de-Alcoholizing a tincture

[Guest guest]

So I made an herbal tincture using ethyl alcohol because the chemicals I wanted

to extract

are not water-soluble, normal procedure. Problem is now I've got a highly

alcoholic

solution and I don't want to drink much alcohol. Is there a way to evaporate the

alcohol

and add water, or am I stuck taking a shot of a 190-proof tincture?

[Guest guest]

, " digitizenature "

<freaktree wrote:

>

> So I made an herbal tincture using ethyl alcohol because the

chemicals I wanted to extract

> are not water-soluble, normal procedure. Problem is now I've got a

highly alcoholic

> solution and I don't want to drink much alcohol. Is there a way to

evaporate the alcohol

> and add water, or am I stuck taking a shot of a 190-proof tincture?

>

 

The way that I was taught to evaporate the alcohol from a tincture is

to put the required amount into hot (but not boiling) water then drink

the water when it has cooled.

Obviously the water has to be hot enough to produce steam.

 

Ray.

[Guest guest]

However, if the active ingredients are not soluble in water,

evaporatoing out the alcohol will leave a tarry residue which which

stick to the glass and not be ingested.

 

Alobar

 

On 3/5/06, bodelva7 <vergil7 wrote:

> , " digitizenature "

> <freaktree wrote:

> >

 

>

> The way that I was taught to evaporate the alcohol from a tincture is

> to put the required amount into hot (but not boiling) water then drink

> the water when it has cooled.

> Obviously the water has to be hot enough to produce steam.

>

> Ray.

>

>

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