(Note: Originally posted by reddit user pippleripple on the kannagrowing subreddit - slight formatting edits by Gidaz on lemmy)
This gives a more favourable alkaloid profile (to me) so fermenting is worth doing.
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Harvest your scelly. The best time to harvest for high alkaloid is when it's flowering.
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The whole plant contains alkaloids so take everything. Commercially (and traditionally) they take the whole plant including roots. Definitely include stems because they are way higher in alkaloids. If you want your plant to keep producing obviously don't include roots.
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Wash everything under the tap to remove dirt/dust. Let it drain for a little bit.
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Put your harvest into a ziplock bag. Crush the plant thoroughly so everything is mashed.
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Leave in a sunny window for a week. While it's fermenting you'll need to vent gas or it will pop open and make a mess. Use the opportunity to crush it up some more while venting.
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After a week put the green sludge into a glass tray. Dry in the sun or use a dehydrator (faster and easier). Once it's dry scrape it up.
Congrats, you now have delicious scelly ready for use.
Tip: Run it through a coffee grinder and put back into drying if you want to make extract to make sure it's crispy dry.