Anyone know of a Lavender Flavor (alcohol free) there's a few things I would like to try using Lavender. I know I could make some, but I'm lazy.
Lavender Flavor
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Well it looks like I'm going to the Lavender Patch.
Should be ready in eight days.
Should be ready in eight days.
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let us know how it turns out! I never thought I'd like to taste lavender but I had tea and ice cream and it's amazing
I wish I knew how to do things like that. That would be awesome. Let me know how it turns out please.
The hardest part was remembering where I saw a Lavender patch that I could pick without someone coming out and yelling at me. Extracting is simply covering whatever with (in this case) Propylene Glycol shaking and waiting.
I'll let you know when I have extracted enough Lavender.
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I got a lavender flavoring from WL; it is great as an accent but will go perfumey in a heartbeat.
Ooooh... I'm really curious to see how this turns out! My Mom use to own a lavender farm. Growers say French lavender is best for essentials...
Hi All, just a quick word of warning. I'm not a chemist but studied cosmetic chemistry on my own for several years. One of the really important things I learned when doing any kind of plant extraction is to ALWAYS use DRIED plants, leaves, flowers, roots, etc. The moisture in fresh plants contributes to bacteria growing in the extraction. water=bacteria 
You can go to a good health food store and buy all kinds of dried herbs, teas etc. to make extractions safely. Another good safety measure is to heat your extraction after filtering to kill off any nasties that may have gotten into it during the long steep.
I'd appreciate any clarification or opinion from chemists who frequent ECF.
I've always wondered why it's ok to add distilled water to our juices to thin them out since we don't use preservatives of any kind. Really looking forward to the opinion of any chemists out there, please and thanks.
You can go to a good health food store and buy all kinds of dried herbs, teas etc. to make extractions safely. Another good safety measure is to heat your extraction after filtering to kill off any nasties that may have gotten into it during the long steep.I'd appreciate any clarification or opinion from chemists who frequent ECF.
I've always wondered why it's ok to add distilled water to our juices to thin them out since we don't use preservatives of any kind. Really looking forward to the opinion of any chemists out there, please and thanks.
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Propylene Glycol is used as a preservative.Hi All, just a quick word of warning. I'm not a chemist but studied cosmetic chemistry on my own for several years. One of the really important things I learned when doing any kind of plant extraction is to ALWAYS use DRIED plants, leaves, flowers, roots, etc. The moisture in fresh plants contributes to bacteria growing in the extraction. water=bacteria
I'd appreciate any clarification or opinion from chemists who frequent ECF.
I've always wondered why it's ok to add distilled water to our juices to thin them out since we don't use preservatives of any kind. Really looking forward to the opinion of any chemists out there, please and thanks.
I'm a little concerned about this as well, but I'm keeping a close eye on it. I know if I used the dried Lavender it would be a lot stronger and I didn't really want that. I'll watch for any mold.
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I just smelled it and it has turned into something wonderful. I'm going to stop it at eight days.
Sorry for the haphazardness. When I smelled the extract a couple of days ago it smelled like fresh cut grass that's why I thought it needed the extra time.
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Likely I was on the phone trying to get my GOD D***ED PACKAGE OF CARTOS from USPS...
Anyway, 10% was too much for me. It is still a project in the works for me. I have used it effectively with sweet cream at about 3%. I have used it at 1% with other florals, usually with rose & jasmine.
This is one of the reasons I want to stop the extraction process a little early I don't want to end up with something that will be too strong to work with.
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Lavender and Honey should also work well together, I didn't think about mixing it with sweet cream thanks.
Hi All, just a quick word of warning. I'm not a chemist but studied cosmetic chemistry on my own for several years. One of the really important things I learned when doing any kind of plant extraction is to ALWAYS use DRIED plants, leaves, flowers, roots, etc. The moisture in fresh plants contributes to bacteria growing in the extraction. water=bacteria
I'd appreciate any clarification or opinion from chemists who frequent ECF.
I've always wondered why it's ok to add distilled water to our juices to thin them out since we don't use preservatives of any kind. Really looking forward to the opinion of any chemists out there, please and thanks.
I've used dried tea leaves so far in numerous extractions, and it wasn't because of bacterial growth. I just didn't want to extract the chlorophyll or anything else that resides within wet plant material. Dehydrating the material ensures consistency regarding the extraction process. Oddly enough, I've also heated after each extraction so far (4 seconds in microwave), but again, not for bacterial purposes. I use 100% VG in my extractions, so dumping the stuff out of the jar/container in order to give it a proper strain is much easier after a bit of heat is applied to thin it out.
And to the OP, I've let my extractions sit for a week or more so far, but it seems like the flavor is potent enough after 8 days. For the teas, I mix at 10% and they're delicious. How many days has it been so far? Keep us posted on how it tastes afterward. I'm curious about this since you used wet plant material.
I'm not new to extracting and I made a conscious decision (after a lot of reading) to use fresh Lavender for my extract. So far it has been seven days and the smell changed dramatically (for the better) after five days. I want to use Lavender in my tea recipes. I'll let you know how it tastes or doesn't shortly.
I can always go back to the patch and pick some more just in case I didn't extract enough Lavender.
Subscribing to this thread! I have a pretty little patch growing beautifully and was just wondering about 10 minutes ago what to do with my lovelies- what better way to enjoy it than combining it with something else I love?
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