Mushroom ethanol extraction: Difference between revisions

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Once you have your powdered mushrooms ready you want to measure out 10ml ethanol for every gram of mushroom powder. The ethanol should be 75% or higher. If you have 100 grams of mushroom you will would want 1L of ethanol.

(Optional) To save wasting alcohol ~~with can use~~ a [[soxhlet extractor]] set on a very low heat, you would only need about 1/3 (maybe less) of the amount of alcohol you would need if you weren't to use one.

(Optional) To save wasting alcohol a [[soxhlet extractor]] can be used, set on a very low heat, you would only need about 1/3 (maybe less) of the amount of alcohol you would need if you weren't to use one.

If you aren't using a soxhlet extractor then go ahead and drop all of your mushroom powder into a glass jar then add your measured out ethanol on top. Put the lid on and shake the jar like your life depends on it. After a couple of minutes shaking the jar place it somewhere dark and cool. Shake the jar 2 times a day for about a week.

===Step 3 - Evaporating the solvent===

After a week of agitating the jar a few times a day it is now time to filter off the unwanted mushroom sludge. You will need a source of heat for this step. Place your jar in a pot then use something made of metal to lift the jar up from the bottom to limit direct contact of the heat. Once the mixture starts to boil turn the heat off. Get another jar and put a coffee filter on top and strain the mixture. Make sure the mixture is this hot because the psilocybin and psilocin are dissolved in the ethanol and will start to recrystallised once the mixture cools down. If still mushrooms bits in the mixture you will have to restart this step.

After a week of agitating the jar a few times a day it is now time to filter off the unwanted mushroom sludge. You will need a source of heat for this step. Place your jar in a pot then use something made of metal to lift the jar up from the bottom to limit direct contact of the heat. Once the mixture starts to boil turn the heat off. Get another jar and put a coffee filter on top and strain the mixture. Make sure the mixture is this hot because the psilocybin and psilocin are dissolved in the ethanol and will start to recrystallised once the mixture cools down. If there is still mushrooms bits in the mixture you will have to restart this step.

(Optional) If you want to save the solvent and (don't hate the planet) you can use a distillation apparatus to reclaim the ethanol. Additional you can also use a vacuum filter instead of gravity filtering with a coffee filter.

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 Once you have your powdered mushrooms ready you want to measure out 10ml ethanol for every gram of mushroom powder. The ethanol should be 75% or higher. If you have 100 grams of mushroom you will would want 1L of ethanol.
-(Optional) To save wasting alcohol with can use a [[soxhlet extractor]] set on a very low heat, you would only need about 1/3 (maybe less) of the amount of alcohol you would need if you weren't to use one.
+(Optional) To save wasting alcohol a [[soxhlet extractor]] can be used, set on a very low heat, you would only need about 1/3 (maybe less) of the amount of alcohol you would need if you weren't to use one.
 If you aren't using a soxhlet extractor then go ahead and drop all of your mushroom powder into a glass jar then add your measured out ethanol on top. Put the lid on and shake the jar like your life depends on it. After a couple of minutes shaking the jar place it somewhere dark and cool. Shake the jar 2 times a day for about a week.
 ===Step 3 - Evaporating the solvent===
-After a week of agitating the jar a few times a day it is now time to filter off the unwanted mushroom sludge. You will need a source of heat for this step. Place your jar in a pot then use something made of metal to lift the jar up from the bottom to limit direct contact of the heat. Once the mixture starts to boil turn the heat off. Get another jar and put a coffee filter on top and strain the mixture. Make sure the mixture is this hot because the psilocybin and psilocin are dissolved in the ethanol and will start to recrystallised once the mixture cools down. If still mushrooms bits in the mixture you will have to restart this step.
+After a week of agitating the jar a few times a day it is now time to filter off the unwanted mushroom sludge. You will need a source of heat for this step. Place your jar in a pot then use something made of metal to lift the jar up from the bottom to limit direct contact of the heat. Once the mixture starts to boil turn the heat off. Get another jar and put a coffee filter on top and strain the mixture. Make sure the mixture is this hot because the psilocybin and psilocin are dissolved in the ethanol and will start to recrystallised once the mixture cools down. If there is still mushrooms bits in the mixture you will have to restart this step.
+(Optional) If you want to save the solvent and (don't hate the planet) you can use a distillation apparatus to reclaim the ethanol. Additional you can also use a vacuum filter instead of gravity filtering with a coffee filter.