Okay so here is how swim finds it best to dose cactus for a full spectrum experience and minimal side effects.
It is for those seeking a real full cactus experience.
The suggested cactus is a short spined peruvian torch of good genes.
The desired amount of torch is frozen and unfrozen a few times to burst some cells
The cactus pieces are then thawed, mixed with a bit of water and put into the blender to produce elephant snot
The elephant snot is then very slowly brought up to a simmer, a dash of lemon juice can be added, if your doing it right the tea will smile back
The pulp is then squeezed out thru some cotton and added to some new fresh water and then simmered, this is repeated until the water comes off mostly clear and the pulp no longer has a bitter taste.
If u have a press, now is the time to use it.
When the water is comming off mostly clear, all the collected boilings are combined and reduced - be carefull not to reduce it too much as this seems to reduce potency and keep a close eye on it so all the water doesnt evaporate or you will loose.
once reduced it should look something like this
This is then placed in a bottle and left in the fridge overnight - in the morning there will be 2 destinct layers - the bottom dark sediment of fallen solids and the now mostly clearish tea, decant the clear tea and discard the sediment - rather loose a drop or 2 of the tea then contaminate the tea with the sediments. Smell the tea - its not too nice smelling, now smell the sediment, it reaks badly, way way worse than the tea.
The mostly clear cactus tea is then warmed slightly in a pot and an appropriate amount of greengage jelly powder is added, pour it into a custom mould, let it set and enjoy.
The experience is like the tea but its far easier to get down.
It is for those seeking a real full cactus experience.
The suggested cactus is a short spined peruvian torch of good genes.
The desired amount of torch is frozen and unfrozen a few times to burst some cells
The cactus pieces are then thawed, mixed with a bit of water and put into the blender to produce elephant snot
The elephant snot is then very slowly brought up to a simmer, a dash of lemon juice can be added, if your doing it right the tea will smile back
The pulp is then squeezed out thru some cotton and added to some new fresh water and then simmered, this is repeated until the water comes off mostly clear and the pulp no longer has a bitter taste.
If u have a press, now is the time to use it.
When the water is comming off mostly clear, all the collected boilings are combined and reduced - be carefull not to reduce it too much as this seems to reduce potency and keep a close eye on it so all the water doesnt evaporate or you will loose.
once reduced it should look something like this
This is then placed in a bottle and left in the fridge overnight - in the morning there will be 2 destinct layers - the bottom dark sediment of fallen solids and the now mostly clearish tea, decant the clear tea and discard the sediment - rather loose a drop or 2 of the tea then contaminate the tea with the sediments. Smell the tea - its not too nice smelling, now smell the sediment, it reaks badly, way way worse than the tea.
The mostly clear cactus tea is then warmed slightly in a pot and an appropriate amount of greengage jelly powder is added, pour it into a custom mould, let it set and enjoy.
The experience is like the tea but its far easier to get down.
