What is Fire Cider?
Fire Cider is a kind of tonic created from steeping nutrient-dense ingredients, such as vitamin-rich vegetables, fruits, herbs, spices, and adaptogens in raw apple cider vinegar (with the ‘mother’). The result of this melange of ingredients is a spicy tonic that cleanses and restores the entire system so it can function at an optimal level.
The original Fire Cider Recipe was created by herbalist, Rosemary Gladstar, who used garlic, onions, horseradish, cayenne pepper, apple cider vinegar, and honey in her recipe for their healing properties. Soon after it was published, it became the de facto tonic that alternative practitioners turned to improve low-grade, chronic conditions (such as inflammation, a weakened immune system, and a compromised digestive tract) within their communities.
One great thing about Fire Cider is that you can make your own version of it from nutritious foods that you source in the market! It’s not hard to do, it just takes some plant knowledge and lots of patience. We recommend thinking about what it is that you’d like to address from a health standpoint, and then select ingredients that can best target and improve the condition to include in your brew. The possibilities are endless!
Fire Brew’s take on Fire Ciders:
We created our very own lines of Fire Ciders (Fire Brew and Moon Brew), which has a base blend of raw apple cider vinegar and a multitude of strengthening plant ingredients that support the entire makeup of a person -- not just one part. We also decided to go beyond just making the original Fire Cider recipe and gathered the best ingredients to target and restore specific maladies that we all suffer from and often remain untreated at the root.
Five Blends You Must Try!
Immune - Citrus
If the name hasn’t given it away already, this Fire Brew Blend was created to boost your immune system and provide you with a surplus of vitamin C. The Citrus Blend contains tangerines, lemons, pineapple, astragalus root, rose hips, and oranges -- all of which increase your systems defenses.
Restore - Elderberry
Feeling like you’re coming down with something? Our Elderberry Fire Brew will get you feeling like normal in no time! This blend contains Elderberry and Astragalus, two ingredients that are famous for their antiviral and antibacterial properties. If you’ve already caught something, this blend can help enhance and speed up your recovery but we suggest you use it as a preventative measure! Both of these ingredients have been known to fight off the common cold, the flu, and other respiratory illnesses.
Energy - Beet
Need something to power you day in and day out? Energy Fire Brew is packed with Beets to get you fired up and ready to tackle on the day! Studies have shown that beets can improve athletic performance when consumed daily. Its complementary ingredients, hawthorn berries, and cinnamon provide a great source of antioxidants that help keep your body feeling healthy and strong.
Detox - Garden
This Garden Blend is exactly what you need if you’re dealing with an unhappy gut! We’ve all experienced the discomfort that comes with an upset stomach at some point and couldn’t wait for it to go away. Sometimes all we need is to start over to get back on the right track. Cleanse your gut with this blend which is enriched with leafy greens, kale, spinach, limes, spearmint, and horsetail. It will leave you feeling cleansed!
Calm - Pear
If you’re looking for more support outside the realm of just physical health, our Moon Brews were created just for that! Our Non-Spicy, Moon Brew line focuses on soothing your system while providing support for your emotional and mental well-being. The Calm - Pear tonic is infused with mood-enhancing herbs and flowers to help put your mind at ease and is blended in with a non-spicy base blend of raw apple cider vinegar, celery, cucumber, spinach, ginger, lemon, orange, honey, and other alkaline botanicals.
With such a variety of blends to choose from, all you have to do is choose what blends best fit your health and wellbeing needs. Explore all our Fire Brew and Moon Brew Blends to see in what additional areas our tonics can help YOU or check out some of our 5-star reviews to see how they have helped others!