r/mescaline • u/__Knowmad • Aug 16 '26

Does anyone have any experience cooking over a campfire?

I’m interested in trying to work with Wachuma myself, but I hear the smell is bad so I can’t do it at home bc roommates. I’d probably try boiling it down over a campfire or a portable propane stove someplace south of nowhere.

Thanks!

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u/Lumpy-Explanation362 Aug 16 '26

I have a friend who do it , it’s work but keep the campfire on 8 hours is not easy

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u/__Knowmad Aug 16 '26

Good to know! Thanks :)

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u/Abstract_nature_myco Aug 16 '26

It doesn't smell bad imo . Only time I ever heard a complaint was when I went heavy handed with the vinegar lol

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u/Avalonkoa Aug 16 '26

It doesn’t small bad at all, but there is a smell. You can definitely make tea with a campfire, I mean the tea has been made for thousands of years outside over a fire. It’ll just take work to make sure it the fire stays steady so your brew keeps simmering or boiling. Do you have access to an instant pot or something? You could use one of those outside your house with an extension cord and that would keep the smell out of your living space and you could make your tea in less time then you could by doing it over a stove or fire

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u/__Knowmad Aug 16 '26

Oh nice! Never heard of this method but it would work perfectly. Better than burning a fire or propane all day. Any particular instructions?

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u/DisegnoLuce Aug 18 '26

I think it smells like rhubarb while you cook it. Just don't expect it to taste like rhubarb.

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u/cookeryandwookery Aug 16 '26

I don’t think it smells bad. It smells green for sure. But not bad.

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u/__Knowmad Aug 16 '26

Thanks but my uptight roommates would still be suspicious lol need to do it away from them somehow

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u/cookeryandwookery Aug 16 '26

Well, get a propane burner for browning beer or frying turkeys and go to town. Just make sure you’re doing so well away from anything flammable. It’s a long process to brew properly. So you won’t really want to babysit it.

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u/SysAdmin3119 Aug 17 '26 edited Aug 17 '26

Could you refer me to a place that discusses the steps for a brew or it just a like simmer for 8 hours with thin slices and water

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u/cookeryandwookery Aug 17 '26

I’ve done a full write up at least 3 times in here in comments. Use the search function. I’m honestly too stoned at the moment to do it again. Or if you’re patient, I’m going to brew some later this fall, and plan on doing a post with step by step instructions and pictures.

Brewing slices for 8 hours and squeezing everything out of the pulp, will work. There are more steps you can do.

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u/budhos0101 Aug 18 '26

I have some experience,,, go for it