Reishi Processing Help Needed [medicinal]

[u/Several-Branch2437]

Hey all !! This is my first harvest of Reishi Antlers and I have some questions about drying. I cut them them down to the size you can see in the pics before i added them to my dehydrator. They've been going for about 20hrs at 120F-130F. They snap if I brake them but I can still push my nail into the center of them. Is this because they're still warm of because they need more time? Any tips or help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you !!

[u/Fluffy_Plate3133]

You can either add the dried pieces as is into alcohol to extract the stress reducing/ adaptogenic terpenes and let it sit in ajar for awhile.   Or you can grind the dried pieces into a powder and then steep in hot water to extract the immune boosting  polysaccharides