Guest guest Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 Do I need to buy some expensive big bottle? I use the cheapest stuff I can get and I buy a big bottle. Just make sure it's at least 80 proof, preferably 90 proof if you can get it. Gloria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 Any brand but you really want 100 proof... 80 will work on powders or leaves (let it sit longer).. but 100 proof for roots, barks and seems to pull better in general... I sometimes use everclear also... then after it is tinctures I can add water when I take it. SuziTone <tone102@...> wrote: hi all, Hope everyone is having a good Sunday night. I was wondering about the Vodka needed for tinctures. Do I need to buy some expensive big bottle? Can I get a small bottle with an off brand or should it be the best I can get? I'd rather not have the big bottle though I am not sure how much I will be using right now anyway. I have hot peppers so thought maybe I could start on a tincture of that for now. Appreciate the advice Tone Suzi What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered. www.onegrp.com/?mamanott organic cosmetics http://suziesgoats.wholefoodfarmacy.com/__________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 I would, but if all you can find is 80 proof.... go for it... It will work... let it sit for a couple weeks or longer... peppers are soft and you've chopped them up. SuziTone <tone102@...> wrote: Suzi, So for fresh peppers I would use 100 proof then? I saw Everclear for the very first time in the liquor store not that long ago. Wouldn't have given it a second thought if I had not heard it mentioned here. Not cheap! I will see what is out there. vodka is so not my thing but I do want to try and make this cayenne tincture. At least this first one for now. Thanks so much Appreciate your help as always Suzi What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered. www.onegrp.com/?mamanott organic cosmetics http://suziesgoats.wholefoodfarmacy.com/ for Good Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 Smirnoff Silver is 96 proof. Gayla Always Enough RanchAcampo, CaliforniaCheck out our SALE PAGE at www.bouncinghoofs.com/alwaysenoughhobbysale.htmlA day without Bill Barnhill is like a day without sunshine!goatclearing@... http://coloredboers.home.att.net/always.htmlNo one ever gets far unless he accomplishes the impossible at least once a day. Elbert Hubbard ----- Original Message ----- From: Suzanne health Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 6:55 PM Subject: Re: vodka for tincture I would, but if all you can find is 80 proof.... go for it... It will work... let it sit for a couple weeks or longer... peppers are soft and you've chopped them up. SuziTone <tone102@...> wrote: Suzi, So for fresh peppers I would use 100 proof then? I saw Everclear for the very first time in the liquor store not that long ago. Wouldn't have given it a second thought if I had not heard it mentioned here. Not cheap! I will see what is out there. vodka is so not my thing but I do want to try and make this cayenne tincture. At least this first one for now. Thanks so much Appreciate your help as always Suzi What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered. www.onegrp.com/?mamanott organic cosmetics http://suziesgoats.wholefoodfarmacy.com/ for GoodClick here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. Dial Broadband has arrived Nationwide! Up to 5 times faster than traditional dialup connections from $13.33/month! See the demo for yourself at www.BigValley.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 Two pithy catch phrases come to mind. You get what you pay for. And something is better than nothing. The good stuff would be best. I use Everclear for my external tinctures. Don't use alcohol for my internal tinctures. But even the off brand vodka would be better than using nothing at all. Peace, love, laughter Tone <tone102@...> wrote: hi all, Hope everyone is having a good Sunday night. I was wondering about the Vodka needed for tinctures. Do I need to buy some expensive big bottle? Can I get a small bottle with an off brand or should it be the best I can get? I'd rather not have the big bottle though I am not sure how much I will be using right now anyway. I have hot peppers so thought maybe I could start on a tincture of that for now. Appreciate the advice Tone__________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 When I tincture, I use enough liquid to completely cover the material I am tincturing in whatever container I am tincturing in. Shake a couple of times a day for a couple of weeks, then press. Peace, love, laughter Tone <tone102@...> wrote: Well how much vodka would I need and how many peppers would I need? Does that make sense? Say to a pint of vodka, how many peppers would I use? I am assuming I am chopping them up first. I doubt if this is a tincture I would be using constantly anyway, right? So..it does not matter what brand of vodka then? Thanks Chris I do appreciate it Tone__________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 When I do my cayenne tinctures, I actually put the peppers in a blender, cover with the liquid, and puree the heck out of it, then bottle it and let it sit. Peace, love, laughter Tone <tone102@...> wrote: Thankyou Suzi,Gayla and Gloria. I will see what is out there when I get to the liqour store. Appreciate the help. I am assuming that I just chop the peppers to half the container and fill the rest with vodka? For anything else that I might buy, I would get the c/s? correct? I know I asked this before and I apologize but I am senile..lol Thanks again Tone__________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 cover by an inch or two... approximately <deuteronomy2929@...> wrote: When I tincture, I use enough liquid to completely cover the material I am tincturing in whatever container I am tincturing in. Shake a couple of times a day for a couple of weeks, then press. Peace, love, laughter Suzi What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered. www.onegrp.com/?mamanott organic cosmetics http://suziesgoats.wholefoodfarmacy.com/__________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 It's funny. I know that there is not enough alcohol in a tincture dropper to effect in any way my recovery. It's just that I spent so long training myself to steer clear of it, it just doesn't seem right to ingest even that miniscule amount. I use raw organic ACV and usually double the "waiting period" of the tincture. It doesn't work as well for the hard stuff, like roots and barks, but seems to do okay for general tincturing. Peace, love, laughter Gayla <goatclearing@...> wrote: , I was leary about using alcohol for internal tinctures, since I have had more than my share in the past. <vbg> What do you use and how much of the "good stuff" do you feel it draws from whatever you are tincturing? Gayla __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Obviously heart problems... I have taken it when I want to warm up in the winter also. I ususally don't do cayenne unless emergency or in my complete tonic. And for a heart attack.. I would probably take a good shot glass full. suziSharyn Cerniglia <sharyn.cerniglia@...> wrote: I've still got my habs tincturing in vodka in a couple of mason jars in the pantry in Florida. They've been there since about the middle of April (we've been gone since the end of May)...will be interesting to see what I find when we return the first weekend in November.<G> BTW, so when do you actually ingest tinctured habs?? Do you use it in cooking, or just down a dropperful?? When would it be indicated? Suzi What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered. www.onegrp.com/?mamanott organic cosmetics http://suziesgoats.wholefoodfarmacy.com/__________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Glycerine is the least effective of the three methods and works the slowest in the body. Using alcohol is the best method with apple cider vinegar taking second. Both of these methods make the active bio-components of the plant available to your body almost immediately. Glycerine as a preservative is quite good. It is also much easier foryoung children and the very elderly to take as compared to a tincture.No, glycerine is terrible for extracting. Best would be to make atincture, add it to water and slowly heat to drive off the alcohol andthen reduce the water by half, cool and add the glycerine. It won't lastas long as a tincture though. Might wish to use something to flavor itwith like honey or fruit juice. Also see message 20636.kitcurtin <kitcurtin@...> wrote: So does anyone have the lowdown on making tincture without alcohol. You can buy ready-made with glycerin...what's their secret? Is it as effective? Suzi What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered. www.onegrp.com/?mamanott organic cosmetics http://suziesgoats.wholefoodfarmacy.com/__________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Actually think there is enough alcohol in a few drops to trigger your (which is it? pancreas?) . I noted when I quit that a non-alcoholic beer made me want another one immeiately. My desire was not thirst! Gayla Always Enough RanchAcampo, CaliforniaCheck out our SALE PAGE at www.bouncinghoofs.com/alwaysenoughhobbysale.htmlA day without Bill Barnhill is like a day without sunshine!goatclearing@... http://coloredboers.home.att.net/always.htmlNo one ever gets far unless he accomplishes the impossible at least once a day. Elbert Hubbard ----- Original Message ----- From: health Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 4:30 AM Subject: Re: vodka for tincture It's funny. I know that there is not enough alcohol in a tincture dropper to effect in any way my recovery. It's just that I spent so long training myself to steer clear of it, it just doesn't seem right to ingest even that miniscule amount. I use raw organic ACV and usually double the "waiting period" of the tincture. It doesn't work as well for the hard stuff, like roots and barks, but seems to do okay for general tincturing. Peace, love, laughter Gayla <goatclearing@...> wrote: , I was leary about using alcohol for internal tinctures, since I have had more than my share in the past. <vbg> What do you use and how much of the "good stuff" do you feel it draws from whatever you are tincturing? Gayla __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Thanks, Suzi! I used to get glycerine-based for the cats. Guess it's a good thing, then, that cats tend to be sensitive/responsive.......? Kit > > Glycerine is the least effective of the three methods and works the slowest in the body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 "Actually think there is enough alcohol in a few drops to trigger..." That's right because it's an allergy of the body and an obsession of the mind! Shari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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