Re: Cayenne Tincture Instructions

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, Take the peppers and alcohol and put it in a blender... blend it all up and pour it into a jar and let it sit..I usually take several cut up and add alcohol.. blend it up and let it sit a couple weeks. Suzibellpepperboy <rejar2003@...> wrote: Hello Everyone, Can someone help me with instructions to make a cayenne pepper tincture? I purchased some chile pequin (very hot small red chillis) in a dried form. Dr. Schulze's instructions said to mix the peppers with grain alchohol until they form an applesauce like consistency. I tried that, but the chilli pepper seeds stay whole. The heat of these peppers is in the seeds and the ribs, not in the meat. Do I need to grind up the pepper seeds in a coffee grinder or can I leave them whole? I also thought about letting them

soften in the vodka and then trying to grind them up again. What I now have is not an applesauce consistency. It's a watery, very hot, sort of liquid. Is it better to use fresh chillis (like fresh habaneros)? If I need to do something different, please let me know! Thanks in advance,

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Hi

Several of us make our own cayenne tinctures, so I am sure you will

get lots of responses.

What I do is take the fresh organic pepper (usually habeneros), seeds

and all, and cover in the tincture medium (alcohol, raw apple cider

vinigar, etc) and let soak for a couple of weeks. If you are just

using the seeds, then I would suggest grinding them in your coffee

grinder first. I have a special grinder set aside that I use for my

herbal concoctions, never to be used for coffee!

Put it in an airtight glass container in a cool dark place, and give

it a shake every day or so. When it is done, just press out the

liquids, and use the solids however you like. But remember to wear

gloves if at all possible. If not, wash your hands VERY well

afterward, several times.

Hope this helps.

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>

> Hello Everyone,

> Can someone help me with instructions to make a cayenne pepper

> tincture? I purchased some chile pequin (very hot small red

chillis) in

> a dried form. Dr. Schulze's instructions said to mix the peppers

with

> grain alchohol until they form an applesauce like consistency. I

tried

> that, but the chilli pepper seeds stay whole. The heat of these

peppers

> is in the seeds and the ribs, not in the meat. Do I need to grind

up

> the pepper seeds in a coffee grinder or can I leave them whole? I

also

> thought about letting them soften in the vodka and then trying to

grind

> them up again. What I now have is not an applesauce consistency.

It's a

> watery, very hot, sort of liquid. Is it better to use fresh chillis

> (like fresh habaneros)? If I need to do something different, please

let

> me know!

> Thanks in advance,

>

[Guest guest]

, I've done both.. I usually pour about an inch or two above my herbs, chillies, etc.. if they are loosely packed in... an inch.. if solid, 2... I've made it both ways... both worked fine. (but not the powder it is a pain... but it can be done - just more work) I think it is better to make some tinctures separate and then add together afterwards.. especially if you're using vinegar instead of alcohol...Alcohol pulls more than vinegar. I've mixed herbs together in one batch also... Things like lobelia, cayenne, echinacea I make separate as I use them alot on their own.. If I'm making something that I will only use in a "mixture"... then they all go into a batch, like complete tonic. or the tooth formula. Hope this makes sense. Suzibellpepperboy <rejar2003@...> wrote: Suzie,Do you prefer to use fresh or dried chillis? What proportions are you using in your mixture? Also, if you decide to use the cayenne tincture with other things, like lobelia, is it better to tincture them in the same jar, or make them separately and then combine them?Thanks,

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I'm not Suzi, but I personally prefer making them seperately, then

combining them. They seem more effective that way, at least for me.

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> Suzie,

> Do you prefer to use fresh or dried chillis? What proportions are

> you using in your mixture? Also, if you decide to use the cayenne

> tincture with other things, like lobelia, is it better to tincture

> them in the same jar, or make them separately and then combine them?

> Thanks,

>