Large Still for Essential Oil - Supreme-Plus24

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NEW! No more silicone seals required

DESTILLIERMEISTER E2-4 Supreme-Plus24

Legal, registration-free still made of stainless steel for essential oils and with a full 4 litres of plant space.

• The boiler and plant tube are no longer rigidly connected, but can be separated using a V4A cup joint.
• The socket for the distilling bridge, with a tight fit, is made of high-quality V4A stainless steel.
• The distilling bridge can be plugged onto either the plant tube or the water/vapour boiler directly.
• The plant basket is height-adjustable, so that smaller quantities can also be distilled.
• 25 ml of essential oil in 8 minutes - that's what we achieved with 400 g of lavender flowers.

With 4 litres of plant space, you have plenty of volume to process larger quantities of plants or drugs. The steam is generated in a separate boiler under the plant container, so that contact with boiling water can be ruled out.
And the best thing is: since the water boiler has a volume of only 2 litres despite the large plant container, the DESTILLIERMEISTER E2-4 Supreme-Plus24 can be sold and operated legally and without reporting to customs in Germany and Austria.

Easy to use:

• In the new model, no seals are required between 1. and 2. as well as 3. and 4. due to optimised clamping locks. Sealing works metallically. Therefore, there are no more follow-up costs for this model.
• Fill at least 1.3 litres, not more than 1.7 litres, ideally demineralised or distilled water into the water/steam boiler.
• Put on the 4 litre plant tube and close the boiler with the clamping locks 1.1.
• Put the aroma basket into the plant tube and open it.
• Fill up to the edge with herbs or drugs - do not compress. There are about 4.2 litres.
• Put on the lid 3 and tighten the locks 2.4,
• insert the distilling bridge 5 into the socket 4.1, or
• Insert the distillation bridge 5 into the socket 2.1. The distillation bridge also fits directly onto the water/vapour boiler of the new DESTILLIERMEISTER E2-4 Supreme Plus24 model. This is needed, for example, if you want to produce a rose blossom hydrosol. This is generally obtained by water distillation.
• Screw the cooling water hoses onto the cooler.
• Switch on the heat source and collect the oil at 5.6 hydrosol using a filter.
• Distil at high power (induction plate 3000 watts) for about 10 minutes. There should be 500 ml of distillate.

The water/vapour tray and plant/drug tube, as well as all distillate-carrying pipes and connections, are made of stainless steel.

Structure

Details

1. Water/steam boiler with lid, 2 litres. Approx. 1.7 litres of water are filled in.
   1. 4 quick-release fasteners for secure locking of the water/steam boiler.

2. Lid
   1. V4A socket for connection to the plant tube.
      
   2. Inside: vibration-damping disc to ensure that the structure is vibration-free.
      
3. Plant/drug tube, approx. 4.2 litres capacity.
   1. Plug-in nipple for connection to the kettle at 2.1,
   2. 4 spring locks for closing the plant tube.
      
4. Lid with socket for the distillation bridge 4.
   1. Socket made of V4A stainless steel.
      
      
5. Distillation bridge with curved counterflow condenser with at least 85 cm cooling length.
   1. Riser tube,
   2. thermometer socket,
   3. double-tube condenser in counterflow (outside jacket, inside core. The cooling water flows between the core and the jacket, and the vapour or liquefied distillate flows in the core. The cooling water and distillate flow in opposite directions),
   4. cooling water inlet,
   5. hot water outlet,
   6. hydrolate outlet.
      
      
6. Digital thermometer with silicone stopper, insert in 5.2.
   
   
7. Aroma basket with adjustable legs. When the pipe is completely filled, insert the basket into the steam pipe without screwing in the adjustable legs. The aroma basket should then be about 3 cm from the floor and have a closed storage area in the middle so that the rising steam jet does not flow directly through the plants and create a tunnel due to the jet effect, which would lead to significant losses. The steam first flows radially due to the baffle and then rises by its own thermal. The plant tube has a height/diameter ratio greater than 1, so that an effective chimney effect promotes the drag effect. If you also want to work with smaller quantities of plants, you can screw in the legs and adjust the height of the basket. Caution: When only half full, do not heat with more than 1500 watts.
        
8. 500 g of blue lavender flowers in distillation quality in an aroma and light protection bag.
   
   

Test with an identical system

Heating source: Induction, power after heating time (approx. 3 min) 3000 watts. This power should be lower if the system is not completely full.

Drug: Dried lavender flowers

Quantity: 400 g

Total distillation time: 16 min

Hydrosol extraction: 2 batches, one per 8 min

1. Batch: 500 ml after 8 min, oil yield 25 ml, hydrosol pH: 3.2
2. Batch: 500 ml after a further 8 min, no oil, hydrosol pH: 3.6

The quantities given may vary depending on the harvest or harvest time. Rain shortly before harvesting can significantly reduce the yield. Harvesting should take place after at least 2 days of sunshine.

Important notice:

This still can be sold legally in Germany without registration with the authorities under the new German alcohol tax law since 1 January 2018. Please note that, as a dealer, we must point out that this still may only be used for distilling distilled water, hydrosols, essential oils, aromas, fragrances, perfumes, food, for alchemical experiments, etc. or as a collector's item. If you distil alcohol and get caught, you will have to expect a fine and the confiscation of the distillation equipment. However, I can give you a legal tip. You can make delicious spirits from hydrosols by mixing them with taxed alcohol and water to drinking strength. Try a spirit made from fennel seed hydrosol.