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Freezing Mimosa for a Brew

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godling

godling

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Has anyone tried this before brewing.. ?

wondering if it works similar as freezing cacti.. in that it helps to break down the cell walls of the cacti for a better extraction... swim is experimenting with water only extractions and looking to make as efficient as possible with out any type of acid..
 
Definetly, It will help it keep longer
Also it seems to really help to make all the solids settle to the bottom for a super clear tea ;)
Just unthaw, pour of the liquid and pitch the solids!
 
as far as i know, people freeze cacti to break down the cell walls before brewing. not sure if freezing mimosa has the same affect, but i keep it in the freezer anyway
 
I always stick mimosa bark in the freezer between brews. It certainly weakens the bark for hand-shredding, I would imagine it wreaks havoc on the cell walls as well.
 
Is the dimethyltryptamine actually produced / stored within the cells themselves though? No point in breaking the cell walls if the DMT is secreted from the cells, and mainly exists between them...

I really have no clue what I'm talking about, though. =D
 
Sounds like it doesn't hurt.
Teh cacti is full of water (as a succulent) so freezing it makes huge difference to its chemistry too.
The mimosa is very dry but I don't see why it wouldn't be good..
Double blind survey anyone ?
(My stock of mimosa run out.
 
godling said:
Has anyone tried this before brewing.. ?

wondering if it works similar as freezing cacti.. in that it helps to break down the cell walls of the cacti for a better extraction... swim is experimenting with water only extractions and looking to make as efficient as possible with out any type of acid..
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if i have the time i pre soak my cappi shreds over night and the remove them from the water and pop them in the freezer for 24 hours as deep as cold as possible.

i can tell you there is definitely something that happens when you do this. no one knows if it increases alkaloid levels or potency but i can tell you the brew looks much darker and more dense. as far as effects go....ayahuasca and dmt are just too crap shoot every time to try and deduce potency increases from effect.

ive been using the same batch of white vine since spring/summer and when i freeze its darker and more dense.

my gut feeling is it helps but not leaps and bounds.
 
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