Glycerin Method Two ... Using Heat To Extract

Glycerin Method Two

Using the double boil method to extract plant medicine.

  This method requires the use of heat, from either your stove or you can also use a crock pot.

The benefit of using this method is that you don't have to wait 2 months for the tincture to cure.

Your tincture will be ready in just a few hours.

As I mentioned in the previous post, glycerin tinctures require equal ratios. The glycerin needs to be per-diluted with 50% water, before you add it to your herbs.

• Gather up the items you need to make your tincture. You will need a large pot, water, herbs, a mason jar. and your glycerin mixture.
• Next you will add water to your pot, and turn the heat on the lowest setting you can.
• Add your herbs to your mason jar.
• Then pour your glycerin mixture over your herbs and cap.
• Submerge the mason jar, with the mixture of herbs and glycerin, in the pot of water you are heating.
• Be sure that your water level in the pot is over the level of plant and glycerin material you have in your mason jar.
• Keep your heat on the lowest setting the entire time you are cooking the tincture. This is so you don't burn the plant.
• You will have to watch this for most of the day. Some tinctures made in this manor, take 3 hours some take up to 8 hours. This depends on what plant you choose.

You will want to watch for possible burning to avoid ruining your tincture. When your tincture has finished, you strain out the material through cheese cloth to collect your tincture.

*Note*

Using a crock pot makes burning the plant material easier. In order to use this item to make your tinctures, you will have to watch very carefully.

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