Birch Polypore (Part 2) - How to Prepare Birch Polypore & Chaga for Tea

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How to identify, medicinal uses, etc. There are other mushrooms in this thumbnail that I'll go into in future video clips.
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[@timothylongmore7325]

I harvest quite a bit of chaga and reishi to sell and use it myself. I have birch trees on the property and could get quite a lot of birch polypore. I did at one time and couldn't give it away! I use them for wound dressing only. You're right about the polypores in that they are probably the easiest mushroom to find. I could collect a truckload a day. It's a shame they mostly go to waste. My chaga season is about to start for the 23/24 season. I mostly harvest in winter. For many reasons but the main ones are easier to find, dry , and haul out. Busted up about half my conks from the 22 season today. Usually sold out by now but they haven't been selling so well. Market seems to be flooded with russian chaga. I don't know why anyone would buy russian chaga. Even if it is cheaper. By russian I mean the pretty packaged chaga on amazon. From the pristeen forests of siberia. Isn't that downwind from chernobyl, lol.

[@alphacentauri2506]

I just bought some for my dog who has tumors. How can I prepare it so that he doesn't notice the taste? Thank you for your video we need this kind of healing more now than ever.💗🌿

[@alexanderhult484]

Thanks for a great video! Now I want to try birch polypore tea. BTW chaga grows on more trees than just on birch trees :)

[@robertlauzon3172]

Got a birch polypore.The porous surface was starting to turn brown.Is it still ok to dry and make tea?

[@KatInTheNorth]

Thank you for sharing. I was wondering, we have some Chaga that I cut into chunks, and then just placed the chunks in empty mason jars. I noticed some white appearing on the outside of some of the pieces. Now I’m afraid it might be mold. I sure hope not. Have you ever had this problem?

[@TheWilleysOnOffGrid]

Not sure where my reply went! OH NO about the mold! UGH! What I did was take my chunks ad put them onto my art table inside in the sun for a couple of months. Then, put it into a gallon ziplock back and no issues.

[@KatInTheNorth]

@@TheWilleysOnOffGrid I know, I was hoping it wasn’t mold, and I don’t know if I can cut the mold away and use. If we are unable to make tea with it, we can use it for fire making (it takes a spark & holds). But I really wanted it for the health benefits of the tea. What a bummer 😞

[@TheWilleysOnOffGrid]

Is there a lot on it? Picture? How long ago did it start? Think it might be mycilium from another mushroom?

[@KatInTheNorth]

@@TheWilleysOnOffGrid Hi Lori-Ann, yes I think it’s mold, but it’s only on the outside bark of some of the pieces. I noticed it a few weeks ago and have dumped all the pieces out on a white cloth. I’m going to cut the moldy parts off and then figure out a better way to store them. From what I’ve read, the Chaga should be ok if you get the bit of mold cut off. Thank you for asking.

[@TheWilleysOnOffGrid]

I wonder if you use a brush to brush off the mold and then spray a baking soda/water mist on that area if it'll kill the mold? Then, let dry and brush off any baking soda residue?