Guide

How to Fill Your Own Capsules with a Size 00 Capsule Machine

A step-by-step walkthrough of filling 100 size 0 capsules on a home capsule machine, with per-capsule weights for common botanical powders and the two mistakes that waste the most powder.

How to Make an Alcohol-Free Tincture (Glycerite) at Home

The glycerite method for an alcohol-free herbal tincture: the glycerin to water ratio, how long to macerate, how to strain it clean, and how to bottle it in a dropper bottle so it keeps.

How to Store Botanicals and Extracts (Jars, Desiccant, Humidity Packs, Light and Heat)

How we store whole flowers, ground kava root, extract powders, resins and tinctures at the bar: the temperature and humidity numbers we watch, which packs go in which jar, and how to label everything.

How to Measure Extract Powders: Micro Scoops, Milligram Scales and Why Density Matters

Why a 10mg scoop is not always 10mg, how to calibrate your scoop against a milligram scale for each extract, and how to store extract powders so they stay measurable.

True Egyptian Blue Lotus vs What's Sold Online: What the UC Berkeley Study Found

What true Egyptian blue lotus (Nymphaea caerulea) is, what the 2025 UC Berkeley study found about nuciferine in verified vs online flowers, and how to tell the real genetic apart.

How to Use Large Fill-Your-Own Tea Filter Bags for Loose Leaf and Cold Brew

Grams, temperatures and steep times for hot tea and overnight cold brew in our 4 by 6 inch drawstring filter bags, plus a weekly batching habit that keeps loose leaf fresher.

How to Make Kava the Traditional Way (Strainer Bag Method)

The traditional strainer bag method for medium grind kava, step by step: how much root, what water temperature, how long to knead, and how to get a second wash out of the same batch.