Golden Teacher
Unknown — late 1980s, likely SE Asian genetics
Moderate potency Lab-tested Easy to grow
The quintessential beginner strain. Most widely cultivated P. cubensis worldwide. Named for golden caps and reputation as a 'teacher' of the psychedelic experience. Reliable, forgiving, consistently moderate potency.
Potency
- Total tryptamines
- 0.73% of dry weight
- Psilocybin
- 0.66%
- Psilocin
- 0.05%
- Reported range
- ~0.73% avg / 1.35% peak
- Data source
- Oakland Hyphae Cup average
Competition samples are cherry-picked, so typical results will be lower. Potency varies widely between individual mushrooms, even within one flush.
Appearance
Medium golden-brown caps with speckled white. Classic cubensis look with elegant curved caps.
Effects profile
- Visual intensity
- 5/10
- Euphoria
- 6/10
- Body load
- 4/10
- Cognitive depth
- 7/10
- Ego dissolution
- 4/10
- Duration
- 5/10
- Sociability
- 5/10
- Anxiety potential
- 3/10
Subjective ratings drawn from community reports. Dose, mindset and setting shape an experience far more than strain does.
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Beginner score
- 9/10
- Colonization speed
- 4/5
- Fruiting speed
- 4/5
- Yield
- 4/5
- Contamination resistance
- 4/5
- Fruiting reliability
- 5/5
- Substrate versatility
- 5/5
- Clone stability
- 4/5
Tags
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