Follow these instructions to make glycerites from your favourite herbs ~ dried or fresh!
Ingredients
Glycerine
Distilled waterfor dried herb
Herbfresh or dried , chopped
Instructions
Fill a glass canning jar ½ way with dried herb (or ⅔ way full with fresh herb).
Chop dried herb well before mixing with menstruum.
In a separate jar, mix 3 parts organic vegetable glycerine and 1 part distilled water.
Shake well to combine.
Pour liquid mixture over the herbs to cover and fill the jar.
Label your jar with date, herbs used (note fresh or dry) + ratio of glycerine to water
Shake the jar daily for minimum of 4 weeks.
Strain with muslin or cheesecloth into an amber (or other coloured bottle) + label with all the details (in #6)
Recipe Notes
Note: I use a 75% glycerine to 25% water ratio when making glycerites with dried herbs. When making a glycerite with fresh plant material, I use 100% glycerine for my extraction.