cdana said: I'd have to go back to my Grandma's to take a picture of the entire plant (she lives a half hour drive away). I did however take a second cutting of that same plant. Here is a close up.
I have definitely been considering making my own absinthe, which might be fun, that is if I get a good enough harvest from that wormwood, but I have no experience in distilling spirits. I have been thinking of buying an electric still, but I will probably just end up making some medicinal tea and/or tincture from that herb.
Looks like yarrow to me too...
I think you can make absinthe from alcohol that is already made... I think they just add the herbs to the stuff after distillation...
https://www.originalabsinthe.c...
To make absinthe, the anise, fennel, hyssop, and wormwood seep in alcohol, and then the mixture is distilled in an alcoholic base.
Ok, you've got to distill it a second time....
There's more than one way to skin a cat... as they say... One way that I always wanted to try... solar distillation... I was bothered by the likelihood of picking up bad stuff from the plastic though...
Another way... take the wine or whatever... place in freezer... the bad stuff freezes... the alcohol stays liquid... Pour the good stuff off the yucky frozen stuff.
I never had a freezer back in my drinking days.... And... It isn't cold enough here to put the stuff outside and let mother nature do the work.... Got a freezer now, but don't drink...
Somebody in this area had a still in a storage container... using propane... Something went wrong...
https://www.13wmaz.com/article...
Remember when they put their stills out in the woods? Built a tiny campfire under the still?
Probably not a good idea to use propane...
