Mushroom tea is a drink crafted by mixing boiling water with powdered mushrooms, such as oyster or other varieties, usually found in powder form. Mushroom tea can help you start your day right or experience its psychedelic effects; you can drink it alone or add other ingredients such as honey, ginger and cinnamon for enhanced effect. Depending on which mushroom species is chosen for use in creating this drink will have an enormous influence over its brewing and subsequent effects on your body.

Before beginning to make mushroom tea, it’s essential that you gather all the necessary materials. These include mushrooms and strainer or cheesecloth for straining; pot or kettle for boiling the ingredients in; bowl for mixing your ingredients together in; cup or glass to drink from, as well as any sweeteners such as honey or sugar that could enhance its flavor; other may prefer just water as their beverage of choice.

Your best option when purchasing dried mushrooms is finding those that have been well-dried. They should snap easily when bent, without feeling moist or smelly – any less will spoil quickly, losing their impactful effects over time.

Your mushrooms should be ground into a fine powder to make them more absorbable when brewing them into tea, increasing concentration of psilocybin in it. A food processor or coffee grinder are suitable methods of doing this, while some people also opt for blenders to achieve similar results.

Once your mushrooms are prepared, it’s time to heat the water for your tea. A pot or kettle works best when heating this amount of liquid; an added trick for keeping your mushrooms from burning would be including a small amount of additional liquid as a buffer zone. When boiling has completed, reduce heat gradually until simmering is reached – when done it should remain at this level for at least 15 minutes before going back up again for simmering purposes.

Next, mix dried mushrooms into hot water. It may help to stir them into the liquid before leaving them alone for up to 30 minutes; at this time you should begin to experience effects of psilocybin, although some people may experience its effects sooner.

After you’ve created your tea, it is advisable to store it in the fridge so as to extend its shelf life and maximize mushroom longevity. Some people keep it in there for months at a time – although for optimal results use up any lingering batches within two weeks or freeze an extra batch and store in freezer to use later if you desire – or make another extra batch and freeze it separately so you can take another hit whenever desired! Re-stir it regularly before each consumption to ensure all psilocybin remains evenly dispersed throughout every droplet of tea – this step ensures no side effects like stomach cramps or nausea are experienced by consumers!