

Originally Posted by oibchip

... Now I have this big gob of opium and cant figure out what to do with it..when I made tea last week it made me constipated and I had a stomach ache. What to do?...

you can eat it.
you could encapsulate,
if taste
or black teeth
offends

btw
both symptoms you mention
come from the drug itself
you can get it from the tea too.
or even pure pharm morphine.

[python]

Like i said, i get no headaches, upset stomach, constipation.........etc
I think side effects must vary amongst the user........


Btw.....hip

I did a brew of 2 jumbo pods and let em sit for like 1.5 hr or a bit less than that............and the tea hit me hard as fuck..........it was enjoyable, but whoa did it hit I understood now what you must have felt, from the one pod that kicked your ass so hard. Like i said in the chat that one night, I thought the heavy power may have been from letting it (your brew) sit all day..........so thats why i let this most recent brew sit for a while and it was real strong, as i said......real, real narcotic

and i knew you'd enjoy those pics of the mugs from the ole' Topia store

[oibchip]

Well, I estimated the goo (at beginning) to be 10 grams...so I dissolved 1.0 gram in hot water and a teaspoon of sugar, drank about an hour ago..seems to be about right.. I am feelin pretty good

[suckerfree]

anyone else been keeping track of your doses?

so far i've taken 3 days in a row

4.8 grams (felt energetic and euphoric)
6.0 grams (didn't feel much)
and 8.4 grams (felt good but not so euphoric)
next morning after the 8.4 got sick a few hours after moving around... sweats and headaches and throwing up.
glad you haven't felt that python, it's something i don't want to feel again fast and furious

then a week break

4.0 grams (euphoric and warm)
i feel a little more sensitive to it now that i've got the 'buzz' from it.

overall i'm very happy finding pods.

i ordered a big box right before our new sponsor came on board. i'll have to wait a lil while before trying them out.

[Hippie3]

still once a week for me,
assuming no trauma

[claykrys]

Just got my order from Arizona Select @ 12:00 noon today. Put a large and a med in the grinder. Put on stove for about 30 min. Letting it cool a little right now.

[claykrys]

found this link some noobs like me will like
Poppy Tea -- The Opium Poppy FAQ

[Defiance]

Originally Posted by claykrys

found this link some noobs like me will like
Poppy Tea -- The Opium Poppy FAQ

I'd ignore the dosage guide in that link. IMO 5 - 10 pods will be too strong for most people's first try.
I started with 2 mediums and worked my way up to a comfortable level from there.

[claykrys]

I think your right. I used 1lg and 1med and I am feeling great. Been about 30 or 45 min.

Do yall think that build up in your system from daily use is causing some to get sick

[cheshire]

nice i want