Description
This recipe for turmeric black pepper tincture is a no brainer- 3 ingredients and 10 minutes of hands-on time, plus a 2-4 week waiting period and BOOM! You’re basically a modern day apothecary, wizarding your health and wellness.
FYI: You can buy fresh, organic turmeric root on Amazon. Here’s my favorite.
Ingredients
- 1/4 lb. fresh turmeric, processed into small pieces
- 1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns
- 1 cup Everclear
- 1/4 cup water
Instructions
- Wash and chop the turmeric, you don’t need to peel it. You can easily dice it with a food processor and avoid yellow-stained hands that come with handling turmeric. If you don’t have a food processor a knife will work just fine.
- Place the chopped turmeric into a glass jar and add the black peppercorns.
- Pour the everclear and water into the glass jar and put the lid on.
- Shake the jar gently and set aside to steep for 2-4 weeks, shaking gently every couple days.
- Using a nut milk bag or cheesecloth strain the mixture over a bowl and squeeze the turmeric solids to release all the liquid.
- Store this in a sealed container for use as needed.
Notes
** You don’t have to use everclear, you can absolutely use vodka and omit the water as most people are more likely to have this around the house. I use high proof everclear and dilute it with water because some compounds are water-soluble and some are alcohol soluble. Even though this recipe dilutes the everclear to the same 40 proof level as vodka, it is likely to extract a more diverse range of nutritional compounds using water AND alcohol.
** I keep this out of direct sunlight while it’s steeping. After it’s pressed I store it in a blue or brown bottle, to prevent sunlight from altering the tincture.
** This beautiful orange root has serious staining power! Your hands, cutting board, counter, clothing, kitchen towels, light colored spatulas, and the like may become discolored from contact with turmeric! It’s a temporary discoloration, but one to note.
Keywords: Elixirs, Turmeric