I bet the smell was amazing while you were doing this ,Lavender is so relaxing ,I use lavender to spray on my pillows to help me 😴 I really enjoyed watching this video .Thank you xx
That’s so awesome. I just got a still like yours. I’m hoping to get it up and running this week. I live in Alberta Canada so we don’t have plants as large as yours are. My plan is to plant more plants so when I harvest the plants I’ll have plenty to put in my still. Thank you so much for this video 😊. I love your channel ❤❤❤
How gorgeous that must smell! I love these sort of alembics! This kinda thing really brings out the alchemist/witch/mad scientist in me😂 thanks for the demo
it's the wrong alembic it needs a basket on top that's for brandy! I'd get a felony for owning that one probably. It would be tough to argue it's not for alcohol in the states.
Thankyou Keeley for another very interesting viddy. You are a great teacher, and your explanations are always easy to follow. I have not considered getting one of these babies at all as I am really just starting out - perhaps in the future when sales pick up, I might expand and get one. 💜
Thank you for watching 🧡 If you're interested in hydrosols, I highly recommend buying a few from suppliers first to see if you like them before investing in the still.
No matter how often I see this being done, I love the end result and that you grow your own lavender (not a fan of lavender personally, but that may be just me being a Gemini...lol). Waiting patiently for the end of the season to see what you will be making with it. Keep up the fantastic work. 😍😍💖💖👏👏
Thank you very much for this video. I have a 5 liters still as well and i will start distilling soon. It is very useful for me to listen your explications about quantities of botanicals and water. Thank you, i will wait for more videos with this 5 liters still😉. How do you clean your still alambic for the first time before real distillation please. Mine is new, thanks again😊🙏
I'm so excited, I've been admiring these copper alembic stills for a few years now, since seeing you and Arienne use them in their soap/bath and body making businesses. Well my husband just gifted me one for our 13th anniversary. I'm trying to figure out the difference between creating a hydrosol and an essential oil as they obviously will have different roles within soap. I love hydrosols but know that the fragrance can get lost during saponification and it takes more of the water role vs the fragrance/essential oil. So, where do I go to learn about distilling an essential oil vs the hydrosol (I plan to do both), I'm not so sure that some of these people posting videos know the difference as they're doing the same process and producing what people that do know the difference are calling hydrosols... So clearly I've got some studying to do but was wondering if you could assist in pointing me in the right direction. My husband did get me a book as well, though the primary focus seems to be alcohol and spirits 😂 I'm pregnant so that's not on my to do list for quite some time, but for business purposes as it pertains to soap and other products, I'm begging that info...and apparently the column piece.
Congratulations on your anniversary!!! You will need to decide if you want to distill alcohol or hydrosol/essential oil in your still. Once you have used it for hydrosl/essential oil, you'll find that any alcohol will be tainted by the botanicals you have used. They generally recommend have a still for each. In terms of the difference between making hydrosol and essential oil, there honestly is no difference in the process. Making essential oil will result in hydrosol. It is more about what you intend to make and how you process the material such as whether hydro-distill or steam distill. When it comes to making essential oil, some plants will produce more essential oil than others. For example, when I did lemon myrtle leaves, I got about 5ml of essential oil from my 5L pot but when I process my Lavender, I am lucky to get 1ml. That is the other thing to consider - the size of your still. You need quite a large still to get any decent amount of essential oil. This is why I tend to make hydrosol and leave any oil in that water. If you are going to make essential oil, I highly recommend investing in a separator to catch the water. They allow you to drain off the water, leaving any essential oil behind.
Thank you for watching 🧡 I have used hydrosol in soap but I honestly don't think it's worth it. It doesn't retain the beautiful aroma that it gives other products
Hey, what sized still are you using? Having a lot of trouble deciding between 10L and 5L for essential oil distillation. OOPS!!! 5L! Thanks for the great video.
@@noleftturnunstoned because different countries and different states have different rules and regulations due to the fact these are also used to make alcohol. For example where I am, if I have anything larger than a 5L, I must register my still with the regulating bodies and declare its use.
@SoyandShea interesting. Registration wouldn't be too much of an impediment. I settled on a 5L still. Fingers crossed it is suffceintly large enough to collect essentail oil.
I find that as I'm using an electric plate, my botanicals don't get scorched. If I used gas as my heat source. I'd have a screen in the bottom. I also make sure the botanicals still have room to move around to stop scorching
Hello, if the water was boiling at 100 degrees, and there was 5 litres of water in it, how did only 200ml or so come out after 2 hours? Maybe you didnt have 5l, but how is it so slow if the water is constantly boiling?
There are some really good books that explain the whole process. If I had only water in the pot, I'd get a lot more but as there is a plant material that absorbs water, you'll never get the same amount of water out. Plus, when making hydrosol there are several stages of extracting the botanicals and when we get to what is called the tail, it becomes bitter and is not what we want. For thus reason, you will never use the full amount of water. My still does hold 5l but the most you will get is 200 - 750ml depending on what you are distilling and the process
I watched when you did an earlier video but didn’t really comprehend how easy to use it would be. Oh Keeley Now I want one I’d love to use my lavender plants for more than bags. Must check it out. Did the pump etc all come with it. Do you use it for other products.
The first use is daunting but now it's such an easy process. I added the pump when I purchased it but they can be bought at most hardware stores. I make lots of products with different hydrosol. I have a face wash and cream made with Kaffir lime/ makrut leaves. 💜
This process is how distilled water is made so there is no reason to use distilled water for hydrosol. You could use tap water but to get the best hydrosol it's recommended to use pure water which is why I use spring water.
As I explain in the video, the tape is used to stop steam escaping through any small hammer dents that may be around join. If you don't use them, you'll lose some of the steam. My plants also aren't young. They're 6 years old
Я из России город Волгоград . Я увлекаюсь самодельными гидролатами 8 лет. Для домашнего эфирного масла нужен перегонный куб 50 - 100 - 120 литров . Перегонный куб должен быть из нержавеющей стали . Мощность перегонного куба должна быть от 3 кВт. в летнее время + теплоизоляция куба. Тогда получения самых редких эфирных масел из жадных растений будет увлекательно, быстро и приятно .
@@SoyandSheaВам правительство запрещает иметь дома перегонные кубы больше 10 литров ?! Что здесь преступного иметь дома куб 100 литров для домашнего хобби ?
@@МитрофанМартынов-я2г Yes I am in Australia and we are not prohibited but there are restrictions. If we have a still any larger than 5L we must register it and show what it is used for. If they suspect you are making alcohol, we have to pay taxes. It is just not worth the hassle.
@@SoyandShea У нас в России разрешается иметь любой алкогольный перегонный куб для собственных нужд , а если начал продавать спирт , тогда начинай платить налоги . Типичная террористическая власть Кремля !!! А раньше ... в СССР полностью запрещали производство домашнего спирта !!! На свадьбу в 1988 году приходили проверяющие полицаи и смотрели что бы на столах небыли алкоголя . Какие в Вашем регионе можно получить эфирные масла ? Эвкалипт Чайное дерево Сандал Я уже купил себе растения эвкалипт и чайное дерево . теперь я знаю аромат этих растений .
This process makes essential oil but this size pot doesn't make enough to warrant harvesting it. You can get special equipment to separate the oil and water
You bought the wrong still you are doing a water extraction and it's rudimentary what you want to try is steam distillation which is why labs use distillation flasks over the beakers so they can steam and which is why your advertised New Zealand pot has a basket on top of the Alembics for essential oil production!
I would have to disagree. I didn't buy the wrong one. This still does both hydro and steam distillation, allowing me to work with a variety of plant material. This still is only small due to legal requirements in Australia so I don't make essential oils, only hydrosol.
I bet the smell was amazing while you were doing this ,Lavender is so relaxing ,I use lavender to spray on my pillows to help me 😴 I really enjoyed watching this video .Thank you xx
It smells so good. Though I make sure to make it on a day when I don't need to make lots as I go home relaxed 💜
Your explanation made it so easy to understand. I love it!
Thank you for watching 💜 the first time is daunting but it is easy.
That’s so awesome. I just got a still like yours. I’m hoping to get it up and running this week. I live in Alberta Canada so we don’t have plants as large as yours are. My plan is to plant more plants so when I harvest the plants I’ll have plenty to put in my still. Thank you so much for this video 😊. I love your channel ❤❤❤
Enjoy the process. My lavender plants are 6 years old now so give it time and you'll have big plants too 💜
I’m busy watching all I can about this. My Alembic is on its way! Super excited!!
Hope you have as much fun with it as I do. The first time is really daunting but after a few goes it's like boiling the kettle 💗
😍 I bet your little shop smells amazing when you do this.
It does 💜 I make sure to do Lavender on days where I don't have much else to do as its so relaxing
Very helpful video. Thank you!
Thank you for watching 🧡
Thank you so much for this video! It is extremely helpful for me:)
Thank you for watching 🧡
How gorgeous that must smell! I love these sort of alembics! This kinda thing really brings out the alchemist/witch/mad scientist in me😂 thanks for the demo
It does smell amazing and wafts out the shop drawing people in 😆 its such a relaxing process no matter what I'm distilling
it's the wrong alembic it needs a basket on top that's for brandy! I'd get a felony for owning that one probably. It would be tough to argue it's not for alcohol in the states.
Wonderful video, amazingly well explained, thank you very much!
Thank you for watching 🧡
Great Video. I appreciate you taking us through every step. Big thank you !
Thank you for watching 🧡
Thank you so much! I learned so much from this video
Thank you for watching 🧡
Thankyou Keeley for another very interesting viddy. You are a great teacher, and your explanations are always easy to follow. I have not considered getting one of these babies at all as I am really just starting out - perhaps in the future when sales pick up, I might expand and get one. 💜
Thank you for watching 🧡 If you're interested in hydrosols, I highly recommend buying a few from suppliers first to see if you like them before investing in the still.
What the heck this is so freaking cool!!!
It's a fascinating processes 💜
No matter how often I see this being done, I love the end result and that you grow your own lavender (not a fan of lavender personally, but that may be just me being a Gemini...lol). Waiting patiently for the end of the season to see what you will be making with it. Keep up the fantastic work. 😍😍💖💖👏👏
It's such a great process and I enjoy making hydrosol. I'm not a fan of lavender fragrance but I do like my lavender plants. 💜
Great video.... where could I buy one of those small pumps that you used in the sink?
Thank you. The pump is a small aqua filter used in fish ponds so anywhere that sells aquarium pumps
Thank you very much for this video. I have a 5 liters still as well and i will start distilling soon. It is very useful for me to listen your explications about quantities of botanicals and water. Thank you, i will wait for more videos with this 5 liters still😉. How do you clean your still alambic for the first time before real distillation please. Mine is new, thanks again😊🙏
Thank you for watching. I learned a lot about cleaning, etc, from the Alembics New Zealand website. I highly recommend reading some of their articles
I really wish lavender dried as pretty purple as it is when fresh
It is a shame it loses colour. Some suppliers have prettier lavender than others 💜
I'm so excited, I've been admiring these copper alembic stills for a few years now, since seeing you and Arienne use them in their soap/bath and body making businesses. Well my husband just gifted me one for our 13th anniversary. I'm trying to figure out the difference between creating a hydrosol and an essential oil as they obviously will have different roles within soap. I love hydrosols but know that the fragrance can get lost during saponification and it takes more of the water role vs the fragrance/essential oil. So, where do I go to learn about distilling an essential oil vs the hydrosol (I plan to do both), I'm not so sure that some of these people posting videos know the difference as they're doing the same process and producing what people that do know the difference are calling hydrosols... So clearly I've got some studying to do but was wondering if you could assist in pointing me in the right direction. My husband did get me a book as well, though the primary focus seems to be alcohol and spirits 😂 I'm pregnant so that's not on my to do list for quite some time, but for business purposes as it pertains to soap and other products, I'm begging that info...and apparently the column piece.
Congratulations on your anniversary!!! You will need to decide if you want to distill alcohol or hydrosol/essential oil in your still. Once you have used it for hydrosl/essential oil, you'll find that any alcohol will be tainted by the botanicals you have used. They generally recommend have a still for each.
In terms of the difference between making hydrosol and essential oil, there honestly is no difference in the process. Making essential oil will result in hydrosol. It is more about what you intend to make and how you process the material such as whether hydro-distill or steam distill.
When it comes to making essential oil, some plants will produce more essential oil than others. For example, when I did lemon myrtle leaves, I got about 5ml of essential oil from my 5L pot but when I process my Lavender, I am lucky to get 1ml. That is the other thing to consider - the size of your still. You need quite a large still to get any decent amount of essential oil. This is why I tend to make hydrosol and leave any oil in that water.
If you are going to make essential oil, I highly recommend investing in a separator to catch the water. They allow you to drain off the water, leaving any essential oil behind.
Thanks for showing how to distill! Do you ever use any in making soap?
Thank you for watching 🧡 I have used hydrosol in soap but I honestly don't think it's worth it. It doesn't retain the beautiful aroma that it gives other products
Hey, what sized still are you using? Having a lot of trouble deciding between 10L and 5L for essential oil distillation. OOPS!!! 5L! Thanks for the great video.
When deciding on the size, check your countries rules and regulations
@@SoyandShea why would that be a consideration for a home still?
@@noleftturnunstoned because different countries and different states have different rules and regulations due to the fact these are also used to make alcohol. For example where I am, if I have anything larger than a 5L, I must register my still with the regulating bodies and declare its use.
@SoyandShea interesting. Registration wouldn't be too much of an impediment. I settled on a 5L still. Fingers crossed it is suffceintly large enough to collect essentail oil.
I wanted to ask what type of burner stove you use? I ordered my 5L alembic like yours yesterday!!
I use an electric stove stop, but they work better with a gas burner. An induction top won't work.
Have fun with it!
So the plant material doesn't scorch on the bottom? Do you have a screen on the bottom or is it ok. thanks, tom.
I find that as I'm using an electric plate, my botanicals don't get scorched. If I used gas as my heat source. I'd have a screen in the bottom. I also make sure the botanicals still have room to move around to stop scorching
Thanks! @@SoyandShea
Hello, if the water was boiling at 100 degrees, and there was 5 litres of water in it, how did only 200ml or so come out after 2 hours? Maybe you didnt have 5l, but how is it so slow if the water is constantly boiling?
There are some really good books that explain the whole process. If I had only water in the pot, I'd get a lot more but as there is a plant material that absorbs water, you'll never get the same amount of water out. Plus, when making hydrosol there are several stages of extracting the botanicals and when we get to what is called the tail, it becomes bitter and is not what we want. For thus reason, you will never use the full amount of water. My still does hold 5l but the most you will get is 200 - 750ml depending on what you are distilling and the process
@@SoyandShea So if I destil only water, for the purpose of water purification, the water will come out much faster, will it? Thanks.
Yes, it would occur faster and you'd get more
I watched when you did an earlier video but didn’t really comprehend how easy to use it would be. Oh Keeley Now I want one I’d love to use my lavender plants for more than bags. Must check it out. Did the pump etc all come with it. Do you use it for other products.
The first use is daunting but now it's such an easy process. I added the pump when I purchased it but they can be bought at most hardware stores. I make lots of products with different hydrosol. I have a face wash and cream made with Kaffir lime/ makrut leaves. 💜
Such a fantastic way to get hydrosol! Do you ever use distilled water or is it best to just use spring water?
This process is how distilled water is made so there is no reason to use distilled water for hydrosol. You could use tap water but to get the best hydrosol it's recommended to use pure water which is why I use spring water.
I have a problem: every time I try to make hydrosol with fresh plant matter, it smells like boiled veggies! What am I doing wrong?
just a query as to why you put a filter, wouldn't the end product just be clear from bits?
It should be clear but on occasion I've found little bits.
Is the tape necessary ? And should young lavender ( plant) be cut ?
As I explain in the video, the tape is used to stop steam escaping through any small hammer dents that may be around join. If you don't use them, you'll lose some of the steam.
My plants also aren't young. They're 6 years old
Я из России город Волгоград .
Я увлекаюсь самодельными гидролатами 8 лет.
Для домашнего эфирного масла нужен
перегонный куб 50 - 100 - 120 литров .
Перегонный куб должен быть из нержавеющей стали .
Мощность перегонного куба должна быть от 3 кВт. в летнее время + теплоизоляция куба.
Тогда получения самых редких эфирных масел из жадных растений будет увлекательно, быстро и приятно .
I wish I could have a still that large but we have strict regulations here on the sizes we can have 🧡
@@SoyandSheaВам правительство запрещает иметь дома перегонные кубы больше 10 литров ?!
Что здесь преступного иметь дома куб 100 литров для домашнего хобби ?
@@SoyandShea
А Вы из Австралии !?
@@МитрофанМартынов-я2г Yes I am in Australia and we are not prohibited but there are restrictions. If we have a still any larger than 5L we must register it and show what it is used for. If they suspect you are making alcohol, we have to pay taxes. It is just not worth the hassle.
@@SoyandShea
У нас в России разрешается иметь любой алкогольный перегонный куб для собственных нужд ,
а если начал продавать спирт , тогда начинай платить налоги .
Типичная террористическая власть Кремля !!!
А раньше ... в СССР полностью запрещали производство домашнего спирта !!!
На свадьбу в 1988 году приходили проверяющие полицаи и смотрели
что бы на столах небыли алкоголя .
Какие в Вашем регионе можно получить эфирные масла ?
Эвкалипт
Чайное дерево
Сандал
Я уже купил себе растения эвкалипт и чайное дерево .
теперь я знаю аромат этих растений .
It’s good to do your own hydrofoils because the prices have gone sky high!
Hydrosol is definitely expensive to buy but knowing how much waste there is, I can understand it 💜
What do you use to clean you still?
To clean (and polished the outside), I use a citric acid solution.
а как получить эфирное масло ?
This process makes essential oil but this size pot doesn't make enough to warrant harvesting it. You can get special equipment to separate the oil and water
@@SoyandShea thanks
How to buy messine
There are links in the description for the still
🥰🥰🥰🥰
You bought the wrong still you are doing a water extraction and it's rudimentary what you want to try is steam distillation which is why labs use distillation flasks over the beakers so they can steam and which is why your advertised New Zealand pot has a basket on top of the Alembics for essential oil production!
I would have to disagree. I didn't buy the wrong one. This still does both hydro and steam distillation, allowing me to work with a variety of plant material. This still is only small due to legal requirements in Australia so I don't make essential oils, only hydrosol.
Jealous!
I drooled over these for almost 2 years before finding somewhere to buy one. I don't regret it 💜
the filter is completely unnecessary
Not really. I have caught bits in the filter that I don't want in the hydrosol
@@SoyandShea oh. ok :)