Back in June we were lucky to find some Reishi mushrooms while out for a hike in a nearby Hemlock forest, and we knew exactly what to do with them.
First we cut them into slices, then into the dehydrator until completely dried. We then placed them into jars and vacuum sealed them. Well, not all of them. We placed some of them into a separate container and covered them with Vodka to begin the alcohol extraction. We'll place a link in the description so you can see the entire process.
Today with the alcohol portion complete, we'll move on to the water extraction and show you how we complete the dual extraction.
First we strain the alcohol through a sheet. Next, we wring out the mushrooms as they are quite absorbent.
We then place the Reishi into a crock pot, fill it with water and allow it to simmer overnight. The next morning after allowing the Reishi tea to cool, we strain the water from the crock pot through a sheet.
We started with 1.75 liters of vodka and recovered 1.4 liters. In order to keep the alcohol content high enough to prevent any unwanted contamination we mix the Alcohol and Water extraction at a 60/40 ratio.
We now have 2 quarts of dual extracted Reishi which should last us for quite some time. We also completed a dual extraction of Chaga this week providing us with 1 quart of the tincture known as the "Elixir of Life" as it is loaded with Phyto-Sterols, Betulinic acid, Poly-Phenols and Beta-Glucans.
We put some labels on the lids, store them in a dark place and use daily.
We encourage you to do some research and discover some of the health and immune system benefits you might reap by including a dropper full of ancient medicines like Chaga and Reishi into your morning tea.
Here is a LINK to the video showing how we started the entire process.
