The Copper Home Distillation Kit — What’s in the Box and Your First Run.
Every CopperHolic kit ships complete and ready to distil. The box contains a hand-hammered copper boiling pot with water seal, an onion-head helmet (the alembic top that gives the still its character), a coiled copper condenser with cooling channel, a built-in thermometer, and the silicone fittings that connect everything. There is no drilling, no soldering, and no second order of accessories. From unboxing to a complete assembled still takes about 30 minutes. The fittings are gravity-seated, so there are no tools and no over-tightening that can dent the copper.
For a first run, most owners pick lavender hydrosol — it is forgiving, useful, and finishes in an afternoon. Add 200–300 g of dried lavender to the pot, fill half-way with distilled water, fit the helmet, run cold tap water through the condenser. A 5-litre kit gives roughly 1 L of finished hydrosol in 2–3 hours — enough lavender water for a season of skincare, with a small amount of essential oil floating on top to separate. Pricing: 5 L $399, 5 G $499, 10 G $1,299. Free US shipping. Lifetime guarantee on every kit.
What's included in the home distillation kit?
Hand-hammered from sheet copper. The main vessel where botanicals are loaded and heat is applied.
The iconic alembic crown. Collects rising steam and directs it toward the condenser.
Copper coil that cools the vapour back into liquid. Where the essential oil and hydrosol are collected.
Everything you need to run your first distillation, clean your still, and maintain it for years of use.
Who is the home distillation kit for?
You grow lavender, rosemary, or herbs and want to do more with your harvest than dry it. A home distillation kit turns your garden into a source of essential oils and floral waters you actually made yourself.
You're drawn to traditional processes and want a kit that reflects that — not something plasticky from Amazon. CopperHolic kits are the real thing: hand-hammered, heavy, and built to the same standard as professional stills.
A home distillation kit is one of the most unusual and genuinely impressive gifts you can give someone who makes things. It arrives looking like an heirloom — and it functions like one too.
Three sizes.
One standard of craft.
Ideal for beginners and home growers with modest harvests. Fits on any stovetop and produces enough output to make the run worthwhile.
The right balance of capacity and manageability. Handles serious botanical runs and produces meaningful yields. Our most gifted size.
For buyers with larger growing operations, dedicated distillation spaces, or those who want the full visual presence of a traditional alembic at home.
What makes one home distillation kit better than another?
The market is full of cheap stainless steel kits that look fine in photos and feel hollow in your hands. They'll do the job — for a while. But they're made to a price, not a standard.
CopperHolic kits are hand-hammered from sheet copper by artisans using the same techniques passed down through generations of still-makers. The weight is different. The sound when you tap it is different. The patina it develops over years of use is something no factory can replicate.
This is a kit you'll still be using in twenty years. Probably longer.
| Feature | Cheap Kit | CopperHolic |
|---|---|---|
| Material | Stainless / thin copper | Hand-hammered copper |
| Construction | Factory stamped | Individually formed |
| Sulphur binding | ✗ | ✓ Natural copper reaction |
| Patina development | ✗ | ✓ Improves with age |
| Display worthy | ✗ | ✓ Looks like an heirloom |
| Lifespan | 2–5 years | Lifetime |
Home distillation kit —
questions answered.
Each CopperHolic kit includes the hand-hammered copper pot, domed helmet, condenser coil, assembly fittings, and a care and use guide. You supply the heat source, water, and botanicals — and you're ready to run your first distillation.
Yes. The kit includes a care and use guide that walks you through your first run. Steam distillation of botanicals is a straightforward process — the still does most of the work. Many first-time buyers have their first batch of lavender water within an hour of setup.
Essential oils (lavender, rosemary, eucalyptus, peppermint), hydrosols and floral waters (rose water, chamomile), distilled water, and herbal extracts. The kit is designed for botanical and water-focused distillation applications.
Most first-time buyers choose the 5-litre for a compact first kit, or the 5-gallon if they want more output per run. The 5-gallon is our most popular size overall. See the full Size Guide for a detailed comparison.
Yes. CopperHolic ships worldwide. Visit the product page for current shipping options and delivery estimates to your region.
Start distilling at home.
The proper way.
Complete copper still kits in 5L, 5-gallon, and 10-gallon. Ships worldwide.
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