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Hand-hammered copper alembic still used for distilling cedarwood oil at home

How to Distill Cedarwood Oil at Home from Shavings

Cedarwood is the oil you can distill from a woodshop waste bin: 2 to 5% yield from aromatic red cedar shavings. Method, sourcing, and uses.

How to Distill Cedarwood Oil at Home from Shavings

Cedarwood is the oil you can distill from a woodshop waste bin: 2 to 5% yield from aromatic red cedar shavings. Method, sourcing, and uses.

Hand-hammered copper alembic still used for distilling star anise at home

How to Distill Star Anise at Home: Anethole in ...

The spice behind the ouzo cloud runs beautifully in a pot still: crush whole stars, distill slow, and expect white crystals in a chilled bottle. Purity, not spoilage.

How to Distill Star Anise at Home: Anethole in ...

The spice behind the ouzo cloud runs beautifully in a pot still: crush whole stars, distill slow, and expect white crystals in a chilled bottle. Purity, not spoilage.

Hand-hammered copper alembic still used for distilling fennel seed at home

How to Distill Fennel Seed at Home: The Origina...

Fennel water sat in apothecary rows for centuries as aqua foeniculi. Crush sweet fennel seed, steam-distill it, and reproduce the original still-room water.

How to Distill Fennel Seed at Home: The Origina...

Fennel water sat in apothecary rows for centuries as aqua foeniculi. Crush sweet fennel seed, steam-distill it, and reproduce the original still-room water.

Hand-hammered copper alembic still used for distilling turmeric at home

How to Distill Turmeric at Home: Oil and Golden...

Turmeric distills into a warm turmerone oil and a skin-friendly golden water, and the famous yellow stain stays in the pot. Gloves on, here is the method.

How to Distill Turmeric at Home: Oil and Golden...

Turmeric distills into a warm turmerone oil and a skin-friendly golden water, and the famous yellow stain stays in the pot. Gloves on, here is the method.

Hand-hammered copper alembic still used for distilling fresh ginger oil at home

How to Distill Ginger Oil at Home from Fresh Root

Fresh-root ginger oil is a home distiller’s private stock: bright and lemony where commercial dried-root oil is woody. The grate-and-steam method.

How to Distill Ginger Oil at Home from Fresh Root

Fresh-root ginger oil is a home distiller’s private stock: bright and lemony where commercial dried-root oil is woody. The grate-and-steam method.

Hand-hammered copper alembic still used for distilling cardamom oil at home

How to Distill Cardamom Oil at Home from Grocer...

Cardamom oil sells for more per millilitre than almost any spice oil, and the pods are in every grocery store. Crush, steam-distill, and bottle the gap.

How to Distill Cardamom Oil at Home from Grocer...

Cardamom oil sells for more per millilitre than almost any spice oil, and the pods are in every grocery store. Crush, steam-distill, and bottle the gap.