Making Aromatic Bitters
Bitters: the Revival of a Forgotten Flavor:
Of all the flavors to grace our palate, there is perhaps none as fascinating as that of bitterness. It is a flavor that is universally despised-used linguistically to characterize pain, harshness and things that are extremely difficult to bear. Yet, it is also a flavor used in cultures the world over to strengthen digestion, cleanse the body and build vitality-in short, considered an ingredient essential to good health. In fact, so many of the plants humans have traditionally used to tonify and heal the body are bitter tasting that we still today often rate the strength and usefulness of our medicine by how terribly bitter it tastes.
It is unfortunate, then, that our modern diet seems to be completely lacking in the wild bitter tasting plants our ancestors considered so fundamental to their health. Many of the diseases riddling our modern culture-from indigestion and gastric reflux to metabolic disorders ranging from elevated cholesterol to type 2 diabetes-seem to all point back to the deficiency of bitterness in our diets, and the lack of the protection and tone it imparts to our digestion and metabolic functions...
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10 Reasons to Use Bitters:
Including bitter foods in the diet isn't simply a matter of reviving tradition or taste. Bitter flavored foods also have a rich history in the healing arts. From the wine infused herbal concoctions used by Ancient Egyptians to the 16th century prescriptions of famous physician Paracelsus and beyond, elixirs brewed from carefully selected bitter herbs have been treasured as cure-all remedies across the ages. Studies have confirmed that getting an adequate amount bitter flavor is important for digestive balance and linked with many related health benefits. Eating bitters regularly has been shown to:
1. Curb sugar cravings
2. Soothe gas and bloating
3. Relieve occasional heartburn
4. Encourage digestive enzymes, bile & HCL production
5. Calm upset stomach and nausea
6. Increase absorption of fat soluble vitamins A, D, E, K
7. Help maintain healthy blood sugar levels
8. Balance appetite
9. Ease constipation and regulate bowel movements
10. Support liver function and healthy skin
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Aromatic Bitters:
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons gentian root
2 tablespoons burdock root
1 orange zest
2 cinnamon sticks
15 whole allspice berries
10 whole cloves
3 whole star anise
1 ½ oz. freshly chopped ginger (about a 2” nub)
3 cups good vodka, grain alcohol or moonshine
Brown sugar simple syrup:
1/4 cup coconut sugar, brown sugar or other dark sugar
1/4 cup water
Instructions:
1. Put chopped gentian root and burdock root into a quart-sized mason jar.
2. Roughly chop ginger root.
3. Peel zest from a freshly washed orange and remove the pith.
4. Add ginger root, orange zest, cinnamon sticks, allspice berries, cloves and star anise to the jar.
5. Add 3 cups alcohol, stir attach a lid and store in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight for 3-6 weeks. Shake once daily.
Brown Sugar Simple Syrup:
1. Combine brown sugar and water in small sauce pan. Bring to boil, stirring continuously until sugar is dissolved.
Mixing:
1. Strain the bitters into a bowl through a sieved topped with a muslin or cheese cloth.
2. Combine the strained bitters with the simple syrup (to taste) and stir well. Bottle and label.
3. Bottle, store in a cool, dry place, and enjoy.
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What is Cocktail Bitters and Why Should I use them?
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You are creating soul medicine! I love it! I grew up using many of that ingredients as medicine . Thank you.
Thank you for this-- I love you all your videos! I write down your recipes and make them as I am able
Splend i love your demostration very easy to understand God bless you for sharing.
Lovely production, music, content.
I knew that bitters was very good for the body long ago. I lost that knowledge for some time now but this has come back to the fore front of my mind. Thank you for your help with making bitters. I will now incorporate bitter food into my diet also. HALLALUYAH MEANS PRAISE U YAH YAHUAH AND HIS SONS NAME IS YAHUSHUA MUCH LIKE HIS FATHER'S NAME YAHUAH. You gave me a gift for physical health. I give you a spiritual gifts of our FATHERS NAME AND HIS SONS NAME. Believe on YAHUSHUA Follow the Torah (first 5 books of scripture) Love your neighbor as yourself. Love YAHUAH AND OBEY HIS COMMANDS. Linda
Now this looks great!
Nice one. Next on the list. Made a burdock tinture and japanese snot weed tinture last week cant wait .....
Hello you! Where I live I didn't find burdock root. Is it possible to use burdock leaves? Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge with us!
Great again.As allways..Love Musak from New Awalens .Listened to Harry when was young.Elis Marsalis taught Harry at NOCA in High School.Harry was a child Concert Pianist.Elis changed that to JAZZZZZZZ.
@magicalhoof7431
5 жыл бұрын
Awesome. I love all kinds of music, and jazz is an amazing, sensual music, and... who wouldn't love Harry Connick Jr?
Would a nitrous infuser make this go faster? (aka whipped cream maker)?
@ mafical hoof thanks for sharing this ;) can I use apple cider vinegar instead of alcohol? I want to use it as medicine and I don't like anything with alcohol in it! I hope you can reply ;) Thank you.
@magicalhoof7431
5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely, yes. Just let it steep as long as you can.
@missx3807
5 жыл бұрын
@@magicalhoof7431thank u so much 4 answering my question❤💐
Please what is the longest duration of this drink
How long do the Bitters last? What are other natural preservatives if you know that I can add to longer the life of infusion. Thanks.
@vshakir622
2 жыл бұрын
Keeping the bitters in a dark bottle (and out of direct sunlight - in a liquor cabinet, etc.)....they can last for years. Making bitters with organic ingredients, you wouldn't want to add any type of preservatives aside from the alcohol - which will keep just about any bacteria from growing in the bitters. If you want to go "crazy" you can cover the dark bottle with paper to prevent any light from getting into the bottle (think of Angostura bitters and how the paper label covers the entire bottle...even the neck. Cheers, and happy Bittering!
Great way to save some money, thx for sharing! If I recall, made only orange simple syrup/angostura, whatever the difference is. It was good but I'm curious how it'd work with ginger. Probably even better, only for colder and longer nights. So an alcohol splash makes the bitter lasting longer right?
@magicalhoof7431
4 жыл бұрын
Of all the bitters I've made this recipe is my personal favorite. The alcohol tincture extends the shelf life and no need for refrigeration. I keep a bottle in my vehicle, at home and wherever I may need it if/when consuming any meals.
@paul_henderson
4 жыл бұрын
@@magicalhoof7431 No refrigeration? Wow! And I got so much fresh basil definitely need to make something herbal. And totally agreed on natural medicine
I make myself juice from fine cut ginger, beetroot, granny smith-apple, carrot and i add the juice from one lemon. In the blender with water. Good cleansing, they say, if you drink it on an empty stomach twise a day. Good videos. Squeez me some, wiil you! :)
@magicalhoof7431
5 жыл бұрын
You must be a very healthy Russian :)
I love this . Really make sense. Did you add preservative?
@magicalhoof7431
Жыл бұрын
Alcohol and glycerine are preservatives.
@viviannduka9129
Жыл бұрын
Thanks alot
Have you ever used cardamom to bring more of the citrus to life in this?
Thanks for sharing. What do you do with the left overs from making all the different mixtures?
@magicalhoof7431
5 жыл бұрын
@Dennis most of the tinctures and extracts will last for years in dark bottles, however, I have an extended family (22 nieces and nephews) so I give most of it away to family members and also friends.
@dennis8445
5 жыл бұрын
@@magicalhoof7431 There lucky to have you. Do you spread the left over ingredients over a garden or a mulch pile? I would think that it would be good for making good dirt better.
@magicalhoof7431
5 жыл бұрын
@@dennis8445 yes, I feed it to my chickens, and what they don't like stays in the ground to fortify it. I don't throw anything in the trash but trash ;)
@dennis8445
5 жыл бұрын
@@magicalhoof7431 I didn't think that you would waste it. Those chickens might get a buzz off the left over liquor. That would be funny to watch.
@magicalhoof7431
5 жыл бұрын
@@dennis8445 I love your sense of humor. If I can get my cat high on catnip, I can also make my chickens drunk with tincture pulp, lol! That is the joy of life, keeping our sense of "inner child" in our daily life. I never grew up, and don't ever plan to!!
I wanna ask something. Why we add alcohol and keep it for 6 months? Does that go through fermentation process
@magicalhoof7431
3 жыл бұрын
Alcohol extracts the plant constituents, then it preserves them and when the alcohol tincture is ingested, the alcohol makes the nutrients more bioavailable because it goes straight to the liver and into the blood stream instead of the digestive system. These tinctures generally have a shelf life of 5-10 years.
How long can the bitter last. Apart from adult, can children and pregnant mothers take it
@magicalhoof7431
Жыл бұрын
My children love these bitters and now ask for a refill for their own bottles. It will get rid of tummy aches quickly. I dont recommend this to pregnant mothers because of the emmenogogue herbs.
Hi there i know this might sound like a silly question but is there a way to make this without alcohol?
@magicalhoof7431
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, you can make it with vegetable glycerine using the sealed simmer method.
@wenjingsaf
4 жыл бұрын
@@magicalhoof7431 thank you Sir!
Wonderful! Can you omit the sugar?
@magicalhoof7431
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, just add raw honey instead, or don't add any sweetener, its up to you!
@bluebutterflywellness2273
4 жыл бұрын
@@magicalhoof7431 Thanks! Also what do you know of neem as a bitter? I cant find gentian locally but have been brewing neem in decaf coffee and using it as a bitter until I can do the tincture.
How much would this cost?
@magicalhoof7431
4 жыл бұрын
I don't sell any products. You need to make this. YOu can do it.
3:50 that probably smells amazing
Can this be produced in commercial quantity? If so, how can the 3-6 weeks be shortened or the fermentation process be fastened?
@magicalhoof7431
4 жыл бұрын
Urban Moonshine is a small company which started off making bitters and has become a big commercial producer of bitters and other things. There is really no way to quicken the process of extraction of the nutrients for this recipe, since alcohol extraction is ideal for bitters. One could use vegetable glycerine in the sealed simmer method, which is very quick, but the sweetness of the vegetable glycerine may defeat the purpose of the bitters. Perhaps you could blend the alcohol and ingredients for about 10 minutes in a high speed blender like a VitaMix, and then let it steep for a minimum of two weeks, that would probably suffice.
@vshakir622
2 жыл бұрын
The time needed for the process is why bitters are so very expensive to buy in stores. Unfortunately, doing it the right way - as Magical Hoof has done so beautifully here - takes lots of time. One will just have to increase the amount of the supply and keep making more as needed. When we make our own tinctures, etc. at the bar, we make sure that we have a certain amount brewing at all times. Cheers!
Can i change the alcohol ? , because im muslim with water or something else thanks
@magicalhoof7431
Ай бұрын
You can use glycerine with the "sealed simmer method" YOu an make a dry powder blend and then make fresh tea. If you used straight water, the mix would mold so you have to make fresh cups.
Definitely not real medicine, but nice in a cocktail I'm sure
@hannahfitch8977
4 жыл бұрын
What is real medicine?
Bitters are so gross