Hot Pepper Tincture

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Hi everyone,

Because of my interest in making hot pepper tincture, Renee forwarded me the following message which she thought that, not only I would find useful, but that others interested in making it may also find informative.

I am not going to change the wording, as these are her precise instructions. I will also be uploading the Hot Pepper Tincture Recipe with full instructions in our files section in the very near future.

In the meantime, I hope you find this helpful.

And..........

Thanks Renee!

I don't measure out quantities, but last time I made tincture I thought people might like a general idea--sooo, I used 2 pounds of habs and whatever amount of vodka it took to cover them, and basically it made at least 3/4s of a gallon of tincture, once pressed.

 

So, if you need less than a gallon of tincture, you can use only 1 pound of habs, or even a quarter pound if you want to make a small amount.

 

My tip is to buy the cheapest bottle of American vodka that you can, because by law all vodka here must be odorless and tasteless, so they are all the same. I can usually buy one of those bigger bottles (75ml?) for a bit under $12. This will make a full batch of tincture, the gallon size, with some left over. When you strain this, you will have between a half to 3/4 gallon of clear tincture, depending on how much vodka you used. So if you want to make a big batch, just use more vodka with the 2 pounds of habs. All the vodka will get infused with the cayenne so you are not really diluting this tincture. It will be WAY stronger than anything you can buy in any store, no matter how much vodka you put in.

 

There's really no measuring as far as how much vodka you need. You just put your habs (or anything else you want to throw in, like your garlic if you want) into a blender, about half way full. Cover this with vodka and blend.

 

Stand back when you open it up because the fumes can be tough!

 

It will be really thick so now add more vodka and blend again. You want it kind of soupy/runny. Dump this into a glass jar. If you have more habs to blend, make another batch, and when done dump that into the glass jar with the first batch.

 

Now, you can wait a bit to let everything settle. Then pour more vodka over what has settled so that you have about an inch of vodka sitting on top.

 

Now you just wait. You can (and should) shake the jar every so often. As I said--you are suppose to do it once a day, but I can never remember to do that. But if you wanted to shake it 10 times a day you could. :-) It's just to keep everything mixed up. If you are only going to leave this sit for 2 weeks (the bare minimum) then be sure to shake it every day. But if you are going to leave it sit for 2 months or more, then you don't really need to shake it.

 

So after it has sat for however long you want, you can strain it. Normally, I don't bother to strain mine for a year. When I need some, I just go and take some of the liquid off the top, as the "mash" will be below that.

 

Which means that if you want to make and use yours right away, but also want to let it sit for a long time to get stronger, then you can take some off the top in 2 weeks after you made it, and just let everything else sit. Keep doing this when you need it.

 

When you finally do strain it, be sure to keep your hands out of the way of the liquid because your skin will feel like it's on fire if that liquid gets on them. I did this the first time I made my first tincture and my hands burned for days--though as I said, zero skin damage--just felt hot.

 

You can put the mash into a clean nylon stocking and use a spoon to press the stocking against the side of a bowl or pot to get as much liquid out as you can without getting any on your skin.

 

When you put things in the blender you don't have to chop anything--the blender will do that for you. I don't even stem my habs because there are good chemicals in the stems too. And of course you want the seeds in your tincture, so just rinse them after you get home and throw them in the blender whole.

 

Remember, you can add anything to this that you want. You could add your garlic or any other herb. Most of the time I make my tinctures separate, because then I can mix up a formula to match different needs.

 

Like I make a brain/memory tincture with gingko leaves, hot peppers, rosemary and gota kola. I can put all these together into the blender and make one batch and then I'll just have a brain formula.

 

Or, I can make each one separately so then later if I need hot peppers to add to some echinacea I have the hot pepper tincture separate.

 

It depends on if I use the formula a lot, whether or not I make up the whole formula into one batch or not. If I don't use it a lot, I make each herb tincture separate, then just mix the tinctures together when I want the formula.

 

A really good formula you might want to try making, if you are already taking garlic anyway--is an anti-flu type tincture. But though it is called that, it really covers SO much because of the healing abilities of each of the herbs.

 

Take some habanerros, the hottest white onions you can find (no need to skin them, just cut them into quarters or eights if you have a good blender), garlic, fresh rosemary (dried if you don't have it fresh, a big handful), fresh tumeric if you can find it--if not you can throw tumeric powder in (a big handful), a big chunk of fresh ginger (again, no need to peel it) and a big horseradish root.

 

You will probably have to make this in a couple of batches, then just pour each batch into a gallon glass tea jar. Use vodka as above, pouring it in each batch, then letting the batches settle and pouring more in till you have an inch of liquid on top of the mash.

 

Same amount of wait time--at least 2 weeks, the longer the better, but you can start siphoning off the top in 2 weeks.

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But the question is:How do you consume it?  Couple of drops submerged in coconut oil?  That's how I get my kids to take oil of oregano.  Suggestions please!Very good recipe by the way. Thanks!Janet

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Hi Janet,

 

I take a full two droppers mixed in a gulp of juice. Have something cold to drink within arms reach. It will feel "hot" but that's all, it won't hurt you and after a while you get used to it. If this is too much, start with a lesser amount and work up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

--- On Sun, 4/26/09, lostrin <lostrin wrote:

lostrin <lostrinRe: Hot Pepper Tinctureoleander soup Date: Sunday, April 26, 2009, 8:59 PM

 

 

But the question is:How do you consume it? Couple of drops submerged in coconut oil? That's how I get my kids to take oil of oregano. Suggestions please!Very good recipe by the way. Thanks!Janet

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For myself I started with one drop, way in the back of my mouth. Try not to get it on your lips as they will burn for a while. Work your way up to a dropper full or even two. If you already like hot stuff, just start taking it and see what happens.

 

You can put it in water or juice. Many do that but I find having to keep swallowing that much hot tinc is too much for me. I just want one swallow and be done. :-)

 

And remember--it makes a good spice for food dishes!

 

Samala,

Renee

 

 

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How do you consume it? Couple of drops submerged in coconut oil? That's how I get my kids to take oil of oregano. Suggestions please!

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I mix mine with whole milk or half and half. The fat in the cream envelops the Capsaicin and reduces the hotness. - Steve Noleander soup <oleander soup >oleander soup <oleander soup >Sun Apr 26 20:59:52 2009Re: Hot Pepper TinctureBut the question is:How do you consume it?  Couple of drops submerged in coconut oil?  That's how I get my kids to take oil of oregano.  Suggestions please!Very good recipe by the way. Thanks!Janet