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Hand-hammered copper alembic still used for distilling frankincense resin at home

How to Distill Frankincense at Home: Resin to Oil

Frankincense resin gives 3 to 10 percent oil, among the most generous materials in the craft, if you respect the soak and the long run. The full-day method.

How to Distill Frankincense at Home: Resin to Oil

Frankincense resin gives 3 to 10 percent oil, among the most generous materials in the craft, if you respect the soak and the long run. The full-day method.

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

How to Distill Juniper Berry Oil at Home with a...

Juniper berries distill into a crisp piney oil and an underrated hydrosol. Which berries to pick, why crushing doubles the yield, and how this relates to gin.

How to Distill Juniper Berry Oil at Home with a...

Juniper berries distill into a crisp piney oil and an underrated hydrosol. Which berries to pick, why crushing doubles the yield, and how this relates to gin.

Copper alembic still with a bowl of clove buds ready for spice distillation

How to Distill Clove Oil at Home: The Highest-Y...

Dried clove buds are the highest-yielding material you can run in a still, and the oil sinks instead of floats. The full kitchen-spice method, no garden required.

How to Distill Clove Oil at Home: The Highest-Y...

Dried clove buds are the highest-yielding material you can run in a still, and the oil sinks instead of floats. The full kitchen-spice method, no garden required.

Hand-hammered copper alembic still used for distilling basil water at home

How to Make Basil Water and Basil Essential Oil...

Basil is a low-yield oil plant and a first-rate hydrosol plant. The gentle-heat method for distilling basil water, plus what cooks and skincare makers do with it.

How to Make Basil Water and Basil Essential Oil...

Basil is a low-yield oil plant and a first-rate hydrosol plant. The gentle-heat method for distilling basil water, plus what cooks and skincare makers do with it.

Hand-hammered copper alembic still used for distilling thyme oil and hydrosol at home

How to Distill Thyme Oil and Hydrosol at Home (...

Thyme gives one of the strongest antimicrobial hydrosols in the craft. How to run flowering tops in a copper still, with honest yields and both chemotypes explained.

How to Distill Thyme Oil and Hydrosol at Home (...

Thyme gives one of the strongest antimicrobial hydrosols in the craft. How to run flowering tops in a copper still, with honest yields and both chemotypes explained.

Hand-hammered copper alembic still used for distilling distilled water at home

How to Distill Water at Home (Kettle, Stovetop,...

Boiling alone does not distill water. Here is how distillation works, how to do it with a kettle or a copper still, honest output rates and costs, and what home-distilled...

How to Distill Water at Home (Kettle, Stovetop,...

Boiling alone does not distill water. Here is how distillation works, how to do it with a kettle or a copper still, honest output rates and costs, and what home-distilled...