How to Make a Dual-Extraction Mushroom Tincture
This recipe uses both water and alcohol for a more powerful mushroom tincture. Use any dried medicinal mushroom you want or a blend of several kinds!
Servings: 16 ounces
Ingredients
- ¾ cup mushroom powder (or finely chopped mushrooms)
- 1 and ¼ cups 190 proof alcohol
- 4 cups filtered or distilled water (or more)
Instructions
- Place the mushrooms in the glass jar and pour alcohol over the top. Put the lid on the jar.
- Let the mixture steep for 2-4 weeks, shaking daily.
- Strain the mushroom powder from the alcohol with a cheesecloth and set both aside. Pour the infused alcohol into a clean glass jar and put the mushrooms into a clean pot.
- Add the water to the pot and heat the mixture on the stove. Simmer gently for 2-4 hours, adding more water if necessary to prevent burning. You want the liquid to reduce by about half.
- Strain the mushrooms from the water and compost.
- You want to have equal parts of alcohol and water extractions. So if you ended up with 1 cup of alcohol tincture, then you’ll use 1 cup of water infusion. Add extra water or simmer the water until it’s the same amount as the alcohol mixture.
- Add the water mixture to a clean mason jar.
- Next, slowly add the alcohol mixture while stirring. This helps prevent the polysaccharides from separating out of the solution too much.
- Pour some of the mushroom tincture into a glass dropper bottle to use and refill with the mason jar as needed.
Notes
- Store your mushroom extract in a cool, dry place away from direct heat and sunlight.
- Take a dropperful in liquid once a day or as desired.
- If your mushrooms are in larger chunks, then put them and the alcohol in the blender after they've soaked for a few hours. This is an easier way to grind them up. Certain mushrooms, like chaga, are really hard and may not blend well.