Simple Psilocybin & Psilocin Extraction
by:
User/Pkeffect
Evles indicated using 28 grams dried mixed cubensis chopped and placed into jar.
Began by soaking in pure grain (everclear) 190 proof alcohol. Finely chopped mushrooms in jar.
Then the jar sat in warm water bath for 7 hours. This was done by
placing a rag in the bottom of a pan and filling it up with some water.
Placing the jar of soaking fungi on the rag in the water and bringing the heat up slowly.
- NOTE: Alcohol boils at a lower temp. than water. Watch it closely. you don't want the alcohol to boil!
Straining and squeezing the fungal matter 3 times. Saving the broth each
time. Filtering many times while hot. Through coffee filters.
The combined strainings were then added back to the heat bath and brought up to almost a boil.
Finally reduced a bit then began evaping.
The elves told me they wanted to pour off the darker pure grain and wash
the crystals in some fresh everclear while they are frozen.
Put into final resting place and add just enough fresh everclear to keep the crystals covered to store in the freezer.
The elves said that was a dime in the background and that they harvested
approximately 4 times that amount from the 28 grams of fungus.
They (elves) impress me so.
For matters pressing the elves induced me into what they described as a 30mg vaporized crystal experience.
It came on about 1 minute 30 seconds into the induction.
The initial rush was more profound than vaporized DMT experiences but not as intense as 5meodmt vaporized.
The visual aspect was that of DMT and maybe even a bit more, hard to say, there was much going on.
Auditory and physical symptoms persisted throughout the 20 minute peaking experience.
The come down was much like the downside of oral administration or fungi.
After effects persisted for about 30 - 40 minutes after peak.
All in all the elves have stumbled upon something wonderful and overall overwhleming.
Cheers.
Ask Dr. Shulgin Online
ARCHIVE: March 5, 2003
Psilocybe Mushroom Extractions
Dear Dr. Shulgin:
- A friend of mine performed a Soxhlet extraction of 12 grams
of powdered Psilocybe cubensis, using 95% ethanol. When the 60 mL of
extract cooled to room temperature, many small transparent, colorless
crystals had formed on the bottom of the container and did not
redissolve on agitation. Do you know what these crystals are? —
Journeyman
Dear Journeyman:
- There is a fascinating report in the literature that gives a
quantitative measurement of the efficiency of extraction of both
psilocybin and psilocin from the mushroom Psilocybe bohemica. The
citation to the article is Kysilka, R. and Wurst, M., Planta Med. Vol.
56 pp. 327-328 (1990). These Czechoslovakian scientists studied the
efficiency of both methanol and ethanol as solvents, each containing
varying amounts of water. The results were, to me, both unexpected and
most provocative.
- The isolation of psilocybin seemed to be quite reasonable.
This alkaloid is reasonably soluble in boiling water from which it can
be nicely crystallized. It is less soluble in boiling methanol, and
almost insoluble in boiling ethanol. And the extraction efficiency is
optimum with methanol and almost as good with ethanol. With both, the
less water present, the better. The compound is, after all, a perfect
example of a zwitterion, the internal salt of a phosphoric acid and an
amine base.
- But the numbers with psilocin are strange. With aqueous
ethanol, the optimum extraction was with a 70% ethanol concentration,
and the extraction efficiency dropped almost to zero when there was no
water present. But methanol was extremely inefficient regardless of the
amount of water present in it. These researchers were apparently
surprised by these findings, as they explored further and uncovered
other clues. Time is a factor. Psilocin is extracted at a much slower
rate than is psilocybin because it is contained intracellularly in the
plant, and thus slower to be gotten out. They conclude that many of the
low psilocin assays of mushrooms are due to this difficulty of getting
the alkaloid out of the plant and into the extracting solvent. Using
this information they determined that the levels of psilocybin and
psilocin are substantially the same in Psilocybe bohemica, in conflict
with the published literature values where very small amounts of
psilocin were observed.
- Efficient extraction apparently requires patience.
- As to the identity of the crystals that were drifting
around in the cooled Soxhlet receiver, from their being insoluble in
ethanol, and white, and transparent, I would guess that you are seeing
pure psilocybin.
— Dr. Shulgin
Psilocybin and Psilocin Extraction
MAGIC LIQUEUR - the ultimate trip - update
From: Fanaticus.com (now defunct)
Crystals precipitated in 190 proof "Everclear"
left beaker extract from 16 grams dried shrooms
right tube extract from 9 grams dried fungi
THE PSILOCYBIN PRODUCERS GUIDE by Adam Gottlieb 1976
EXTRACTION
Crumble and pulverize the dried mycelial material and combine each 100
mgof this material with 10 ml of methanol. Place the flask in a hot
waterbath for four hours. Filter the liquids with suction through a
filter paperin a buchner funnel with Celite to prevent clogging. Collect
and save thefiltrate liquids. Heat the slurry (the mush in the filter
paper) two moretimes in methanol as before, filter, and accumulate the
liquids of the threeextractions. To be certain that all of the alkaloids
have been extracted doa small extraction with a portion of the used
slurry and test with Keller'sreagent (glacial acetic acid, ferrous
chloride, and concentrated sulfuricacid). If there is a violet
indication, alkaloids are still present andfurther extraction is in
order.
In an open beaker evaporate the liquids to total dryness with a hot
waterbath or by applying a hair dryer. Be certain that all traces of
methanolhave been removed. The remaining residue should contain 25-50
percentpsilocybin/psilocin mixture. Greater purification can be
achieved, but wouldrequire other solvents and chromatography equipment
and is hardly necessary.
Each 100 grams of dried mycelium should yield about 2 grams of
extractedmaterial. This should contain at least 500 mg of
psilocybin/psilocin mixedor about fifty 10 mg doses. Theoretically
psilocin should have the sameeffect upon the user as psilocybin. The
only difference between the two isthat the later has a phosphate bond
which disappears immediately afterassimilation in the body. In other
words, in the body psilocybin turns intopsilocin. Psilocybin is a fairly
stable compound, but psilocin is verysusceptible to oxidization. It is
best to keep the extracted material in adry air tight container under
refrigeration. A sack of silica-gel can beplaced in the container to
capture any moisture that may enter.
DOSAGE
The standard dose of psilocybin or psilocin for a 150 lb person is a6-20
mg dose. We will figure the average dose as 10 mg. The crude
alkaloidextraction process given here yields a brownish crystalline
powder that isat least 25 percent pure. Each mason jar should contain at
least 50 gramsof wet mycelium. After drying this would be about 5 grams
of material. Thecrude material extracted from this should contain 25-30
mg of psilocybin/psilocin or roughly 2-3 hits. This yield may very to
some extent dependingupon several factors. Many of these species contain
less of these alkaloidsthan dose Psilocybe cubensis and the alkaloidal
content of this species mayvery in different strains. Cultivation
conditions have alot to do with yieldtoo. Higher temperatures (75
degrees F.) cause more rapid growth but lesserpsilocybin content than do
lower temperatures (70 degrees F.) One must testeach new batch of
extracted material to determine the proper distributionof dosages.
Depending on the potency of the mycelia and how well the extraction was
conducted the dose may range between 25 and 100 mg. Alsobear in mind
that the dose varies for different individuals.
PAUL STAMETS
Paul Stamets - 1996 - book - "PSILOCYBIN MUSHROOMS of the WORLD".
Quote - page 50-51 "Another method I have seen is to soakcrushed
mushrooms in 75+% ethanol. AFter two to threedays, the roughage can be
filtered, leaving a dark-blue elixir that can be decanted accordingly.
Forevery fresh 5 grams of mushrooms, 25-30 millilitersof alcohol is
recommended. Psilocybin and psilocindissolve into this solven, and the
alcohol also actsas a preservative. I really don't have much
experiencewith this technique, but have talked to people who sayit is
their preferred method. Some call this "blue juice."
PF TEK SHROOM EXTRACTION
update - December 28 2002
This technique describes how to extract psilocybin from magic mushrooms
with pure 190 proofethyl alcohol and make a magic mushroom liqueur of
concentrated psilocybin to effect a powerfulpsychedelic dose as potent
as desired. The entire process involves only the shrooms and alcohol.The
alcohol is untainted with chemicals and poisons because it can be
easily acquired from a liquor store (United States) either over the
counter (in some states) or with a special permit (most states - see end
of article section - "procuring 190 proof ethyl alcohol from a liquor
store").
ALCOHOL EXTRACTION
1. Acquire quality psilocybe cubensis shrooms (harvested before or just
as the veils open andcool dried with desiccant). The more shrooms used
in the beginning, the more potent theconcentration can be when finished.
Use at least several grams of dried shroom material to makethe process
worthwhile and effective. The shrooms need to be thoroughly dry (rock
hard) to allowpulverization. To pulverize the shrooms, put them into a
small strong zip lock plastic bag (freezer bag), cover the bag with a
magazine (for protection of the bag) and pound it with the rubber heel
of a large shoe. Or, powder them in a small canister type coffee bean
grinder.
In a heat resistant soaking vessel (pyrex glass), combine the shroom
powderwith several times its volume with 190 proof Everclear (ethanol).
Thisis the "slurry". Place the soaking vessel in a pan of boiling water.
Raisingthe soaking vessel off the bottom of the hot water pan is a good
ideafor preventing serious sticking of the good extracts. The slurry
willstart to boil. Turn the water boiling pan heat down and let the
slurry sit for a few hoursat a warm-hot temp. Alcohol boils at a lower
temp than water. Watchthe temperatures closely. Things can get totally
out of hand and ruinedvery quickly without close attention paid.
While the slurry is still hot, filter it through filter paper. This is
probablythe most important part. A good filtration will be efficient and
will keep most of the shroom material out, making for a clean
extraction (clean ofshrooms that is - but heavy on psilocybin). A small
lab type vacuum pumppowered bottle top filtering funnel with filter disk
holder makes it all reallyeasy and fast, with little waste. That is why
this extraction idea isreally only for the fanatics.
Collect and save the filtrate liquids. Heat the slurry (the mush in the
filter paper)one or two more times with the 190 proof as before, filter,
and accumulate the liquids of the extractions. The photos at the top
are of extractions donetwice.
Inexpensive dust-pollen masks make excellent filters for the slurry.
These are available at hardware, drug and paint stores. They are usually
white or tan colored, fit over the nose and mouth and are held on to
the face by a rubber band attached to the filter. Fashion the filter
over the mouth of a drinking glass. Squeeze the filter and slurry to
extract the alcohol. There are many details to deal with, but doing it
once reveals them all. Experience is the best teacher. Store the
extracted alcohol in a fresh bottle.
EVAPORATION AND CONCENTRATION
Combine the alcohol extracts into a glass. Place a small electric fan
(small desk clip on fans are perfect) near the glass and point the air
flow directly down into the glass until the surface of the alcohol
ripples. This will speed the evaporation and concentration. The process
will take several hours. The more alcohol extract - the longer the
evaporation time. As the alcohol evaporates and the level recedes down
into the glass, wash the residue that adheres to the inside of the glass
back into the solution. Any fumes that are generated will be harmless
because the alcohol is a non poisonous drinkable spirit. Keep flames
away from the solution - pure alcohol is very flammable.
One can also use heat to evaporate and concentrate the elixir. Use a
double boiler type of setup to heat and evaporate off the alcohol to
concentrate the elixir.
The concentrated shroom liqueur will have a pungent mushroomy aroma
(like fungiperfume). Also, a white crystalline kind of precipitate will
form in the alcohol elixir (seeabove photo). Store it in small screw cap
bottles or vials in the freezer. Alcohol doesn'tfreeze solid and will
remain liquid.
PROCURING 190 PROOF ETHYL ALCOHOL ("Everclear" - "Golden Grain" ect)
FROM A LIQUOR STORE
First, call a well stocked liquor store and ask if they have 190 proof
ethyl alcohol. Full service liquor stores supply hospitals and
laboratories with 190 - 200 proof ethyl alcohol.
If a permit is needed, call the state liquor board (usually in the State
Capital) and ask for anapplication to get an ethyl alcohol permit. The
fee is 5 or 10 dollars. On the application will be a question asking
what the use of the alcohol will be. Write what they more or less want
to hear. State that the use of the alcohol will be for "non-toxic
surface sterilizing plus herb extraction - preservation - tincture - and
perfume making" (or something to that effect). The poison warnings on
the alcohol bottles and this idiotic red tape are just bureaucratic
nonsense that results in the state making a big fat bundle off of the
sale.
SUPPLY LIST
* shrooms
* 190 proof ethyl alcohol (GOLDEN GRAIN - EVERCLEAR ect)
* Pyrex glass wide mouth slurry soaking vessel
* funnel and filtering set up - or
* dust-pollen masks
* small desk fan
Here are some important guidlines for right now!
There is one thing about magic shrooms that is universal.Anyone that you
know that has taken magic shrooms will tellyou one thing, if asked, and
that is that the shroomswere were hard on the stomach. They make most
peoplesick, at the least, temporarily, and some get very sick.What makes
for the sickness, is that these magic shroomsare not easy to digest. It
is the stomachs reaction todifficult to digest food that is the
sickness. So theygoal would be to elliminate the stomach, or by pass
it.These extraction teks can do that. By making the extractvery potent
and using good filtration technique, theproduct can be consumed by mouth
so that the salivaand the mucous membranes in the mouth do most of the
job.So when anything of the extract reached the stomach, it isbasically
digested leaving the stomach with nothing to dowhich results in no
stomach upset - just the trip. Thisis the greatest idea in magic shroom
history. To elliminatethe ugly physical effects is a real godsend. It
makesit all totally superb and beyond any known psychedelicin
entheogenic quality and potency.
1. Use warm-hot temps when soaking the initial slurry (shroom-alki).Use
the hot water bath idea from the Gottlieb tek below. Avoidhot bottomed
slurry soak vessels. The good stuff can bake onand stick very easily.
2. A good filter is a must. Lab quality filter paper helps for a cleaner
extract (less shroom stuff). The fanatic should get a little bottle top
vacuum filtering funnel with a hand squeeze vacuum pump and fine slow
flow filteringpapers. (science supply - not cheap - but affordablefor
the fanatics - look for the 47 millimeter filtersized set ups - small
but perfect for this).
3. When filtering the slurry, do it while it is hot.
4. The crystals when heated in the initial slurry are free
basemolecules. In the final liqueur on cool down, the free basemolecules
will coalesce and form crystals. It takes a day ortwo for the process
to be complete. The smaller the finalamount of liqueur, the easier it is
for the molecules to meeteach other and combine. When you get your
final magic liqueur,the free base psilocybin will coaslesce and form
whitish crystals.At first they might look like whitish glue, but they
transform insolution to hard crystals.
5. The final elixir will have a layer of crystalson the bottom of the
storage vessel. The freebase Psilocybinmolecules come together fast in
the cool alcohol. When it is time for dosage, reheat the crystal
liqueurin its storage vessel in a pot of hot water. Boil theliqueur and
stir and scrape deposits from the glassas the liqueur boils lightly.
Alcohol boils at a lower temperaturethan water. Keep the storage vessel
off the bottom of the boiling water pot.Direct heat is very bad for the
elixir, making it stick.As the liqueur boils, the crystals will remelt
with time. The large particles of the crystals can be crushed with a
long needle probe to hurryup the process. When the crystals are gone,
administer themagic liqueur while it is HOT. Using a syringe
enablesuniformity and accuracy of the doseages. The hot liqueurquickly
becomes cloudy on slight cooling. So a hottemp of the liqueur with
remelted crystalsis important for accurate dosage administration.Or the
crystals can be dried and used as they are!
6. Or, the crystalline extract can be completely dried by placing the
elixir container in front ofa small fan to get most of the liquid out.
To complete the drying, desiccant is recommended. Place the small vessel
of liquid extract into a larger jar with quality desiccant. It
takesseveral days to complete drying, but the final crystalline
substance is very dry, loose, and canbe weighed and worked with very
easily.
7. TEK personalization through experience is what happens to
anyonetrying this.
DOSAGE and STORAGE
Getting crystals is really moot. I think the following schemefor dosing
and storage is the only way to go. With this way,one doesn't have to
deal with the problems of crystalizationand other things related. Plus,
the dry crystals would be much more prone to potency loss if left dry.
If they arein an alcohol solution, that would be better for
preservation.
As an example, one can start with 20 grams of dried shrooms.After the
filtration of the hot slurry, the resultant liqueurshould be put into an
evaporation vessel and with a fan blowingair across the mouth of the
vessel, the liqueur should be evaportateddown to about 50 milliliters.
Then, in a double boiler, heat thesmall amount of liqueur to put the
crystals and extract back intoa cloudy solution. Then while it is hot,
dispense 10 cc of theliqueur into waiting small storage jars with
watertight caps. Eachsmall jar is allowed to cool, the cap is put on and
the jar isplaced into the freezer for storage. Then when it is time to
trip,the desired jars are removed from the freezer, allowed to warm
toroom temps, the lids taken off, a small fan set up blowing airacross
the jars mouths and the liquere evaporated off to a manageble"hit". The
small jars then become adminstration "spoons" - wherethe entire contents
(alcohol - water - and extract) can bepolished off with the tongue.
THE EXPERIMENTORS
Many years ago PF experimented with alcoholextraction of dried magic
shroom material. To makethe story short, PF found the crystals. But,
PFdidn't mention that when PF wrote the PF mushroom extraction tek and
puplished it in thePF TEK book (1996) and posted it at this website.
PF has monitored the WEB for 7yearsand has seen no posts concerning this
easy way to extract and seriously concentratethe shrooms magic. PF has
always said that thisextraction tek solves the "problems" ofimpotent or
mediocre magic shrooms.
Then, finally, these posts have appeared at the MYCOTOPIA interactive myco hobbiest web site:
SEARCHER
By Searcher (Novice) on Saturday,
November 16, 2002 - 06:29 pm:
Edit
My most exciting piece of beginner's luck came when I got rid of some
cakes that seemed stalled in their development (and/or had really uneven
surface colonization) by splitting up and drying the mycelium for use
in place of mushroom dust to create the liquer described in the
following link:
http://www.fanaticus.com/liqueu~1.htm
By letting the resulting liquer continue to dry out, I wound up with
amber colored crystals that could be crushed and placed in gel caps. A
few hundred milligrams of this extract sent a curious fruend of mine
into orbit, and now he's been bugging the shit out of me to butcher ALL
of my cakes to concentrate on this extract and forget about trying to
grow shrooms. He claims the trips he got were much "cleaner" (whatever
that means) and that the stuff certainly tastes better than the shrooms
themselves.
By Searcher (Novice) on Monday,
November 18, 2002 - 05:05 am: Edit
As I recall, there were about 6 or 7 jarsthat seemed to have good
mycelial development, but colonization was very uneven, or so slow, that
I abandoned them to put better jars in my grow chamber. Rather than
just tossing out the slow jars, I decided to break them up and try Prof
PF's extraction technique. By the way, the alcohol seemed to absorb a
lot of water from the air - it no longer smelled of alcohol, and the
drying process slowed down a lot just before the amber tar and then the
crystals appeared. I used no heat, but kept a large fan blowing on the
liquid over a large, shallow cookie sheet.
By Searcher (Novice) on Tuesday,
November 26, 2002 - 12:53 pm: Edit
Behold, cystals - little white snowflakes - just using 99% isopropyl---
By Searcher (Novice) on Sunday,
December 08, 2002 - 02:55 pm: Edit
Here are the results from my first methanol soak:
Yielded 3.85 grams of crystals from 8 ounces of mycelium. But wait,
there's more! Remember we're doing three, consecutive soaks. Looks like
we'll be getting even more residues out of soaks 2 & 3:
Miscellaneous notes on the methanol: You'll note that this residue us
lighter in color than residue gleaned from the water soaks. Also, this
residue comes out dryer - no intermediate "tar" stage.
By Searcher (Novice) on Sunday, December 22, 2002 - 07:46 am: Edit
Almost any liquid will extract something from the shrooms themselves or
the mycelium. Even water will work, producinga brown syrup that can be
dried into a sticky tar. Only the acetone was a bust in extracting the
magic - but it does extract some other crud that might make it a good
pre-wash for more seriousextractions. Recapping the results of the tests
using other spirits,99% isopropyl, 151 proof ethyl alcohol, and 99.9%
methanol - methanolwas the hands down winner for getting the crystals.
Once the pretty white crystals have dried, they can be re-dissolved in
grain alcohol for a potent elixer. The crystals tend to absorb water
from the air unless they are kept in a heavily dessicated chamber.
TECHNO-HIPPIE
By Techno-hippie (Technohippie) on Sunday, December 22, 2002 - 04:58 pm:
Edit
I tested my 20g dried shroom, 24cc Solution. AWESOME is all i got to say
I had one of the BEST trips ever. We started with 1cc each and started
feeling the effects almost immediately. Within 10min we where having the
full level 1 experience. We decided to take another CC, Took us to
level 2.... Within 10 min. By this time it was hard to keep track of
time. But we did 1 more CC and that was all we needed.
NO unpleasent side effects... No upset stomach, or dizziness... nothing
negative. It was VERY euphoric, very clear. We were tripping hard, yet
we could think very clearly. Couldn't always speak clearly but the
thoughts were profound and clear. The visuals where awesome....
everything was so alive and beautiful. The moon was full... so that made
for a magical evening.
The greatest thing about the extract was the control we had over the
dosage. Each dosage was equal with magic content. Unlike when you eat
the shrooms themselves where the magical content will be different from
shroom to shroom. So, dosage isn't quite as accurate. I've split a bag
of shrooms with a friend before and got off way more than he did... on
the same shrooms. With the extract we both knew we were getting the same
amount.
I've had tea, chocolate shrooms, cooked with magic.. even psycedellic
coffee, and this is by far the best method of consumption. I will be
testing how long the extract lasts in potentcy.
I had this in the freezer for a week... and it was still very potent.
Anyway guys... there is my experience with the liquid. Freakin awesome!
Thank you PROF and Searcher for bringing that tech. out to mycotopia. I've never heard of liquid shrooms until now! WOW!
I'll post my other experiments with this in time.
Peace & Light to all!!
~Techno-Hippie
APRIL 2010
The following alcohol extraction tek is what I consider to be almost the
greatest discovery in the history of the religious use of the ancient
entheogens. In all the records and reports around the world of the use
of natural plant entheogens, there is a universal truth. And that truth
is that the plant entheogens demand a serious price to pay for them to
show their wonders, and that price is a very bad stomach reaction.
Usually, vomiting is a part of the experience. And that is because one
has to take a lot of the plant material to get the entheogenic power
therein. But this tek has changed all of that. Now, the easy to grow
little mushroom - psilocybe cubensis is now the king of the entheogens.
This mushroom is acknowledged as one of the "weak" entheogens". But
not any more. It is now the most powerful of them all, put together.
So when one adds this tek to the PF TEK, the pinnacle of entheogenic
life and experience is effortlessly in the hands of all.
Crystalline extract precipitated in 190 proof alcohol "EVERCEAR"
Left beaker - extract from 16 grams dried shrooms
Right tube - extract from 9 grams fungi
Many years ago PF experimented with alcohol
extraction of dried magic shroom material. To make
the story short, PF found the crystals. But, PF
didn't mention that when PF wrote the PF
mushroom extraction tek and published it in the
PF TEK book (1996) and posted it at this web site.
PF has monitored the WEB for all of these years
and has seen no posts concerning this amazingly
easy way to extract and seriously concentrate
the shrooms magic. PF has always said that this
extraction tek solves the "problems" of
impotent or mediocre magic shrooms.
Then, finally, this post appeared on the WEB at an interactive myco hobbyist web site:
By Searcher (Novice) on Saturday,
November 16, 2002 - 06:29 pm:
Edit
My most exciting piece of beginner's luck
came when I got rid of some cakes that seemed
stalled in their development (and/or had really
uneven surface colonization) by splitting up and
drying the mycelium for use in place of mushroom
dust to create the liqueur described in the following link:
http://www.fanaticus.com/liqueu~1.htm
By letting the resulting liqueur continue to dry out,
I wound up with amber colored crystals that
could be crushed and placed in gel caps.
A few hundred milligrams of this extract sent
a curious friend of mine into orbit, and now
he's been bugging the shit out of me to butcher
ALL of my cakes to concentrate on this extract
and forget about trying to grow shrooms. He claims
the trips he got were much "cleaner"
(whatever that means) and that the stuff certainly
tastes better than the shrooms themselves.
By Searcher (Novice) on Monday,
November 18, 2002 - 05:05 am: Edit
As I recall, there were about 6 or 7 jars that seemed to have
good mycelial development, but colonization was very uneven,
or so slow, that I abandoned them to put better jars in my
grow chamber. Rather than just tossing out the slow jars,
I decided to break them up and try Prof. PF's extraction
technique. By the way, the alcohol seemed to absorb a
lot of water from the air - it no longer smelled of alcohol,
and the drying process slowed down a lot just before the
amber tar and then the crystals appeared. I used no heat,
but kept a large fan blowing on the liquid over a large,
shallow cookie sheet.
By Searcher (Novice) on Tuesday,
November 26, 2002 - 12:53 pm: Edit
Behold, cystals - little white snowflakes - just using
99% isopropyl---
By Searcher (Novice) on Sunday,
December 08, 2002 - 02:55 pm: Edit
Here are the results from my first methanol soak:
Yielded 3.85 grams of crystals from 8 ounces of mycelium.
But wait, there's more! Remember we're doing three,
consecutive soaks. Looks like we'll be getting even
more residues out of soaks 2 & 3:
Miscellaneous notes on the methanol: You'll note
that this residue us lighter in color than residue
gleaned from the water soaks. Also, this residue
comes out dryer - no intermediate "tar" stage.
When the Professor instigated dialogue about SEARCHERS enthusiastic posts above,
others joined in and found SEARCHER to be on the money. And here they are.
By Techno-hippie (Technohippie) on Sunday,
December 22, 2002 - 04:58 pm: Edit
I tested my 20g dried shroom, 24cc Solution. AWESOME is all
i got to say I had one of the BEST trips ever. We started with
1cc each and started feeling the effects almost immediately.
Within 10min we where having the full level 1 experience.
We decided to take another CC, Took us to level 2.... Within 10 min.
By this time it was hard to keep track of time. But we did 1 more
CC and that was all we needed.
NO unpleasent side effects... No upset stomach, or dizziness...
nothing negative. It was VERY euphoric, very clear.
We were tripping hard, yet we could think very clearly.
Couldn't always speak clearly but the thoughts were
profound and clear. The visuals where awesome....
everything was so alive and beautiful. The moon was full...
so that made for a magical evening.
The greatest thing about the extract was the control we
had over the dosage. Each dosage was equal with magic
content. Unlike when you eat the shrooms themselves
where the magical content will be different from
shroom to shroom. So, dosage isn't quite as accurate.
I've split a bag of shrooms with a friend before and
got off way more than he did... on the same shrooms.
With the extract we both knew we were getting the same amount.
I've had tea, chocolate shrooms, cooked with magic..
even psychedelic coffee, and this is by far the best
method of consumption. I will be testing how long the
extract lasts in potency.
I had this in the freezer for a week... and it was
still very potent.
Anyway guys... there is my experience with the liquid.
Freakin awesome!
Thank you PROF and Searcher for bringing that tech.
out to us. I've never heard of liquid shrooms
until now! WOW!
I'll post my other experiments with this in time.
Peace & Light to all!!
Techno-Hippie
By J. Clay Mcwilliams (Jclaymcw) on Monday,
December 23, 2002 - 09:50 pm: Edit
Ive done the extract, and yeah the trip is different.
I felt happier on the extract. No bad side effects. It
didn't come on that quick though it was just a little
faster than a regular trip and the peak was hard to determine.
my friends who have side effects like stomach discomfort,
headaches and bellybutton discomfort said that they had
none of the usual side effects.
It was everclear evaporated down to 3 grms per 8 cc.
By Techno-hippie (Technohippie) on Monday,
December 23, 2002 - 11:41 pm: Edit
Looks like we got a winner here. Last night
i tested the extract on some VERY willing friends
of mine and they had the same experiences. One of
them gets BAD stomach cramps and usually the shits
when he eats shrooms or drinks tea... but with the
extract he had nothing to report but pure bliss!
They both had an amazing trip VERY similar to the
one that I had and reported earlier.
I think that for the serious tripper this extract
could be the preferred method... I know it is
becoming mine
Take care all... Have a wonderful holiday,
remember: the tree looks awesome with a
pair of magic goggles!!
Peace
Techno-hippie
By Searcher (Novice) on Sunday,
December 22, 2002 - 07:46 am: Edit
Almost any liquid will extract something from the shrooms
themselves or the mycelium. Even water will work, producing
a brown syrup that can be dried into a sticky tar. Only the
acetone was a bust in extracting the magic - but it does extract
some other crud that might make it a good pre-wash for more serious
extraction's. Recapping the results of the tests using other spirits,
99% isopropyl, 151 proof ethyl alcohol, and 99.9% methanol - methanol
was the hands down winner for getting the crystals. Once the pretty
white crystals have dried, they can be re-dissolved in grain
alcohol for a potent elixir. The crystals tend to absorb water
from the air unless they are kept in a heavily desiccated chamber.
Roo (Tehuti)
Posted on Saturday, May 22, 2004 - 11:30 pm:
has anyone tried soaking shrooms in alcohol to get the goodies out of them?
PF used to have a great Tek on his site regarding this. I have done it, and it works wonderfully. Its a very clean trip.
rodger rabbit (Skyypilot)
Posted on Sunday, May 23, 2004 - 07:53 am:
Agreed, the liquor is the way to go. I like to stop the process just
before crystals form, as it's easier to measure for dosing. When I
notice the solids begin to separate from the everclear, add just a bit
more everclear and heat the mixture to dissolve the solids back in. This
seems to give the most potent, measurable dose, and it's dependable.
1cc of the liquid seems to match 2g of dried product. The best thing is
NO stomach upset.
Solly the Printman (Soliver)
Posted on Tuesday, June 08, 2004 - 10:18 pm:
Good stuff -
I followed a combination of PF's extraction and
the guidelines I gleaned from Rog Rabbit -
Took one OZ shrooms
(I used last year's batch of PR's - still VERY potent,
but in need of consumption - I wouldn't be heartbroken
if they were toasted, etc, due to my incompetence)
Ground up shrooms in the 'ol coffee grinder,
Put them in a quart jar
Added one PINT of everclear
(Rog says 2 oz to a fifth is good, but I wanted to
start with a smaller batch . . . )
I put it all together, shook, put on the counter,
and shook it whenever I walked by. I meant to strain it all the next day, but it ended up sitting
in there for about three weeks - I'd say I shook it an
average of twice a day...
While it was sitting in there, about 1/4 of the everclear evaporated
out of the jar - strange... musta been an air leak
or something?
Anywho, yesterday I strained it through a metal
strainer, then through a coffee filter, then
through 2 coffee filters and ended up with about
250 ml of liquid.
Just for continuity's sake, I added a few ml's
of everclear to make it an even 280...
so now 10 mls of fluid = 1 gram dry . . .
tried 10mls in some grape juice yesterday,
clean trip, no tummy problems (yeah!!) and a good
time had by all (me, myself, and I).
If you haven't tried this, you should!!
(second post)
NO stomach upset, no weird ramp-up - it removes all the
negatives of shrooms and leaves you with a wicked hit that blows your top off...
The first 15 ml was put into a small glass of cranberry
juice and consumed.
I went upstairs and got in the shower, as is my custom, and before I
even
had my hair washed it was coming on. By the time I was out, dry, and
dressed, I was tripping my nads off - less than 15 minutes.
My wife and I agree that this stuff is almost too good -
shrooms have a downside (for me) that keeps me in check - but the
liquor takes that all away.
I don't think I'll ever chew a shroom or choke back a handful
of stinky powder again - I'm soaking all my shrooms in liquor from here on out.
If you haven't tried this, I'd strongly suggest it.
I really understand why PF said that this is the most important drug
discovery since the PF tek - he's right!
Sol
Hippie3 (Admin)
Posted on Wednesday, June 09, 2004 - 12:30 pm:
quote:
Would one have to use any more alcohol to extract if, say, one were
using some 80 proof vodka rather than some 200 proof? Is absolutely all
the magic extracted?
no and yes.
and it doesn't take more than a few minutes either.
i've made my friends magic shots
by soaking chopped freshies in whiskey 5 minutes or so then straining off the liquor into shot glasses, works every time.
quote:
How long does an extraction like this remain potent, and what is the best way to store it to retain potency ?
as for storage,
adding some Vit C to the solution will help slow the breakdown.
then the extract should be stored in cold dark airless conditions, like
in an opaque bottle in the freezer. fill it nearly full to eliminate the
air and then seal, should be good several weeks at least, depending on
initial potency.
The Lone Printman (Soliver)
Posted on Friday, July 02, 2004 - 01:53 pm:
I dosed my own "elixir" last night yet again, and
I can say that it's kick-ass... Of course, it's always good to
start with potent fruits, but what your friend plans on doing
sounds AOK to me - Pretty much the exact same thing I did
except I let mine soak longer (I don't think it matters).
I took a double dose last night - woof! Good stuff, comes
on within 10-15 minutes and peaks about an hour later.
After a while, I swear I could see right through the table I
was sitting at - seemed to cross the space-time continuum (sp?) with my eyeballs...
I usually take my standard dose, then bump it 2 hrs later,
but decided to hit it all at once last night - the effects were
devastating - I was a puddle - it was awesome.
(ps -mine's been in the freezer for 2 months now with no loss
of potency)
ShedTheMonkey (Shedthemonkey)
Posted on Sunday, October 03, 2004 - 04:33 pm:
My monkey's brother ground up 48 grams of dry mushies and
put them in a quart jar, covered the mushies with 153 proof grain
alcohol (best he can find in these parts) and put it in a double boiler
situation. After a half hour of letting the alcohol boil (without
letting the water boil), the whole mess was filtered with 5 micron
filter paper in a Buchner filter system using a vacuum cleaner for the
vacuum source. The liquid was put aside, and the dry filtrate was put
back in the jar, covered with alcohol again and boiled for another half
hour. Repeated filtration. Mixed the two extract liquids together.
The wife and I did a bioassay. She said her trip felt
about equivalent to a 30 gram freshie trip. I felt about somewhere
between 40 to 45 grams fresh. It was weird that from dry mushies that
definitely have a distinct feel from fresh, the extract felt more like
fresh and THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO TUMMY UPSET!! This was about the
strongest dose I can take and not end up talking to the goddess at the
peak.
SHEDS CRYSTALS from 153 proof
WARNING ON ALCOHOL SHROOM EXTRACTION
Thoth (Dr_hyde)
Posted on Wednesday, September 15, 2004 - 01:29 am:
I finished off the last few mils of my last extraction.
There was a bit of sediment in the bottom of the bottle. I did not think
nothing of it, and drank it expecting a 4 gram type trip.
I got more of a 20 or 30 gram trip. The sediment must
have been almost pure magic. I have done 20 grams dried before and it
was many times more intense than that. It was totally freaking insane.
Actually quite interesting, but not something I hope to do again in a
few years or so.
This was about 200g of dry material to everclear, the BIG
bottle. Its been in the freezer for 4 months, gave most of it away,
guess I got the best part..
Stranger yet no bad stomach at all. I had to force myself to purge.
It just wore me out, very tired.
(anonymous experimenter who followed the Professors 190 proof extraction TEK)
Suckerfree (Suckerfree)
Posted on Wednesday, August 18, 2004 - 07:26 pm:
March 5, 2003
Psilocybe Mushroom Extractions
Dear Dr. Shulgin:
A friend of mine performed a Soxhlet extraction of 12
grams of powdered Psilocybe cubensis, using 95% ethanol. When the 60 mL
of extract cooled to room temperature, many small transparent, colorless
crystals had formed on the bottom of the container and did not
redissolve on agitation. Do you know what these crystals are? --
Journeyman
Dear Journeyman:
There is a fascinating report in the literature that
gives a quantitative measurement of the efficiency of extraction of both
psilocybin and psilocin from the mushroom Psilocybe bohemica. The
citation to the article is Kysilka, R. and Wurst, M., Planta Med. Vol.
56 pp. 327-328 (1990). These Czechoslovakian scientists studied the
efficiency of both methanol and ethanol as solvents, each containing
varying amounts of water. The results were, to me, both unexpected and
most provocative.
The isolation of psilocybin seemed to be quite
reasonable. This alkaloid is reasonably soluble in boiling water from
which it can be nicely crystallized. It is less soluble in boiling
methanol, and almost insoluble in boiling ethanol. And the extraction
efficiency is optimum with methanol and almost as good with ethanol.
With both, the less water present, the better. The compound is, after
all, a perfect example of a zwitterion, the internal salt of a
phosphoric acid and an amine base.
But the numbers with psilocin are strange. With aqueous
ethanol, the optimum extraction was with a 70% ethanol concentration,
and the extraction efficiency dropped almost to zero when there was no
water present. But methanol was extremely inefficient regardless of the
amount of water present in it. These researchers were apparently
surprised by these findings, as they explored further and uncovered
other clues. Time is a factor. Psilocin is extracted at a much slower
rate than is psilocybin because it is contained intracellularly in the
plant, and thus slower to be gotten out. They conclude that many of the
low psilocin assays of mushrooms are due to this difficulty of getting
the alkaloid out of the plant and into the extracting solvent. Using
this information they determined that the levels of psilocybin and
psilocin are substantially the same in Psilocybe bohemica, in conflict
with the published literature values where very small amounts of
psilocin were observed.
Efficient extraction apparently requires patience.
As to the identity of the crystals that were drifting
around in the cooled Soxhlet receiver, from their being insoluble in
ethanol, and white, and transparent, I would guess that you are seeing
pure psilocybin.
-- Dr. Shulgin
Then, after a little interaction at the web sites,
PF found this extraction tek taken from a book by Adam
Gottlieb at the EROWID web site.
THE PSILOCYBIN PRODUCERS GUIDE
by Adam Gottlieb 1976
EXTRACTION
Crumble and pulverize the dried mycelial material and combine each 100 mg
of this material with 10 ml of methanol. Place the flask in a hot water
bath for four hours. Filter the liquids with suction through a filter paper
in a buchner funnel with Celite to prevent clogging. Collect and save the
filtrate liquids. Heat the slurry (the mush in the filter paper) two more
times in methanol as before, filter, and accumulate the liquids of the three
extraction's. To be certain that all of the alkaloids have been extracted do
a small extraction with a portion of the used slurry and test with Keller's
reagent (glacial acetic acid, ferrous chloride, and concentrated sulfuric
acid). If there is a violet indication, alkaloids are still present and
further extraction is in order.
In an open beaker evaporate the liquids to total dryness with a hot water
bath or by applying a hair dryer. Be certain that all traces of methanol
have been removed. The remaining residue should contain 25-50 percent
psilocybin/psilocin mixture. Greater purification can be achieved, but would
require other solvents and chromatography equipment and is hardly necessary.
Each 100 grams of dried mycelium should yield about 2 grams of extracted
material. This should contain at least 500 mg of psilocybin/psilocin mixed
or about fifty 10 mg doses. Theoretically psilocin should have the same
effect upon the user as psilocybin. The only difference between the two is
that the later has a phosphate bond which disappears immediately after
assimilation in the body. In other words, in the body psilocybin turns into
psilocin. Psilocybin is a fairly stable compound, but psilocin is very
susceptible to oxidization. It is best to keep the extracted material in a
dry air tight container under refrigeration. A sack of silica-gel can be
placed in the container to capture any moisture that may enter.
DOSAGE
The standard dose of psilocybin or psilocin for a 150 lb person is a
6-20 mg dose. We will figure the average dose as 10 mg. The crude alkaloid
extraction process given here yields a brownish crystalline powder that is
at least 25 percent pure. Each mason jar should contain at least 50 grams
of wet mycelium. After drying this would be about 5 grams of material. The
crude material extracted from this should contain 25-30 mg of psilocybin/
psilocin or roughly 2-3 hits. This yield may very to some extent depending
upon several factors. Many of these species contain less of these alkaloids
than dose Psilocybe cubensis and the alkaloidal content of this species may
very in different strains. Cultivation conditions have a lot to do with yield
too. Higher temperatures (75 degrees F.) cause more rapid growth but lesser
psilocybin content than do lower temperatures (70 degrees F.) One must test
each new batch of extracted material to determine the proper distribution
of dosages. Depending on the potency of the mycelia and how well the
extraction was conducted the dose may range between 25 and 100 mg. Also
bear in mind that the dose varies for different individuals.
Paul Stamets even mentions extraction in his 1996
book - "PSILOCYBIN MUSHROOMS of the WORLD". Quote -
page 50-51 "Another method I have seen is to soak
crushed mushrooms in 75+% ethanol. AFter two to three
days, the roughage can be filtered, leaving a dark-
blue elixir that can be decanted accordingly. For
every fresh 5 grams of mushrooms, 25-30 milliliters
of alcohol is recommended. Psilocybin and psilocin
dissolve into this solvent, and the alcohol also acts
as a preservative. I really don't have much experience
with this technique, but have talked to people who say
it is their preferred method. SOme call this "blue juice."
Stamets tek is not very good for several reasons. He says
to start with "fresh" shrooms. It is always the best
way to first dry the material to be extracted. Water gets
in the way of the solvent. "BLUE" is not good either.
Bluing is evidence of the magic being broken down or
compromised. I think it is the "fresh" material that does that.
Dried material does not blue. Bluing is damage and
occurs with bruising of the shroom flesh. Stamets again
says on page 56 - "...the more the mushrooms are
bruised (blued) the less potent they become."
But what is important about the Stamets quotes, is that
he knows people that believe extraction is the superior
way to go for the magic.
The only criticism that has ever been directed towards
the Psilcobye Cubensis specie is "On the psilometric scale
of comparative potency, P.Cubensis gets a rating of
"moderately potent," - P. Stamets. That is not the best.
And it seems, that potency is the number one goal of all
the seekers, accept the new cadre of shroom
growers on the web that are more interested in the
hobby of mushroom growing than any magic production.
This extraction technique is the answer to the serious
seekers of the magic. What PF
would recommend is to extract with easy to get
liquor store 190 proof ethanol, and make magic shroom
liqueurs and elixirs. The advantage of the liqueur is
that it is a good way to preserve the magic crystals.
Exposing magic crystals to the air is a quick way to
breakdown. But in a freezer in an elixir of alcohol, the
magic crystals can certainly last a lot longer.
This way delivers potency
far far beyond any natural magic shroom. When one
considers the extract magic in doses of around .1 - .3 gram,
no magic shroom can deliver that, unless extracted.
So that puts the lowly Psilocybe Cubensis to the top, because
of its one really great attribute - THE EASIEST TO GROW - by
far.
This technique describes how to extract psilocybin from magic mushrooms with pure 190
proof ethyl alcohol and make a magic mushroom liqueur of concentrated psilocybin to
effect a powerful psychedelic dose as potent as desired. The entire process involves only
the shrooms and alcohol. The alcohol is untainted with chemicals and poisons because it
can be easily acquired from a liquor store (United States) either over the counter (in some
states) or with a special permit (most states - see end of article section - "procuring 190
proof ethyl alcohol from a liquor store").
SUPPLY LIST
Acquire quality psilocybe cubensis shrooms (harvested before or just as the veils open
and cool dried with desiccant). The more shrooms used in the beginning, the more
potent the concentration can be when finished. Use at least several grams of dried
shroom material to make the process worthwhile and effective. The shrooms need to be
thoroughly dry (rock hard) to allow pulverization. To pulverize the shrooms, put them
into a small strong zip lock plastic bag (freezer bag), cover the bag with a magazine (for
protection of the bag) and pound it with the rubber heel of a large shoe. Or, powder them
in a small canister type coffee bean grinder.
In a heat resistant soaking vessel (Pyrex glass), combine the shroom powder with several
times its volume with 190 proof Everclear (ethanol). This is the "slurry". Place the
slurry steeping vessel in a pan of boiling water. Raising the slurry soaking vessel off the
bottom of the hot water pan is a good idea for preventing serious sticking of the extracts.
The slurry will start to boil. Turn the water boiling pan heat down and let the slurry
simmer and steep for a few hours at a warm-hot temperature. Alcohol boils at a lower
temperature than water. Watch the temperatures closely. Things can get totally out of
hand and ruined very quickly without close attention paid. Stir the hot mixture
periodically and often to keep things loose with no sticking.
After the hot steeping and while the slurry is still hot, filter it through filter paper. This is
probably the most important part. A good filtration will be efficient and will keep most
of the shroom material out, making for a clean extraction (clean of shrooms that is - but
heavy on psilocybin). A small lab type vacuum pump powered bottle top filtering funnel
with filter disk holder makes it all easy and fast, with little waste.
Collect and save the filtrate liquids. Heat the slurry (the mush in the filter paper) one or
two more times with the 190 proof as before, filter, and accumulate the liquids of the
extraction's. The photos at the top are of extraction's done twice.
If there is no vacuum filtering device at hand, inexpensive dust-pollen masks make good
filters for the slurry. These are available at hardware, drug and paint stores. They are
usually white or tan colored, fit over the nose and mouth and are held on to the face by a
rubber band attached to the filter. Fashion the filter over the mouth of a drinking glass.
Squeeze the filter and slurry to extract the alcohol. There are many details to deal with,
but doing it once reveals them all. Experience is the best teacher. Store the extracted
alcohol in a fresh bottle.
EVAPORATION AND CONCENTRATION
Combine the filtered alcohol extracts into the Pyrex steeping vessel. Place a small
electric fan near the vessel and point the air flow directly down into the vessel until the
surface of the alcohol ripples. This will speed the evaporation and concentration. The
process will take several hours. The more alcohol extract - the longer the evaporation
time. As the alcohol evaporates and the level recedes down into the glass, wash the
residue that adheres to the inside of the glass back into the solution. Any fumes that are
generated will be harmless because the alcohol is a non poisonous drinkable spirit. Keep
flames away from the solution - pure alcohol is very flammable.
One can also use heat to evaporate and concentrate the liqueur. Use a double boiler type
of set up to heat and evaporate off the alcohol to concentrate the liqueur. At this point,
with hot concentrated liqueur (no crystal precipitate) it is best to go immediately to the
storage tek (see Dosage and Storage at the end).
The concentrated shroom liqueur will have a pungent mushroomy aroma (like fungi
perfume). Also, a white crystalline kind of precipitate will form in the alcohol liqueur
(see above photo) as it cools. Store it in small screw cap bottles or vials in the freezer.
Alcohol doesn't freeze solid and will remain liquid.
IMPORTANT GUIDELINES
1. Use warm-hot temps when steeping the initial slurry (shroom-alcohol). Use a double
boiler for the slurry vessel. Avoid direct heat to the bottoms of the slurry soaking vessels.
The extract has a tendency to bake on and stick very easily.
2. A good filter is a must. Lab quality filter paper helps for a cleaner extract (less
shroom stuff). A small bottle top vacuum filtering funnel with a hand squeeze vacuum
pump and fine slow flow filtering papers is perfect for this small extraction tek (look for
the 47 millimeter filter sized set ups).
3. When filtering the slurry, do it while it is hot.
4. When heated in the initial slurry, the psilocybin alkaloid extracts are free base
molecules. In the final liqueur on cool down, the free base molecules will coalesce and
form crystals. It takes a day or two for the process to be complete. The less the final
amount of liquid is, the easier it is for the free base psilocybin molecules to meet each
other and coalesce into the whitish crystalline substance.
5. The crystalline extract can be completely dried by placing the liqueur container in
front of a small fan to get most of the liquid out. To complete the drying, desiccant is
recommended. Place the small vessel of liqueur into a larger jar with quality desiccant.
It takes several days to complete drying. The final crystalline substance can be weighed,
worked with and experimented with.
6. TEK personalization through experience is what happens to anyone trying this.
Extracting plant material is an ancient art, and the ways are myriad.
DOSAGE and STORAGE
On cooling and with time, the free base psilocybin molecules coalesce in the liqueur and
precipitate into a whitish crystalline extract which falls to the bottom of the storage
vessel. The freebase Psilocybin molecules come together fast in the cool alcohol.
Storage and dosage prep is the same. If the liqueur has already precipitated the crystals,
heat the final concentrated liqueur (for example - 20 grams of dried shrooms can be
extracted to 50-100 milliliters alcohol) in its storage vessel in a pot of hot water. Boil the
liqueur and stir and scrape deposits from the glass as the liqueur boils lightly. Alcohol
boils at a lower temperature than water. Keep the storage vessel off the bottom of the
boiling water pot. Direct heat is very bad for the liqueur, making it stick. As the liqueur
boils, the crystals and extract will remelt with time. The large particles of the crystals
can be crushed with a long needle probe to hurry up the process. When the crystals are
dissolved, administer the magic liqueur while it is HOT. Using a syringe enables
uniformity and accuracy of the dosages. Keep the liqueur stirred up to keep it uniform.
The hot liqueur quickly becomes cloudy (precipitate) on slight cooling. A hot
temperature of the liqueur with remelted crystals is important for accurate dosage
administration.
While it is hot, dispense equal portions of the liqueur (10cc-20cc) into small storage jars
with watertight caps. Each small jar is allowed to cool, the cap is put on and the jar is
placed into the freezer for storage. Each jar is equivalent to an exact fraction of the
original dry shroom weight so that dosage can be accurately controlled and determined.
When it is time to trip, the desired liqueur jars (with potency ratings) are removed from
the freezer, allowed to warm to room temps, the lids taken off, a small fan is set up
blowing air across the jars mouths and the liqueur is evaporated off to a manageable "hit"
(variable alcohol). The small jars then become administration vessels where the entire
contents (alcohol-water-crystalline extract) can easily be completely consumed.
PROCURING 190 PROOF ETHYL ALCOHOL ("Everclear" - "Golden Grain" et)
FROM A LIQUOR STORE
First, call a well stocked liquor store and ask if they have 190 proof ethyl alcohol. Full
service liquor stores supply hospitals and laboratories with 190 - 200 proof ethyl alcohol.
If a permit is needed, call the state liquor board (usually in the State Capital) and ask for
an application to get an ethyl alcohol permit. The fee is 5 or 10 dollars. On the
application will be a question asking what the use of the alcohol will be. Write what they
more or less want to hear. State that the use of the alcohol will be for "non-toxic surface
sterilizing plus herb extraction - preservation - tincture - and perfume making" (or
something to that effect).
Professor Fanaticus
2005