Guest guest Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 Hi all, My tonka tincture has developed white sediment at the bottom of the jar. When I filtered it, I used coffee filters and it was clear. Should I filter again using the #3 filters and see if sediment develops again? Do you think that perhaps I have beasties growing? Or is this normal? The tincture is a couple of months old. Thank you! Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 My tonka tincture has developed white sediment at the bottom of the jar. When I filtered it, I used coffee filters and it was clear. Should I filter again using the #3 filters and see if sediment develops again? Do you think that perhaps I have beasties growing? Or is this normal? The tincture is a couple of months old. ******************************* Hi Jane, I went back and checked on my Tonka Bean Tincture. I did three recharges in everclear and filtered through an unbleached coffee filter about a year ago. Mine has no residue or sediment. I would say it is definitely worth refiltering and giving it another month or two and see if it reoccurrs. A couple questions or things to consider- When I originally filtered mine, I had some semi-solid oils caught in the filter. It was oily, probably a bit of fixed oil from the beans. Could it be something like that at the bottom? Have you noticed any change in the scent of the tincture? Did you chill the tincture before straining? I know with many of the animalistic tinctures, I have read to chill them before filtering to help prevent sediment and such from the final product. Tonka isn't an animalistic tincture, but maybe it has some components that will fall out of solution when chilled or something? Hope that maybe helps some. I am no expert in this yet, so that is just based off my own experiments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2011 Report Share Posted May 19, 2011 Thanks , I did not chill the tincture before straining but it was chilled after straining. The particulate was suspended in the solution so I shook it and let it come to room temp and the particulate settled at the bottom. The tincture does have an off note upon application to the skin but disappears in a few seconds. I think I will use my #3 filters and see if this occurs again. Thanks again! Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2011 Report Share Posted May 19, 2011 Always chill before filtering, and use a filtering agent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2011 Report Share Posted May 19, 2011 _____________________________ Always chill before filtering, and use a filtering agent. ---------------- Thank you Chris! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2011 Report Share Posted May 19, 2011 > > Hi all, > > My tonka tincture has developed white sediment at the bottom of the jar. When I > filtered it, I used coffee filters and it was clear. Should I filter again > using the #3 filters and see if sediment develops again? Do you think that > perhaps I have beasties growing? Or is this normal? The tincture is a couple > of months old. > > Thank you! > Jane > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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