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The chaga was 1,4 kilo on my kitchen weight.i tried electric saw to cut it into pieces.
Not to recommend very messy no.result.
Then i used a sledgehammer it worked but really messy .
But it was for a good cause 
After much mess i had smaller chunks like the photo show. But i needed powder.
I borrowed an old coffee grinder and grinder until my arms was totally finished. Result 5 paper plated with powder. Yes
Not actsactly big grinder so many refills was needed.
But i was p resistant.
From the chaga i collected to powder
Here is some info about chaga:
How Do You Harvest and Prepare Chaga?
Chaga Harvesting
Chaga should only be harvested from living trees and great care should be taken not to damage the tree or over-harvest the chaga.
If you're feeling adventurous and wish to harvest Chaga for yourself, read our guide on How to Harvest Chaga to learn more.
After harvesting, the Chaga is dried and then broken into small chunks or ground into a powder for tea.
When prepared at home, the chunks are typically brewed/steeped in hot water to make a medicinal Chaga Tea, or mixed with alcohol and left to mature into a powerful Tincture.
The raw powder can also be added to smoothies, soups, stews, etc., to add nutritional value to everyday meals.
Please read our guide on How to Prepare Chaga for more info on how you can make your own tea or tincture.
Chaga has a naturally occurring vanilla, the same as found in the vanilla bean. Therefore, it takes on a slight hint of vanilla flavor when consumed as a tea and doesn't taste anything like a regular mushroom.
There are several ways to consume Chaga, but hot water extraction (e.g. Chaga Tea) is the most common and simplest way to enjoy it.
However, a quality dual extract is the only way to extract all the healthy bio active ingredients that are locked inside. This method typically combines both hot water and alcohol extraction methods, but can vary in sophistication.
For more ideas on how to consume Chaga, check out our Recipes post or Chaga Buying Guide.
