Your video is by far the best in explaining how steam distillation works. I thank you so much for making such a great effort to create it. I really appreciate it.
OMG this was just an excellent tutorial. I am going to do this. I have always wanted to do this but never had it explained in a way I felt I could do it. This took the scary mysterious unknowns out of the equation. Thank you Dennis!!!! So fine.
This is brilliant. Probably sums up two semesters of pharmaceutical lab practice. Very well explained, concise and easy to follow. Also beautiful editing, no nonsense and very atmospheric! Thank you!
Thank you so much Sir for this video. You really help me understand the basic process of distillation in simple terms. I hope you will continue producing quality videos like this. I really appreciate your patience in teaching the knowledge that you possess. I am deeply encourage by your video to also try this. Thank you.
Thank you Dennis , i appreciate your attention to detail . im just looking into beginning this extraction of oils myself and i found your video very helpful in understanding the process. Thank you for taking the time to pass on your knowledge to those of us who dont know exactly where to start from. take care.
Thankyou. This was very interesting. The process still looks really complicated, I did see a manufactured copper farm steel for $500, in one of those brochures- But I’m sure if more people saw your video, then manufactures could come up with an even a cheaper version.
The goal is to be able to connect it to laboratory glassware which really opens up the uses. The copper stills can be good, but it matters how you seal it. Some of the more modern ones allow you to connect to glassware, as well as keep the heated water between reloads. Both are important for efficiency. Old copper stills require sealing with bread or clay.
that was real cool, you opened my mind on possibilities wide open, flowers and plants meet old tech, useful for todays evaporating supply chain world, thank you
What a great design the fractioning column is... it's a very old design, used in many applications, water filtration, steam turbines.. even tesla used it's design in other applications maybe all the way to resonance vacuum tubing as in orgone gas...Hmmm
i love it! my first still was a pressure cooker and a home made copper coil condenser in a 5gal bucket. i like how yours is a hybrid of a hydrodistillation and a soxhlet condenser. very cool
Beautiful video! Clear explanations, not too much excess noise or music. As someone who deals with chemistry glassware daily, you gave a marvelous description of how things work and why the setup is arranged the way it is. I was wondering, when you distill repeated batches of the same thing, do you reuse the same water/hydrosol for each batch and top up as needed, or do you use fresh water with every batch?
Yes, that's part of what makes this great. You don't have to wait for the water to heat up each time. You can just open it and replace the plant material, top off water if needed, and keep going.
Superb! Thank you for sharing this informative video on extraction of essential oils. Well explained with much love & conviction in the art of extraction of essential oils due to years of experience & expertise in this field! Thank you again very valuable information of God's wonderful works & His natural perfume & many essential oils have medicinal properties! May God Bless you & your family! Greetings from Madang, Papua New Guinea!
I was also curious if you ever did any distillation under vacuum. Your lab is so peaceful, I can understand how the noise of a vacuum compressor would not be welcome there, however performing the distillation under a partial vacuum would reduce the temperature required to volatilize the steam and the oils. I loved your video and appreciate how thoroughly you explained everything! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Seeing the still in operation along with a very clear description has helped clarify my (humble) efforts in the lab. (Nice editing and music selection Ben)!
Hi, I perform some distillations such as rosemary and laurel, I have never tried to distill lemon balm because here it is said to have a low yield, interesting to know that it could make more if it distilled a day after the harvest and the method of storage inside the boiler. Thank you for a great informative video.
Simple enough concept, Doctor D., but seems remarkably effective !! Can one also use the system for roots, barks & berries? Many thanks for this & greetings from Barcelona 🌿🙏💧
@kuma9069 it can be used for any type of plant material. For bark and roots, you'll want to shred the material to expose as much surface as you can to the steam.
Dennis I'm curious if you've noticed increased oil production in patches that have recently had their neighbors cut a day or two prior to their harvest.
Hi denis. Thank you very much for your detailed video. It has been extremely helpful. Im wondering if you plan on still doing the video to further detail the connection directly from the pressure cooker.
Your yield will double if you fully Dey the herbs then either steam distill or extract with supercritical fluid carbon dioxide which pulls out more of the essential oil before you purify further
enjoyed your video . thank you . how hard is it to clean for different oils, have you ever done cold boiling to open more plant cells for more extraction . you can see on the healing swamp. we cold boil tincturers oil infusions anything we put in any liquid.
@2:13 ¿ Why start the process with rainwater (which depending on the area, is so often these days contaminated) when you can start with already pure distilled water.
Hi! I truly appreciate this video!! Almost every distillery vid I've seen they use distilled water to avoid any contamination. Would it be a good idea to purify &/or distill the rain water first B4 using for essential oils? Sorry if this is an inept question but I'm a newbie.🤷😁 Also... I know for a fact that the rain water here is FULL of chemtrail poisons....js😮
I saw that you had a pretty decent hydrosol layer above your water and below your oil. Do you save the hydrosol separately and use it? If you were more interested in the oils that the hydrosol contains, could you put it back into the boiling flask so that the vigeraux column has another opportunity to separate the oil fraction?
Hi denis i just recently purchased this unit and i am wondering if i can use alcohol instead of water. i would like to make tinctures if so can you do a video
A quick search shows that these little devices the Clevenger extractor and the fractionator could run about $8,000. Do you have a source list or a good supplier you've worked with for this gear? I'm working with the Botanical company to make natural products and this would be a perfect setup for the essential oils we'd like to extract
The clevenger and fractionator I use are glass devices using what are known as 24/40 size fittings. They are used in laboratories to extract up to 5 ml of oil at maximum. Pretty small quantities. To start a commercial extraction for a company would require much more production oriented equipment. The glassware I use in my shed works for me, it probably wouldn't work for a company.
Your video is by far the best in explaining how steam distillation works. I thank you so much for making such a great effort to create it. I really appreciate it.
this guy deserves more attention
Yep this man also does other distilling he seems very relaxed.
OMG this was just an excellent tutorial. I am going to do this. I have always wanted to do this but never had it explained in a way I felt I could do it. This took the scary mysterious unknowns out of the equation. Thank you Dennis!!!! So fine.
You are perfect Realy perfect
I want to learn how to extract Rosemary oil
This is brilliant. Probably sums up two semesters of pharmaceutical lab practice. Very well explained, concise and easy to follow. Also beautiful editing, no nonsense and very atmospheric! Thank you!
Thank you…. I’ve been looking for you for years. I’ve subscribed and am going to force myself into your magic. Schedule already filled no cares
This is what I want to be like when I grow up.
One of the BEST videos on the subject I’ve ever seen. Thank you
All I can say is WOW!!!!! I may end up learning how to make this contraption.
Thank you so much Sir for this video. You really help me understand the basic process of distillation in simple terms. I hope you will continue producing quality videos like this. I really appreciate your patience in teaching the knowledge that you possess. I am deeply encourage by your video to also try this. Thank you.
Absolutely beautiful work. I loved the whole process. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us! ❤️
Thank you Dennis , i appreciate your attention to detail . im just looking into beginning this extraction of oils myself and i found your video very helpful in understanding the process. Thank you for taking the time to pass on your knowledge to those of us who dont know exactly where to start from. take care.
Tank you Sir. You're giving hope that I can try this.
Thanks for the information appreciate
Thank you for passing on your knowledge
Beautiful video and set up, thanks for sharing. Great explanation too, quality. Just like your lemon balm oil.
Very interesting and you are very knowledgeable about such an amazing process! I’m going to watch it again. :-) Thank you 🙏
You are a great person, I can feel your positive energy and unselfishness, thank you so much. ❤
Thank you ❤ You are awesome.
Thank You. The plant destination was to me a very much mystery. Not any more. Thanks to Your video.
Beautifully done, sir. Thank you.
Thank you.
Awesome explanation if your setup. Thank you!
Thankyou. This was very interesting. The process still looks really complicated, I did see a manufactured copper farm steel for $500, in one of those brochures- But I’m sure if more people saw your video, then manufactures could come up with an even a cheaper version.
The goal is to be able to connect it to laboratory glassware which really opens up the uses.
The copper stills can be good, but it matters how you seal it. Some of the more modern ones allow you to connect to glassware, as well as keep the heated water between reloads. Both are important for efficiency. Old copper stills require sealing with bread or clay.
thank you for sharing your knowledge. deep gratitude to you and the plants 🙏
Thank you for this presentation. Pretty sure I will never do this in this life, but leave some hope I might do it in another.
Very clever idea and very true everything you said in your wonderful video. Bravo
that was real cool, you opened my mind on possibilities wide open, flowers and plants meet old tech, useful for todays evaporating supply chain world, thank you
What a great design the fractioning column is... it's a very old design, used in many applications, water filtration, steam turbines.. even tesla used it's design in other applications maybe all the way to resonance vacuum tubing as in orgone gas...Hmmm
How cute is he?!?! 😊 By the grace of god, I’ll shall be that cute and healthy at his age. 😇
i love it! my first still was a pressure cooker and a home made copper coil condenser in a 5gal bucket. i like how yours is a hybrid of a hydrodistillation and a soxhlet condenser. very cool
Thank you for sharing. That’s some beautiful equipment you have.❤❤❤
Wow amazing video! Thank you so much I've always wondered how essential oils are made!! Very interesting!
That is awesome. Great setup...thank you
Thank you, Dennis. You're brilliant 👏! I sooo want to do this on my Pachamama Flower Farm!
Thank you for sharing!
Beautiful video! Clear explanations, not too much excess noise or music. As someone who deals with chemistry glassware daily, you gave a marvelous description of how things work and why the setup is arranged the way it is.
I was wondering, when you distill repeated batches of the same thing, do you reuse the same water/hydrosol for each batch and top up as needed, or do you use fresh water with every batch?
Yes, that's part of what makes this great. You don't have to wait for the water to heat up each time. You can just open it and replace the plant material, top off water if needed, and keep going.
Thank you for sharing. Your video has helped me set down much self doubt I've carried. ❤
Fascinating video, very well put together and very informative.
THANK YOU!❤
Superb! Thank you for sharing this informative video on extraction of essential oils. Well explained with much love & conviction in the art of extraction of essential oils due to years of experience & expertise in this field! Thank you again very valuable information of God's wonderful works & His natural perfume & many essential oils have medicinal properties! May God Bless you & your family! Greetings from Madang, Papua New Guinea!
You seem like a really cool guy, Dennis. Glad I found your channel!
Very nice
Thank you
I was also curious if you ever did any distillation under vacuum. Your lab is so peaceful, I can understand how the noise of a vacuum compressor would not be welcome there, however performing the distillation under a partial vacuum would reduce the temperature required to volatilize the steam and the oils.
I loved your video and appreciate how thoroughly you explained everything! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
@jakospence no, but that's an interesting idea.
Seeing the still in operation along with a very clear description has helped clarify my (humble) efforts in the lab. (Nice editing and music selection Ben)!
Glad it's helpful Daniel! At some point we'll make a video about converting a pressure cooker, too.
This is an incredible video! Did y'all ever end up making a video about converting the pressure cooker?@@benklocek
@@lrntennet Just finished it: soilsoulandspirit.com/making-essential-oil-still/
Hi, I perform some distillations such as rosemary and laurel, I have never tried to distill lemon balm because here it is said to have a low yield, interesting to know that it could make more if it distilled a day after the harvest and the method of storage inside the boiler. Thank you for a great informative video.
You can put ice and in the condenser buckets
That’s amazing
I'm very interested by your pressure cooker/glassware adaptator
New video is up with parts list; soilsoulandspirit.com/making-essential-oil-still/
That looks like fun
Thank you Sir.
Great video!!
Thanks!
Really big thanks!
Simple enough concept, Doctor D., but seems remarkably effective !! Can one also use the system for roots, barks & berries? Many thanks for this & greetings from Barcelona 🌿🙏💧
@kuma9069 it can be used for any type of plant material. For bark and roots, you'll want to shred the material to expose as much surface as you can to the steam.
@@SoilSoulandSpirit Sound advice, Sir. Thanks again !
If you shoot up water from the bottom you can take apart the pieces without the grease. Maybe even use the eo that your making to grease it
Thanks for the idea. Dennis has found that the glass kind of "joins" when there is not something in between.
beautiful method
Very Cool, Thank You
Do you sell the parts already assembled? This is really cool!
We don't, but just produced a video about creating it yourself: soilsoulandspirit.com/making-essential-oil-still/
I love this video. Dennis, Should I use a pharmaceutical grade vacuum grease since it might be in contact with the oils just to be safe?
If possible, it can't hurt.
Dennis could you possibly make a list of the distillation parts we need to attach to the pressure cooker? Thank you again.
Yep, here's a post with a parts list, and an instruction video: soilsoulandspirit.com/making-essential-oil-still/
@@SoilSoulandSpirit Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! This is turning out to be a connect the dotes experience. Wow!
Dennis I'm curious if you've noticed increased oil production in patches that have recently had their neighbors cut a day or two prior to their harvest.
Hi denis. Thank you very much for your detailed video. It has been extremely helpful. Im wondering if you plan on still doing the video to further detail the connection directly from the pressure cooker.
Yep! It's ready here: soilsoulandspirit.com/making-essential-oil-still/
This is so very interesting mate, thank you very much.
Very interesting and informative! how much can a setup like yours cost? I'm new to all this and really want to try extracting some essential oils.
I believe it comes out to about $400 when following the list here: soilsoulandspirit.com/making-essential-oil-still/
@@SoilSoulandSpirit great thanks so much !
Wonderful devise. Where are the links to get the products you describe ?
Here's the full list and a video on making it: soilsoulandspirit.com/making-essential-oil-still/
Your yield will double if you fully Dey the herbs then either steam distill or extract with supercritical fluid carbon dioxide which pulls out more of the essential oil before you purify further
enjoyed your video . thank you . how hard is it to clean for different oils, have you ever done cold boiling to open more plant cells for more extraction . you can see on the healing swamp. we cold boil tincturers oil infusions anything we put in any liquid.
@2:13 ¿ Why start the process with rainwater (which depending on the area, is so often these days contaminated) when you can start with already pure distilled water.
U can filter and or distill rainwater… but I agree its better cuz there’s less mineral deposits or anything left behind in the distiller itself
Hi! I truly appreciate this video!! Almost every distillery vid I've seen they use distilled water to avoid any contamination. Would it be a good idea to purify &/or distill the rain water first B4 using for essential oils? Sorry if this is an inept question but I'm a newbie.🤷😁 Also... I know for a fact that the rain water here is FULL of chemtrail poisons....js😮
Simple, not cheap
Not that expensive, especially compared to a small commercial or home distiller.
Could you please link the equipment you’re using ?
You bet! Here's a how to construction video with a parts list: soilsoulandspirit.com/making-essential-oil-still/
I appreciate your plant knowledge, although I feel like just getting a boiling flask and a mantle would have been easier.
Yes, but you are limited in amount of material you can use in your charge with a boiling flask. This allows you to to up to 4 gallons at once.
Oil content of plants are much higher when harvested on a full moon.
I saw that you had a pretty decent hydrosol layer above your water and below your oil. Do you save the hydrosol separately and use it? If you were more interested in the oils that the hydrosol contains, could you put it back into the boiling flask so that the vigeraux column has another opportunity to separate the oil fraction?
Yes, the hydrosol is saved and used in plant sprays, and for topical use on the body. And yes, you can put it back in to get more oils.
I wonder if you could distill truffle mushrooms. 🤔
Hi denis i just recently purchased this unit and i am wondering if i can use alcohol instead of water. i would like to make tinctures if so can you do a video
@happyfishgirl which part of the process are you referring to?
A quick search shows that these little devices the Clevenger extractor and the fractionator could run about $8,000. Do you have a source list or a good supplier you've worked with for this gear? I'm working with the Botanical company to make natural products and this would be a perfect setup for the essential oils we'd like to extract
The clevenger and fractionator I use are glass devices using what are known as 24/40 size fittings. They are used in laboratories to extract up to 5 ml of oil at maximum. Pretty small quantities.
To start a commercial extraction for a company would require much more production oriented equipment. The glassware I use in my shed works for me, it probably wouldn't work for a company.
Here's a new video with parts list for making your own: soilsoulandspirit.com/making-essential-oil-still/
😂👍