Re: So, when I'm ready to do the echinacea..

You did use Echinacea Angustifolia and Echinacea Purpurea root to make your tincture right?  I ask because you say "leaves and twigs and all" in your question.

I make all my tinctures the way Uny teaches.  Once the herb and the alchol are together in the jar, after 3 days I macerate all of it in the VitaMix and put it back in the jar and continue to shake everytime I walk by it. If I need the tincture, after 30 days I only harvest the amount I'll need for a month and I leave the rest in the jar and continue to shake it.  That way it continues to get stronger and when I need more I can press more.

Hope this helps.

Blessings,

Willow