how to shred the rootbark

[afer]

Ok I realize that it's a rather stupid question but anyway.I ordered some Mimosa Hostilis shredded rootbark from ******* and received the whole one instead.Damn.Is it ok to use the coffee grinder to shred it well?I'm planning to make some Ayahuasca analogue out of it.

 

[Rutger]

If you have a very strong grinder you can use it but most grinders will not handle the whole rootbark. What you can try is to use some normal tools on it (saw, hammer ect.) to get it smaller , then you can use a coffee grinder to make it even smalller.

 

[HeartCore]

The best way to shred rootbark in my opinion/experience, is cough up the extra $$ to have the vendor shred it for you. After demolishing a coffee grinder and two food grinders, I have decided to always order shredded bark.

The unshredded I still have left, I make into small pieces by breaking by hand and using pliers. Then I use a coffee grinder with a little bark at the time. Takes ages and I can already see this coffee grinder starting to die...

 

[skoeip]

I read somewere that mimosa rootbark could be pulverized in a blender, dont know how long a blender would take such abuse :P

 

[maxfreakout]

I talk about this in the dmt extraction podcast, the best way i have found for doing this is to soak the whole bark pieces in water/vinegar first, THEN put them in a blender and give them a really thorough blend, that way the bark gets softened first and it doesnt make all the dust that it does if you blend it dry.....

 

[afer]

Um..but won't the DMT partially dissolve in water once i put it there?
Yeah you mention the DMT extraction,but this is not what I'm going for.I simply want to make an ayahuasca analogue.Maybe then the bark shouldn't be turned into really fine powder for that purpose,and just tiny bits of bark will do?
I can't imagine our ancestors having coffee grinders or blenders.

 

[Brewmaster]

Getting it into smaller pieces will work just fine and it's easier to strain out later than the finely powdered stuff.

Just put it in a paper bag and smash it with a hammer.

 

[afer]

Thank you all for a piece of advice!I'm planning to make the brew on monday.Will let you know how it all worked :)