I mean, this is so frustrating.

1 hour ago I took my 6g Rue tea and I don't feel anything. This is the same batch of rue that I made a 8g tea and a 5g tea from and they both wrecked me.

Here are my exact steps that I did to make the tea:

-Took 6.2 grams of rue and ground them up in a coffee grinder
-Put the ground rue in a really small bowl with some water
-Let it soak for about 45 minutes
-Added that rue to a pot and poured more water in the pot
-Simmered/Boiled that on a low setting for an hour
-Filter the seeds out of the tea using a small cloth filter
-Poured some water thru that filter and then squeezed all the liquid out into the pot
-Reduced down to about the size of a "shot" and then swallowed it

I am totally confused and baffled by this stuff. The 5g tea I made that actually worked hit me pretty hard and the 8g tea I made totally destroyed me. How can I make a 6g tea tonight from the same seeds and nothing happening?

Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo frustrating.

I guess the only thing to do now is to increase the dosage, but I am a little nervouse because what if I do like 10 grams and it "works", but it is way, way too much.

Totally confused.

I've never made rue tea before but it was my understanding that you should do multiple pulls on the ground seeds, maybe you got lucky and pulled most of the goodies from the other batches but could have got even more if you pulled a few more times. Don't trust me though I am just speaking from readings I have done, no personal experience yet.

The other 2 times I did the rue I only did 1 pull/boil.

The only other difference is that I think I put like a tablespoon of vinegar in the water. I really can't see that being a big deal. Plus I quit doing it because someone mentioned that the vinegar makes it taste worse. I already hate the taste, so I don't want it getting any worse.

Maybe you are right though about the multiple pulls.

The reason I only do 1 pull is because I read a lot of posts on making rue tea and the guys were saying that for rue it isn't really necessary to do multiple pulls.

Who knows???

Whoever said that doesn't know what he's talking about.

Definitely do multiple pulls. Also the vinegar could have made worlds of difference if your water is naturally too basic.

Lastly, I dont understand why you do this "let it soak in tiny bowl" part, just put it straight in the pot and start boiling/simmering.

Are you taking the rue by itself?

You can also consume only part of it (say,3-4g), wait an hour, and if the effects arent strong enough, consume more. Harmalas dont create tolerance, they just add up. This way you'll be doing it safer.

-Ok, do multiple pulls
-Add the vinegar


One of the threads I read someone said that soaking the seeds in water for a while helps break them down or something.

-Yeah, I am taking it by itself. If I could get it to work, I am gonna try and take some spice with it

-Thanks for the heads up on splitting the doses

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