r/MagicMushrooms Oct 24 '24

FAQs for Newbs / First-Timers. <--Start Here

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FAQ 1: I’m a First-Timer, How Much Do I Take?

Magic mushrooms are natural products, so their active compound content can vary significantly. This variability occurs between species, among individual organisms of the same species, and even within individual mushrooms of the same organism. Factors such as dehydration methods, storage conditions, and age also affect potency. In short, the exact amount of active compounds in a given quantity of mushrooms cannot be determined without expensive laboratory equipment. 

For first-timers, the best advice is to start with a low dose and take it slow. Once you take a dose, the proverbial train has left the station and there’s no getting off the ride!  In a public forum such as Reddit, you’re likely to encounter a wide range of dosage recommendations, which might or might not be particularly helpful.

Many facilitators and experienced guides recommend 1.0 gram of cracker-dry mushrooms of a standard variety for a first-time experience.  For species known to be a bit stronger, like albino penis envy, consider 0.5g – 0.75g. This dose will likely provide a noticeable but manageable experience. While there’s a small chance you might feel little or nothing at this dose, you’ll be much less likely to feel overwhelmed. Trust that you will be happier wishing you had taken more, rather than wishing that you’d taken less!  There’s always next time to make dosage adjustments.  It’s sound advice to consider your first experience as one meant to just dip your toe in the water. 

It is essential to weigh your dose accurately, especially as a first-timer. Digital scales can be purchased on Amazon for under $20 (just ensure you set it to display grams).  Be very skeptical of any weight estimates provided to you based on a photo!  Size and moisture content are impossible to accurately estimate from a photo.

 FAQ 2: How Should I Take Them?

Mushrooms can be consumed in several ways:

  1. Eat Them Directly: Most people find the flavor tolerable, though some may experience mild stomach discomfort or cramping after consuming magic mushrooms. This is often due to the chitin, a polysaccharide in mushroom cell walls that can be difficult to digest. Such discomfort usually subsides quickly, and many individuals do not experience any issues.

  2. Lemon Tek: Grinding dried mushrooms and soaking them in lemon juice (or another acidic solution) for 20-30 minutes helps break down the cell walls and initiates the conversion of psilocybin to psilocin (the active compound). Some people consume both the juice and the mushrooms, while others filter out the solids to reduce chitin intake and potential stomach discomfort. Many users of this method report a quicker onset, a more intense experience, and a slightly shorter overall duration of the experience.

  3. Make a Tea: This method requires the most preparation but is favored by many. To prepare tea, grind dried mushrooms using a spice grinder. In an insulated mug, place the mushroom powder (preferably in a tea bag) and add about a cup of boiling water. Cover and steep for 20-30 minutes to extract the active compounds. Stir occasionally if desired. You can drink the tea as is, but adding a heaping tablespoon of cacao powder (not cocoa powder) enhances the flavor and introduces theobromine, a vasodilator to counteract the vasoconstrictive properties of the magic molecule. Sweeten with honey to taste for a more enjoyable experience. If consumed over about 10 minutes, effects will typically be felt within 15-20 minutes.

More FAQs to follow.


r/MagicMushrooms Jan 08 '26

Alright Y'all We're Gonna Vamp.

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And by vamp I mean we are gonna go into a holding pattern before a revamp.

So nothing is changing but the looming aspect of change is now a thing. I know I am an inactive mod, and people I've added have been inactive. I want that to change. I am sure y'all do as well.

I know I got a lot of push back in early 2021 telling everyone to get vaccinated, that was weird for me. But still, I want this to be a positive place for psilocybin related posts to happen, but also a little strict on making sure info is healthy and scientifically accurate. And as an experience not full of spam and nonsense.

Give me your input! I will act accordingly.

-all the best /u/Wannamaker


r/MagicMushrooms 9h ago

What to expect on 1g?

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Heyy! I’m taking 1g this evening with friends, and my very very experienced partner. I’ve never taken them before, but I am a stoner (though I haven’t smoked for a few weeks now) - I havr a very high weed tolerance, but idk what to expect on shrooms.

i don’t reaaaaally want crazy visuals, but i do have depression/PTSD and I’ve heard shrooms can help massively! Im also an artist, so id love to see how it can boost my creativity!

is 1g a lot? I don’t want to trip balls 😂 Also, am I likely to say something odd or make a fool of myself? because I might just wither up and die if I do lmao


r/MagicMushrooms 7h ago

How to consume

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Iv got a few grams of some yak mushys am i able to just chuck them in a blender with milk? Will it have the same effect or should i just eat them


r/MagicMushrooms 7h ago

Lanmaoa asiatica

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https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1523148-Lanmaoa-asiatica

https://phys.org/news/2026-08-qa-mushroom-tiny-people-hallucinations.html#google_vignette

Does anyone know where I might be able to source spores for this particular species?

The accounts seem to have some parallels to DMT machine elves so I would love to meet these tiny creatures.


r/MagicMushrooms 7h ago

How Long to Fully Colonize Instant Brown Rice?

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This is going to be my first grow and I went ahead and got around 15 rice bags inoculated, sitting in a tub in an unused, clean closet between 74-80 degrees F. Using 90 second great value bagged rice from Walmart as I’ve heard Uncle Ben’s has too high of moisture and sodium so it’s easier to contaminate.

I used two different genetic profiles, both liquid cultures:

Melmack by TBG

and

SNAPE by another, more sketchy source that I didn’t research fully

I inoculated 12 bags of melmack and 3 of SNAPE as I know TBG has much higher quality genetics than the other, as well as the mycelium in the syringe was much thicker and healthier looking than the other. (SNAPE syringe looked like water with a very tiny splotch in it while the melmack was almost solid yellow with mycelium)

Planning on a coir and verm substrate in four 12-quart containers. Depending on how much contam I end up with, I’m either using a 1:1 or 1:2 grain-substrate ratio with 3 tubs of melmack and 1 of SNAPE.

I was wondering if anyone could give me a general, hypothetical timeline for this grow, specifically inoculation time for the grain?

Also bonus question, when I get to the fruiting stage, do I need to put my 12 qt tubs in a monotub to retain moisture? Or, can I just leave the tubs in open air and mist them a few times a day? I ask because every large tub I can find can only fit one or two 12 qts inside of them at most and I don’t want to have to buy multiple if I don’t have to.


r/MagicMushrooms 8h ago

Ochras not really doing anything?

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I grew my own ochras earlier this year and have tried them several times since then in doses ranging from 1g all the way up to 5g and for some reason, they don't seem to have the effect on me that they do other people. I don't get any visuals at all or distorted sense of time or place or deep introspections or feelings. All that happens is I get a little jittery and I can't really concentrate on anything, but that's it. I am not on any medication that would interfere with the psilocybin and I am also mindful of my set and setting too and am relaxed on my couch listening to music usually, or I will walk outside if it's nice, so I am not sure of what the issue is.

Does this happen to anyone else? Should I try cubes or cyans instead?


r/MagicMushrooms 1d ago

'Liberty Caps' - my latest painting. Acrylic on canvas by Jon Restorick

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20x20cm


r/MagicMushrooms 23h ago

How these bad boys looking they’re supposed to be the strain Tidal wave (also have this chocolate if anyone’s tried b4)

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feed back needed


r/MagicMushrooms 22h ago

Been a long time

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So these were a little birthday gift to me. I've been wanting to get back into psychedelics as I'm getting older for the spiritual aspect. And these at low doses are pretty potent LOL.l


r/MagicMushrooms 13h ago

Timeline per step! [Cultivation]

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Peace be upon you all. Can someone tell me what would be the timeline of each step : grain colonization => bulk colonization, fruiting period => harvet, Golden Teacher LC solution, environment almost ideal !

PS : I know that it can vary depending on the mycelium genetics and all, but roughly by experience what s your records so far ?

Thanks for the share and long live this community!


r/MagicMushrooms 13h ago

Making Magic Mushroom drops

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Hi guys,

A few days ago, friends mentioned using psychedelic mushroom drops at parties and festivals. With my microbiology background, I’m curious to learn more and possibly create something to share. Since i am at home recovering from a burn-out i got some time to spair.

Ive found information on various mushroom species and extraction methods. Does anyone have experience with this? I’d appreciate hearing about your work and methods.

Thanks!


r/MagicMushrooms 1d ago

And it seems my pet wants to tell me something too!

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r/MagicMushrooms 1d ago

Healthy?

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Greetings everyone, newbie here. Does this look healthy and about ready to put in fridge? It’s my first time ever and I don’t want it to stall out or anything.


r/MagicMushrooms 15h ago

Looking for a website

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Here was a website poster some time ago, but I cannot find it.

There you could simulate (in the background) how different doses look visually.

Anyone know this website?


r/MagicMushrooms 21h ago

Legacy is getting weirder every time I look at it 👀 | Albino Smokey Da Ghost × Green Toque

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Legacy is definitely starting to show its own personality.
This cross between Albino Smokey Da Ghost × Green Toque has been throwing some seriously wild-looking fruits — thick structure, crazy folded edges, unusual cap development, and a ton of texture everywhere you look. Every time I turn one of these around there’s something different hiding on the other side.
This is exactly why I enjoy documenting projects like this. You can have an idea of what you might see, but sometimes the mushrooms decide to write their own story.
Still watching this one closely and taking plenty of pictures because there are a few expressions here that really have my attention.
What catches your eye first — the oversized caps or all those ruffled edges?
🍃🍄 Respect the Process. Trust the Genetics. 🍄🍃


r/MagicMushrooms 1d ago

Question about this

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So I was doing some transfers few days ago, I've done this many times, but first time I got white dots all over my petri dish. Now my sample did roll over when I was placing it, are these whites dots just from the other piece touching everything or is this contam ?


r/MagicMushrooms 1d ago

Blue Meanies second flush

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These little fuckers taste good and get the job done. Only thing I hate about them is they don’t grow very big. I got my fingers crossed hoping maybe the cake wants to give me a third flush.


r/MagicMushrooms 1d ago

Time to break and shake?

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Seems to be wanting to grow up into the fruiting substrate without colonizing all of the grain. Should we go ahead and break it up or just wait?


r/MagicMushrooms 1d ago

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r/MagicMushrooms 1d ago

How is my aio bag looking. It’s was inoculated b + spores.

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r/MagicMushrooms 1d ago

Making tincture, need help

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r/MagicMushrooms 1d ago

Am I normal?

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Help… I think I just phased through different dimensions…. Is that normal?


r/MagicMushrooms 1d ago

First trip - "we are the same"

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Hey all,

I did shrooms yesterday, with a therapist as a trip sitter, for the first time.

Can I discuss my trip here and ask about yours - or if not, then which thread can you recommend to discuss this in?

I asked them if they could tell me something/educate me. I was told no, that they aren't teachers. They said you need Ayahuasca for that. I was told we are here to have fun. So I said okay.

The energy was very youthful. It was fun and I was laughing a lot.

Later on, I was taken back to uni days when I studied philosophy. I was trying to ask the mushrooms if they know more and they just don't want to tell me on this particular trip. I was told we only know as much as you do. Then I was wondering if that was 'me' speaking or 'them'. I was told but why are you asking that - we are the same. We are you and you are us.

Any insights? Thanks


r/MagicMushrooms 1d ago

How long show i take a break for?

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I've been doing 🍄 for 3 days straight now and im wondering how long to i have to wait to try again? Do you guys have a schedule?