Many psychonauts relish the experience of ingesting psychedelic mushrooms in their natural form, but others find their taste or texture disagreeable. A popular alternative is mushroom tea, a comforting and effective way to consume psilocybin while aiding digestion. There are numerous methods for preparing shroom tea in your own kitchen, and this guide will help you find the one that suits your taste, allowing you to enjoy it repeatedly.
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Key Takeaways:
- Brewing tea allows for faster absorption, enhanced taste, and reduces nausea.
- Use hot, but not boiling water to prevent harming the active compound.
- Adding Lion’s Mane and Reishi mushrooms can intensify the antidepressant and anxiolytic effects of Psilocybe, positively impacting mood and mental clarity.
Getting to Know Psilocybin Mushrooms
Psilocybin mushrooms, frequently dubbed as shrooms or magic mushrooms, are a type of fungi that carry the psychoactive substance psilocybin. This natural hallucinogen is present in several species and leads to alterations in perception, cognition, and mood.
The most prevalent species is Psilocybe cubensis, available in a variety of strains. Each strain carries different active components, so the ideal selection will depend on your level of familiarity.
Why Opt for Tea Time with Psilocybin?
This mode of consumption presents a unique and user-friendly means to experience psychedelic effects. It’s favored by many for the following reasons:
- Rapid Absorption: Compounds are absorbed more swiftly in liquid form.
- Reduced Nausea: It’s gentler on the stomach than eating raw or dried mushrooms.
- Better Taste: It effectively masks the earthy flavor.
- Simple Preparation: It’s straightforward and easy to make.
Getting Ready to Brew a Psilocybin Hot Beverage
Firstly, it’s important to note that it doesn’t require any specialized skills to brew tea using this specific type of mushrooms. Your goal here is not to prepare the perfect drink, but to create something that is both easy to consume and enjoyable to your taste buds, thus ensuring a pleasant experience without any digestive discomfort.
Required Tools and Ingredients
- A coffee filter or a sieve
- A pot, saucepan, or kettle
- A clean grinder
- An optional teapot
- A strainer or a cheesecloth
- 3.5 grams of your preferred mushrooms
- 2-3 bags of decaffeinated tea and/or herbal teas (caffeine might alter your experience)
- Extra flavorings such as honey, herbs, etc.
- 2 cups of water
- Maple syrup (to sweeten the drink)
Suggested Dosage
| Dosage Level | Amount | Duration | User’s Experience Level |
| Low | 0.5g to 1g | 1-4 hours | Newbies and microdosers |
| Medium | 1.5g to 3g | 1-4 hours | Intermediate to regular users |
| High | 3g and above | 2-6 hours | Seasoned users |
Detailed Recipe
Grinding or Cutting
With a knife, chop your chosen fungi or crush it into tiny pieces. This action of grinding or cutting increases their surface area, making the process more efficient. Breaking it into smaller chunks or a fine powder allows the water to dissolve the active compounds more effectively. This approach also guarantees faster and more uniform steeping.
Preparing the Water
Fill your kettle or pot with water and heat it until it boils. Once
Once the water reaches a boil, take it off the heat source and let it sit for a few moments until it stops boiling. Make sure to pour the hot water into the Psilocybe powder or slices only when it has stopped boiling. This precaution helps to prevent the breakdown of the sensitive compounds in the Psilocybe, which ensures their potency and quality.
Soaking
Permit the hot water to mingle with the Psilocybe for a considerable amount of time. This stage is essential as it optimizes the extraction of active compounds. It also aids in softening the Psilocybe making it less harsh on the stomach compared to consuming it in its raw form. During this phase, you can also soak a tea bag if you like.
Filtering
Once the soaking process is complete, filter the concoction using a coffee filter or cheesecloth. This filtering process eliminates any solid particles, resulting in a smoother, more drinkable liquid. In addition to improving the texture, filtering ensures that only the liquid containing active compounds is ingested, and also helps to avoid any potential stomach discomfort that could be caused by the consumption of gritty solids.
Adding Taste Enhancers (Optional)
You might want to add taste enhancers such as sweeteners or lemon to improve the flavor, as the natural taste of Psilocybe can be strong and unpleasant for some. Ingredients like lemon juice can aid in transforming psilocybin into its more active variant, psilocin, potentially enhancing absorption and overall effects.
Mushroom Potion
The procedure described above is a straightforward way to make a hot beverage. For a more immersive experience, consider making a potion with additional herbs. This recipe builds on the basic method by using a potent herbal decoction instead of plain hot water. Recommended herbs include ginger (to soothe stomach discomfort and nausea), medicinal mushrooms (like chaga or reishi), and adaptogens (such as ginseng or ashwagandha).
Follow this step-by-step guide:
- Fill a pot with water and place it on the stove.
- Add your chosen tonic or adaptogenic herbs to the pot. Options can include reishi, ginger, ginseng, ashwagandha, or chaga.
- Keep it simmering for 20–30 minutes to create a herbal decoction.
- Filter the decoction and allow it to cool down a bit.
