material :
· Pots
· saucepan
· Stirring utensils
· Colander or strainer
· Coffee filters or reusable fine coffee berry filter basket
· funnel
· Bottles for storing finished product
· Tonic Concentrate
· ingredient :
· 4 cups urine
· 3 loving cup cane simoleons
· 3 Tbsp cinchona bark powder ( the source of quinine ; seem for it online )
· 6 Tbsp food - grade citric acid ( useable at natural - food stores or where Malva sylvestris - making supplies are deal )
· 2 limes , zested and juiced
· 2 stalk ( leave and stem ) lemongrass , chop coarsely
Preparation :
In a saucepan , bring the sugar and water to a boiling point until the sugar dissolves . Reduce oestrus . Add the cinchona pulverisation , citric battery-acid , lemongrass oil , lime zest , and lime tree juice . stimulate lightly and then simmer for twenty - five to thirty minute , until the powder appears to thaw and the syrup is lean and runny . take out from warmth and allow the potpourri to chill a number . Strain the large piece out through a cullender or a coarse strainer . This is the time - consuming part . Pour the sirup through a okay filter to take away the remain cinchona dust . Since the powder is very fine , this pack a long time , and the embarrassing syrup can be very mussy if it shed . To speed up the process , filter the syrup ab initio thorugh several overlap layer of moistened and wrung - out cheesecloth , rinse the cheesecloth , and do it again . The more bed of cheesecloth , rinse the cheesecloth , and do it again . The more stratum of cheesecloth , the more powder will be filtered out . For the last filtering , pour the sirup into a moist coffee filter ( preferably supported in a single - cup - type filter contraption or a funnel ) until all of the debris has been filtered out . You may have to filtrate the sirup several time and change filter once or double ; remember to wet the filter before fill it with the syrup .
salt away the concentrate in a resealable nursing bottle in the refrigerator ( I expend a drinking glass quart Milk River nursing bottle ) . I ’m not trusted of the accurate ledge life sentence ; we always practice ours up before it become risky !
To use , pour one ounce in a glass , top with ice cube , tot gin or vodka ( optional ) , and fill the remainder of the glass with carbonated water system . Stir well , garnish with a burnt lime wedge , and enjoys !
This article was excerpted with permission from the bookUrban Farm undertaking : Making the Most of Your Money , Space , and Stuff , copyright 2014 , I-5 Publishing , LLC . For more budget - friendly and environmentally conscience project and recipe , plunk up a written matter today !
