Legal hobby distilleries for Germany, Austria and Switzerland

"CopperGarden®" Arabia 2L table-top still, with burner and steam-distilling sieve tray 

This versatile compact copper pot still, ideal for hobby distilling, comes with a sieve, suitable for the steam distillation of beverages and essential oils. You can flavour your spirits with spices to obtain composed alcohols such as gin (with juniper), ouzo (anise and caraway ) etc.

An economical table still with an Arabic design. The copper pot and its forged iron support rest on a solid wooden base. It is delivered complete, with the pot and condenser with spout, an steam sieve, a small copper cup to receive the distillate.

This Arabia Alembic still is appropriate for beginners.

„CopperGarden®" LEONARDO® Classic 2 Litres - Helge Schmickl

„CopperGarden®" LEONARDO® 2 Litres ❁ Licence manufactured in the CopperGarden® forge ❁ by courtesy of Helge Schmickl ❁ German version 2018 ❁ with copper sieve; Release Date: June 20th, 2018

LEONARDO 2 litres for essential oils and hydrosols

Licence manufacturing by the CopperGarden® forge by courtesy of Helge Schmickl. Ideal for the production of essential oils, hydrosols and distilled water.

Unlike the Austrian version, our Leonardo comes with aroma sieve that can be placed above approx. 1.75 litres. Maximum holding capacity: 2 litres.

The CopperGarden® LEONARDO is made of copper and one of the best choices for essential oils. The steam pathways are short and the column space extra large to fit plenty of plant material. 

Important note: Distilling is restricted and even prohibited in many countries. Please inform yourself about your local laws prior to purchasing and operating a copper still. Distilling essential oils and hydrosols is legal in most countries upon registering the still with the authorities.

"CopperGarden®" Arabia 2L table-top still, with spirit lamp, steam-distilling sieve and thermometer

This versatile compact copper pot still, ideal for hobby distilling, comes with a sieve, suitable for the steam distillation of beverages and essential oils. You can flavour your spirits with spices to obtain composed alcohols such as gin (with juniper), ouzo (anise and caraway ) etc.

An economical table still with an Arabic design. The copper pot and its forged iron support rest on a solid wooden base. It is delivered complete, with the pot and condenser with spout, an steam sieve, a small copper cup to receive the distillate.

This Arabia Alembic still is appropriate for beginners.

Stainless steel burning protection 
The safest protection against burning of mash, when distilling, is a water bath still. But with directly heated boilers you must have devices that prevent burning with high security. The first step is to keep the thick components of a mash away from the heated bottom. This is achieved primarily by a mash strainer. But a mash strainer alone is not a 100% burning protection. If the liquid component of a mash still contains starch, the liquid can also burn. To find that out, you should either do an iodine starch test, or cheaper, put a small amount of the liquid mash in a small pot and do a burning test on the stove. If the small amount burns, precautions must be taken.
If you know that you do not use 100% ripe fruit, burn is likely. In this case, it is advisable to use an amylase, which converts residual starch into sugar. This not only reduces the danger of burning, but also increases the yield.
Nevertheless, you should perform the above-mentioned burning test after fermentation. If the sample still tended to burn despite using an amylase, in addition to the mash sieve for instance a mash bag, as we offer it here in different sizes. This can not only keep solid components off the ground, but also filter out residual yeast. The combination of amylase, mash screen and filter bag or filter cloth should prevent burning.

Aroma basket
Is not it just protection against burning, but that either, in Germany only for commercial applications, alcohol vapor flows through fruits or herbs to obtain an aromatized distillate, or steam distillations to produce hydrosol and essential oils to be carried out, which is also in Germany is allowed, one uses a height-adjustable aroma sieve. This is placed in a still above the neutral alcohol or water and filled with fruits, flowers or herbs and will be distilled.

NEW! No silicone seal required

DESTILLIERMEISTER Hobby-EH2

Legal 2 litre hobby still made of stainless steel with still helmet for essential oils - no registration required

A hobby still made of stainless steel that does not require registration. With this beautiful still you can produce hydrosols, essential oils and distilled water.

Except for induction, any fireplace can be used. Maybe to heat, simply place the still on a stove or gas cooker.

In Austria or Switzerland, you may also legally use this still as a classic pot still with a helmet to produce a noble brandy. Or you can fill the aroma basket that extends into the helmet with fruits or herbs to produce a delicious spirit.

Easy to use and innovative:

• The new model no longer requires a seal between 1. and 2. due to the optimised clamp. Sealing is done metallically. This means that there are no follow-up costs for this model.
• The new Hobby-EH2 model has a stainless steel socket instead of the red bronze socket.
• Fill approx. 1.2 litres of distilled water into the boiler,
• fill the half-closed and raised flavour basket 5 with fresh herbs or blossoms, or with drugs, and place it in the boiler. The plant filling should reach up to the top of the helmet if possible.
• Put on helmet 2 with distilling module 3 and tighten clamping fasteners 2.2 by hooking the clamping hooks under the stainless steel cable.
• Screw the water hoses onto the cooler, connect one end (3.5) to a submersible pump (e.g. aquarium pump) and direct the other end (3.6) into a cooling water storage tank. This is also available as an optional accessory. Alternatively, you can connect the whole thing to a domestic water connection.
• Switch on the heat source and collect the hydrosol and oil at 3.7,
• distilling at a medium heat for a maximum of 16 minutes. After 8 minutes, the receiver should be changed for the first time, the amount of oil assessed and the pH value determined.

The distillation pot and all pipes carrying distillate are made of stainless steel.

DESTILLIERMEISTER Hobby-E2
Construction of optimized distilleries for over 17 years A registration-free hobby still made of stainless steel. With this beautiful distillery you can make hydrolates, essential oils and distilled water. Easy to use: • approx. Pour 1.7 liters of distilled water into the kettle, • put on the drug basket • fill with herbs or drugs, do not compress, • insert gasket as described below, • put on cover 3. and tighten tension locks 1.1, • insert the distillation bridge 4 into the socket 3.1, • Screw the water hoses to the radiator, connect one end (4.4) to a submersible pump (eg aquarium pump), and the other end (4.5) into the cooling water reservoir. • switch on the heat source and collect at 4.6 hydrolate and oil, • Distill for a maximum of 30 minutes at medium to high heat. The distilling pot and all distillate pipelines are made of stainless steel. The socket for the distillation bridge is made of gunmetal.
The DILLILLIERMEISTER Hobby-E2 is easy to handle. It is ready to use in a few simple steps. For heating, place the distillery on an induction plate. For cooling you need a pot, bucket or bowl of cold water - 10 liters should be enough. With a simple, low-power pump (such as aquarium pump), you can direct water from the reservoir to port 4.4. The hot water leaves the cooling above 4.5. They redirect it back to their water container. Since the cooler is amply sized for its task, a small water flow is sufficient for the cooling.
 

NEW! No more silicone seals required

DISTILLERY MASTER E2-3 Supreme Model 2025

Legal and registration-free distiller made of heavy-duty stainless steel for essential oils

This distiller impresses with its particularly solid material quality. With a 3-litre plant chamber, you have a decent volume for hobby use, even for processing larger quantities of plants or drugs. By raising the aroma basket (optional), you can also experiment with smaller quantities, but you should then work with reduced heating power. The steam is generated in a separate boiler under the plant container, so that contact with boiling water is impossible. Best of all, despite the large plant container, the water boiler only has a volume of 2 litres, which means that the DESTILLIERMEISTER E2-3 Supreme Model 2025 is also legal in Germany and Austria and can be sold and operated without notification to customs.
 

Easy handling:

• In the new model, optimised clamping fasteners mean that no seals are required between the 1st and 2nd or 3rd and 4th chambers. Sealing is achieved by metal contact. This means that there are no follow-up costs for this model.
• Fill the water/steam boiler with at least 1.3 litres and no more than 1.7 litres of ideally demineralised or distilled water.
• Attach the 3-litre plant tube and close the boiler with the clamps 1.1.
• Place the aroma basket in the plant tube and open it.
• Fill to the brim with herbs or medicinal plants – do not compress. This is approximately 3 litres.
• Place the lid 3 on top and tighten the fasteners 2.4.
• Insert the distillation bridge 4 into the socket 3.1.
• Insert the thermometer with the plug into the socket 4.2.
• Screw any cooling water hoses that are not included in the accessories to the cooler.
• Switch on the heat source and collect the hydrolate with oil at 4.6.
• Distil for about 8 minutes at high power (induction plate 2000 watts). You should have 500 ml of distillate.

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