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DIY Mushroom Coffee: 5 Reasons to
Make Your Own (Plus 7 Recipes)




That first cup of coffee in the gbmushrooms morning can help set the tenor of the day, nudging the
mind and body to slip into gear for the challenges ahead. Increasingly, many people are adding
mushroom extracts to this daily ritual, as the benefits of medicinal mushrooms gain traction. DIY
mushroom coffee is trending for many good reasons, which we outline in this article.

Mushroom coffee can offer an added natural health boost, provided that the mushroom powder
you’re using contains unprocessed ingredients. Many supplement companies are making big
promises about the benefits of medicinal mushrooms while marketing a product that may not have
any mushrooms in it at all.

This is just one reason why it’s better to make your own. But understanding the product, how it’s
made, and what it can do for you are key to the ideal DIY mushroom coffee brew.
Making DIY Mushroom Coffee

What is Mushroom Coffee?
Simply put, mushroom coffee is black coffee paired with medicinal mushrooms, typically mixed in as
an extract powder--be sure to skip the freeze dried coffee and brew your own for enhanced flavor
and quality. After adding the extracts, you can continue preparing your beverage to your own liking,
for example, with milk and sugar or nothing at all.

The most popular mushroom extract powders are cordyceps, chaga and lion's mane, but others
include shiitake, maitake, turkey tail and reishi. Usually, one or more of the different kinds are mixed
with instant coffee and often sold in single serving packets. While it may be convenient, single use
plastic packets are no friend to the environment and can be more costly over time than buying in
bulk at a trusted source, like Real Mushrooms.

What Does it Taste Like?
Mushroom Coffee RecipesCoffee lovers who are newcomers to this trend may wonder how their
treasured hot beverage will taste with mushrooms added. However, fungi are typically earthy and
muted, complementing that fresh cup of Joe. By making your own mushroom coffee, you can
customize the flavor (and its nutritional and health benefits). If you prefer the bitterness of coffee,
you can add reishi. On the other hand, if you would rather mute that bitterness, you can add lion’s
mane mushroom powder.

For DIY inspiration, here are links to a few of our favorite recipes for both mushroom coffee and
non-coffee blends.

RECIPES
Cacoa Butter Mushroom Coffee
Spiced Mushroom Cold Brew
Pumpkin Pie Latte Smoothie
Flu Season Mocha
Mushroom Cacao Latte
Golden Mylk Tonic
Cacao Coconut Mushroom Tonic
Is Mushroom Coffee Safe?
Mushroom coffee can have unique nutritional benefits, including increased antioxidants, decreased
inflammation, and a bolstered immune system*. However, using a pure, organic mushroom extract
is critical to making your own, and it helps ensure that you are consuming a high quality product.
When it comes to safety, it is good to follow the standard rule of moderation. With DIY mushroom
coffee, you can adjust the quantity exactly to your needs. You then have more control than if using
pre-made supplement powder packets.

In Asia, mushrooms have been used as food and teas for thousands of years and their safety has
been well documented in the scientific literature, especially when only consuming a few grams of a
mushroom extract powder.

However, as with all dietary supplements, it is best to first consult with your physician, particularly if
you are taking prescription medication or if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.

Is Mushroom Coffee Good For You?
Mushroom extracts can not only complement the flavor of your brew, as noted earlier, it can also
provide various nutritional benefits, depending on which extracts are added. Maitake mushroom, for
example, may help regular blood sugar levels, and chaga mushrooms could counteract the acidity
often found with coffee*. Meanwhile, reishi has been used in traditional Chinese medicine to
increase vitality and strengthen the heart*. Mushroom coffee could also provide a longer-lasting
energy boost than a regular cup of Joe that has its caffeine peaks and valleys.

These are just a sampling of what medicinal mushrooms can do. There are many ways fungi can
benefit your health and stave off illness.
Chaga Mushroom Coffee Recipe

The Benefits of Medicinal Mushrooms
When used as a functional food or supplement, medicinal mushrooms can increase resilience in the
body by creating positive shifts in physiology and psychology. Medicinal mushrooms can modulate
the immune system, improve gut health and increase redox (anti-oxidant) status. Medicinal
mushrooms are commonly referred to as adaptogens, they can increase mental clarity and energy
levels by their impact on different body systems (immune, gut, cellular health)*.

The most important active compounds in real mushrooms include beta-d-glucans, triterpenoids,
diverse polysaccharides, ergosterol, and ergothioneine. When used medicinally, each of these can
have dynamic effects on the human body. For example, Ergothioneine, a powerful antioxidant, is
present in organs that can be subject to high levels of stress and helps to mitigate its effects, while
triterpenoids have shown to be helpful for liver function*.

With so many potential benefits it should come as no surprise that these remarkable fungi are
catching the attention of brands, which have been jumping at the opportunity to include them in
their products. But they can be far from beneficial.

In fact, many supplements in the United State’s market touting the benefits of their mushroom
ingredients do not actually contain any mushrooms at all.

Selecting Your Mushroom Supplement
Most products marketed as mushrooms are actually myceliated grain, a precursor to the mushroom
(fruiting body), and the rice or grain on which the mycelium is grown.

A high percentage of myceliated grain contains between 35-60% starch instead of beneficial fungal
matter. The starch serves as nothing more than a filler. You can learn more about how myceliated
grain is grown.

Several studies conclude that absent the fruiting body, what is commonly and simply known as the
‘mushroom', the medicinal compounds, which provide much of the benefits, may be severely
diminished. This is because the highest concentrations of beta-glucans are found in the fruiting body
as opposed to the mycelium.

Real Mushrooms Farm
Father-son combo, Jeff & Skye, show off their Real Mushrooms
Finding a Trusted Source
Real Mushrooms ensure that our mushroom extracts are pure, organic and 100% mushroom. Our
product line is free from grains or gluten, and it has no fillers. We only use the mushroom (the
fruiting body) to provide the most beneficial medicinal compounds. Our product is also meticulously
tested for quality.

The practice of providing purity in products stems from Nammex, which was founded by Jeff Chilton,
the father of Real Mushrooms’ owner, Skye. Jeff has been a grower of mushrooms for more than 40
years. As a result, we leverage the legacy of this growing experience, coupled with the wisdom from
thousands of years of medicinal mushroom use and growing practices, to underscore the rich history
that Real Mushrooms pulls from to cultivate and produce products of the highest quality and
efficacy.

Real Mushrooms contains some of the highest concentrations of active medicinal compounds in the
market, offering a more powerful and concentrated matrix of therapeutic properties of the
mushroom as compared to mycelium-based products.
Making Iced Coffee with Mushroom Extract

5 Reasons to Make Your Own Mushroom Coffee
Ultimately, adding Real Mushrooms’ extracts to your freshly brewed coffee will be better in flavor
and nutritional quality than adding premade dietary mushroom packets to an instant coffee mix.
With full control over your beverage, you can adjust the quantity of extract and know exactly what
you are getting. You can then guarantee you are getting a supplement that is NOT diluted with
fillers. Finally, buying in bulk tends to be more cost-effective and friendlier to the environment.

There are 5 distinct advantages to DIY mushroom coffee:

You can choose your own high-quality mushroom extracts, such as those at Real Mushrooms to
maximize the medicinal compounds in your coffee
Skip the freeze-dried instant coffee and use fresh and local roasted coffee beans to enhance the
flavor and experience
Trust all of the ingredients you are consuming and where they are sourced
Customize your coffee to enjoy the specific nutritional benefits and flavor profile you are after
Save money and go green: reduce the excess waste from premade, single-use mixed packets of
mushroom coffee.