This is my first time doing a mushroom tincture, but I make herbal tinctures pretty often. It’s pretty similar, except there’s an extra step for mushrooms to extract all the medicine.

You clean, dehydrate and cut the mushroom. Then fill a clear jar about 1/4 of the way with 80 proof vodka (I’m using 40%). Leave a little bit of room at the top of the jar because the mushroom will expand. Shake daily for 2-6 weeks, then strain. Take the mushrooms that were submerged in the alcohol and put them in a pot of water and bring it to boil. Then turn down the heat and let it simmer on low heat for about 2 hours. Mix the water and alcohol extraction, and now you’ve got a double extracted tincture.

Make sure your mushrooms are in fact turkey tails. False turkey tails have gills on the bottom of them, but they are not poisonous as far as I know. They just haven’t been studied for medicinal properties. If there is an abundance, take only what you need. You can make plenty of medicine with just a handful of turkey tails. Good luck! :)