Glad the gummies appear to have worked out for you, especially if you perhaps think they were worth the effort.
At the end after putting the gummies in a closed container for a couple of days they seem to have wept a bit, some moisture visible at the bottom where the gummies are against the container so i put it in the fridge. maybe sticky gummies are fine and i should've skipped the coating but i thought it would help with preservation and handling, they can be coated right before consuming to improve taste but honestly when swallowed without chewing there's only a little hint of bitterness.
I think I made it much more of a hassle than it should've been, if I ever do this again I will probably go for gummies again, not just because i'm stubborn :b but also I think it worked well and it was easy to consume. but if I do it again or anyone else decides to try it here's what I suggest.
- reduce to 200-300 ml
- do the mucilage separation with 2x the volume of 90% alcohol
- reduce again to 100 ml
- add 3g agar agar on low heat and cook for 5 mins after agar is fully dissolved (no other additives)
- pour into mold and don't touch until fully cooled and set, let set for few more hours in the fridge
- demold and place on a drying rack in a cool and dry spot for a couple of days, a little fan running probably helps
i'm still not sure about the final part of storing it, but if one is planning to consume it soon it believe it should be fine in the fridge.
How viscous was the brew after reduction?
at 100 ml warm, it was still quite runny but thickened as it cooled and it would coat anything that touches it.
although it's not so bad if you manage to slurp it up your nose instead. It also makes for a great body lotion as well
I wonder how you came to these findings :b
regarding the first test, it went quite well, I don't have prior experience but i would say it was a light dose, so above threshold. comparable to 25 mg 1p-lsd, I don't have much experience with acid either but i've had that exact dose before.
when i took it i just continued my day normally, the world was and still is going mad and i was following the news so i wasn't in a tripping mode. I didn't have nausea but i had the feeling/load building up in the back of my throat, not as in throwing up but some king of pressure that i knew would build to uncomfortable levels at higher doses. the main effect is that it opened up my creative thinking/writing channels which rarely happens, i spent it on a long ass essay to my girlfriend which i pushed away about 8 months ago. not the most creative topic but words were flowing and i thought it was funny and creative, though I don't think she would find it humorous. in terms of visuals, i would say there was more contrast in colors and the typical swirling, breathing and bulging of walls, floor and carpet. at 8h+ i smoked a little bit of harmala freebase, it didn't make much difference but made the visual effects more noticeable.
for the full trip, a friend will be joining me on the camping trip so we'll split the remaining 9 cubes, that would be equivalent to 0.82 dose each, my guess it would be equivalent to 250 mg.
Thanks everyone especially
@doubledog for the support
