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Harmala Brew Recipes

josboaz

josboaz

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Hello all,

I will add a few Harmala brew recipes here, and I will probably add more as I experiment. I mainly use this thread as an online library for myself. I encourage the members to ask questions where needed. Feel free to add your own if you decide to do so.

"It depends on the brew’s strength, but I usually make mine strong. Here’s how I do it: I take a normal sip, then set a 1.5-hour timer on my phone and wait to see if I need more. By now, I know my brews well enough to gauge how much to start with to get the effects I want. For others, I’d recommend following the method I outlined above."

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*** DO NOT DRINK EVERYTHING AT ONCE!!! ***

*** I use a Bratoni 4L (1.05-gallon) pressure cooker. Do NOT follow this specific recipe until you conduct experiments with your own pressure cooker and understand its evaporation rate. It is crucial to ensure the cooker does not run dry. ***

Harmala Recipe:

Harmala 15g roasting

When done, add it to the brew, probably best not to crush it
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Harmala 30g
Mint 15g
Water 1600ml
Pressure cooker 100C 80min 1:20
Reduce to 150-200ml

Harmala Recipe (American Metrics):

Harmala 0.53 oz roasting
When done, add it to the brew, probably best not to crush it
Harmala 1.06 oz
Mint 0.53 oz
Water 54 fl oz
Pressure cooker 212°F 80 minutes (1 hour 20 minutes)
Reduce to 5-7 fl oz




Pressure Cooker Evaporation Rate Experiment:
  1. Fill the pressure cooker with 1600 ml (54 fl oz) of water. (no herbs)
  2. Place it on the stove and bring it to a boil.
  3. As soon as the cooker reaches pressure, note the time taken to pressurize.
  4. Turn off the stove and allow the cooker to cool naturally without using the release valve.
  5. Once fully cooled, weigh the remaining water and record the weight.
  6. Compare it to the initial weight to check for any changes.
  7. Turn the stove back on and bring the cooker to pressure again.
  8. Once at pressure, maintain heat for exactly 10 minutes.
  9. After 10 minutes, turn off the stove and let it cool naturally again without releasing pressure manually.
  10. When fully cooled, weigh the water again.
  11. The difference in weight reveals the evaporation rate at this specific heat level.
  12. For consistency in cooking, always use the same temperature setting.
 
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*** DO NOT DRINK EVERYTHING AT ONCE!!! ***

Harmala Recipe Lemon Balm:

Step 1:
Measure a glass of water, put in the pan, 3min at 240C
Put the lemon balm in a jar and pour the hot water into it and screw on the lid.

Step 2:
30g Harmala
10g Mint
700ml water
In a normal pan, place the lid on top of the pan.
35min at 100C
Once done filter the brew.

Step 3:
After completing the Harmala brew, add them together.

Harmala Recipe (American Metrics):


Step 1:
Measure a glass of water, put in the pan, 3 minutes at 464°F
Put the lemon balm in a jar and pour the hot water into it, then screw on the lid.

Step 2:
1.06 oz Harmala
0.35 oz Mint
24 fl oz water
In a normal pan, place the lid on top.
35 minutes at 212°F
Once done, filter the brew.

Step 3:
After completing the Harmala brew, combine them together.
 
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Harmala Recipe (Pleasant Taste):

Harmala 15g
Mint 10g
Anise 5g
Cinnamon 5g
Water 900ml
Normal pan with lid
30 minutes at 240°C


Harmala Recipe (Pleasant Taste) - American Metrics:

Harmala 0.53 oz
Mint 0.35 oz
Anise 0.18 oz
Cinnamon 0.18 oz
Water 30.4 fl oz
Normal pan with lid
30 minutes at 464°F
 
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bezevo said:
464f seems a bit hi ?

i mean water boils at
210f depending on altitude
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These are the recipes I follow—it's not about water boiling at 210°F, but the evaporation rate. We start with 30.4 fl oz of water and aim to reduce and concentrate it. 210°F for 30 minutes will yield different results. Altitude is sea level.
 
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Traged said:
It depends on the brew’s strength, but I usually make mine strong. Here’s how I do it: I take a normal sip, then set a 1.5-hour timer on my phone and wait to see if I need more. By now, I know my brews well enough to gauge how much to start with to get the effects I want. For others, I’d recommend following the method I outlined above. But DO NOT drink everything at once.

I make strong brews so I can redose as needed. I only drink Harmala-only brews—I don’t mix them with entheogens anymore, though I have in the past plenty of times. Harmala alone has a different feel—earthy, grounding, and relaxing, with a significant serotonin boost depending on the dose. You actually feel really good. This part is hard to put into words, but you basically enjoy everything and reach a state where you can just sit in a room, listen to music, and feel content without getting bored.

I say grounding in comparison to ayahuasca-like brews, but in reality, Harmala can still send you into a trip. The difference is that you feel more in control, and emotions seem less intense—there’s still some anxiety, like with classical entheogens, but it doesn’t hit as hard. The key is drinking a strong brew and redosing when the effects start to fade or when hunger sets in. That’s where the depth of the experience lies—staying in the mareación (trip) of Harmala for an extended time.

A small 3g dose will only bring light, energetic effects, but a stronger dose can actually lead to full inebriation. It varies from person to person, but 3g doesn’t do much for me. As always, start low and adjust. Harmala has different levels of mareación depending on the dose.

Here is another good thread about Harmala:
The spirit of Syrian Rue ... collected experiences - Harmalas - Welcome to the DMT-Nexus

Lemon balm weight instructions
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*** DO NOT DRINK EVERYTHING AT ONCE!!! ***

Harmala Recipe (Manageable Taste):
  • Harmala: 30g
  • Mint: 10g
  • Anise: 10g
  • Cinnamon: 10g
  • Water: 900ml
  • Normal pan with lid
  • 30 minutes at 240°C

Harmala Recipe (Manageable Taste) - American Metrics:
  • Harmala: 1.06 oz
  • Mint: 0.35 oz
  • Anise: 0.35 oz
  • Cinnamon: 0.35 oz
  • Water: 30.4 fl oz
  • Normal pan with lid
  • 30 minutes at 464°F
 

Metric:


Harmala 10g roasting
Harmala 30g
Mint 45g
Water 1600ml
Pressure cooker 100C 75min (1 hr 15 min)
Concentrate to 150-200ml


400g control weight
250C 10min small pan (Evaporation rate at 250C)
10min - 147.5g



US Measurements:


Harmala 0.35 oz roasting
Harmala 1.06 oz
Mint 1.59 oz
Water 54.1 fl oz (≈6.8 cups)
Pressure cooker 212F 75min (1 hr 15 min)
Concentrate to 5-6.8 fl oz (≈⅔ to ¾ cup)


14.1 oz control weight
482F 10min small pan (Evaporation rate at 482F)
10min - 5.2 oz
 
Traged said:
maybe you could add that info next to brews? how much you dose? what are the nuances? and so on?
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No, I ain't going to do that because I already know these things and can remember them.
Like I wrote before, I use this thread as an online library for myself. If you have questions about the brews, you can ask me. About dosages, I replied to another member about that; you can read it here above. If you have further questions, feel free to ask. Edit: It seems that you were the other person I referred to.
 
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Traged said:
maybe you could add that info next to brews? how much you dose? what are the nuances? and so on?
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The dose should be minimal, like one or two sips, it is highly discouraged to drink the whole brew.
The nuances are mostly centred around the taste, I try to devise a method to remove the disquisting taste while remaining a very strong brew. There seems to be a connection between the extreme vile taste and the degree of potency. Too much water above a certain point will diminish the potency remarkably.
The goal should be to be strongly inebriated by the plant, if you were truly under the influence, you will be dragging your feet while you walk, similar to how it feels to walk while drunk.
 
Harmala– 30 g (~1.06 oz)
Mint – 10 g (~0.35 oz)
Cinnamon – 10 g (~0.35 oz)
Ginger powder – 10 g (~0.35 oz)
Water – 1800 ml (~60.87 fl oz)

Use a normal pan with a lid
60 minutes at 240°C (464°F)

Evaporation Rate Test:
Control weight: 400 g
Small pan at 240°C (464°F) for 10 min:
Lost 147.5 g (~5.2 oz)
 
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