DESTILLIERMEISTER E3-4 Supreme-Plus

In Switzerland legal and registration-free distillery made of stainless steel for essential oils and with a full 4 litres of plant space.

25 ml of essential oil in 10 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 vapour is generated in an extra boiler under the plant container, so that contact with boiling water can be ruled out.

Simple handling:

• Fill at least 1 litre, no more than 2.7 litres, ideally demineralised or distilled water into the water/steam boiler, place the larger seal over the edge of the boiler.
• Attach the 4 litre plant tube and close the boiler with the clamp fasteners 1.1.
• Place the flavour basket in the plant tube and open.
• Fill up to the rim with herbs or drugs - do not compress. There are about 4.2 litres. Place the small seal over the edge.
• Put on the lid 3. and tighten the caps 2.4,
• Insert the distillation bridge 5 into the socket 4.1,
• Screw the cooling water hoses to the radiator.
• Switch on the heat source and collect the hydrolat with oil at 5.6.
• Distil for about 10 minutes at higher power (induction plate 3000 watts). There should be 500 ml of distillate.

Water / vapour container and plant / drug pipe, as well as all distillate-carrying pipes and connections are made of stainless steel.

NEW! No more silicone seals required

DESTILLIERMEISTER E2-55 Supreme-Plus, with all the necessary accessories for professional work.

You save € 50,- compared to single purchase

Legal, registration-free distillery made of stainless steel for essential oils and with a full 5.5 litres of plant capacity.

30 ml of essential oil in 10 minutes - that's what we achieved with 500 g of lavender flowers.

With approx. 5 litres of plant space, you have plenty of volume to process larger quantities of plants or drugs. The steam is generated in an extra boiler under the plant container, so that contact with boiling water can be ruled out.
The best thing is: As the water boiler only has a volume of 2 litres despite the large plant container, the DESTILLIERMEISTER E2-55 Supreme Plus can also be sold and operated legally in Germany and Austria without being reported to customs.

Simple handling:

• In the new model, gaskets are no longer required between the 1st and 2nd as well as the 3rd and 4th due to optimised clamping closures. The sealing works metallically. This model therefore no longer incurs any follow-up costs.
• Fill at least 1.3 litres, but no more than 1.7 litres of water into the water/steam boiler, put the lid on and close with clamp fasteners.
  Ideally, demineralised or distilled water should be used; if normal drinking water is used, the water boiler should be descaled regularly.
• Attach the 5.5 litre plant tube and close the kettle with the clamp fasteners 1.1.
• Place the flavour basket in the plant tube and open.
• Fill to the brim with herbs or drugs - compact slightly. There are about 5 litres.
• Put on the lid 3. and tighten the caps 2.4,
• Insert the distillation bridge 5 into the socket 4.1,
• Screw the cooling water hoses to the radiator.
• Switch on the heat source and collect the hydrolat with oil at 5.6.
• Distil for about 10 minutes at higher power (induction plate 3000 watts). There should be 500 ml of distillate.

Water / vapour container and plant / drug pipe, as well as all distillate-carrying pipes and connections are made of stainless steel.

DESTILLIERMEISTER E2-55 Premium Plus All Inclusive - Top Model 2024

You save over € 50,- in the package

Legal and registration-free stainless steel still optimized for the distillation of essential oils with a large capacity for flowers and leaves

The worry-free package includes:

• Attach the distillation unit, 1. to 11.
• 12. attach the distillate hose and shorten if necessary as described below. You can unscrew the hose and screw on a water hose with a 1/2’ thread to clean the pipework systems.
• 13. an oil separator.
• 14. to assess the hydrolate quality: 100-pack of pH measuring sticks, pH 3.6 to 6.1.
• 15. set for the cooling water supply
• 16. so that you can get started right away: 500 g blue lavender flowers in distillation quality in a flavour and light protection bag. This gives you at least a first filling for the plant tube. The packaging is equipped with an aroma protection seal so that leftovers can be stored safely. This gives you a guideline of what your harvest should yield. Of course, this only applies to dried lavender flowers. Pay attention to the correct harvest time; this is important for the yield. I go into this in the online quick guide.

30 ml essential oil in 9 minutes

The registration-free DESTILLIERMEISTER E2 - 55 Premium Plus model 2024 has been redesigned once again. The stand is now designed so that the boiler can be removed from the system for refilling with plants or water and the cooling system with riser pipe and lid remains in place. This makes work faster and therefore more economical. The next distillation can start within a few minutes.

Everything else had already been improved in the 2023 model. The pre-condenser for the pressure-loss-free transition to liquefy the vapour in the cooler has been designed longer and is curved. The distillate cooler is now also designed in a curved shape instead of the bulky Liebig cooler and is nevertheless longer. This makes the entire system much more compact and the overall longer cooling length has once again significantly reduced the cooling water consumption. The boiler has a bubble size of 2 litres, which is permitted without notification, but the plant tube has a total volume of a whopping 5.5 litres. This makes it one of the largest legal and registration-free distilleries for essential oils. The riser pipe of the Premium model is insulated to minimise drip-back losses. This means that the Premium model is optimised for the extraction of essential oils and hydrolates.
The vapour is liquefied in the pre-condenser so that the reduction in cross-section when transferring to the final condenser also takes place without pressure loss. Note: Pressure losses in the pipework system have the effect of increasing the pressure in the plant pipe, so the vapour has to work against a pressure mountain. This causes the hydrolate and oil to drip back, resulting in losses. This also increases the temperature in the plant pipe because the boiling point rises. This damages the essential oils and reduces their quality.

In our own tests, we were able to extract a full 30 ml of essential oil from dried lavender flowers in 16 minutes using this still. We also obtained a litre of excellent lavender hydrolate. We were surprised by the effectiveness of this still ourselves. Obviously, the optimum ratio of plant cane height to plant cane diameter has had a positive effect on efficiency. The DESTILLIERMEISTER E2-55 Premium Plus is therefore ideal for anyone who wants to produce essential oils and hydrosols effectively without customs formalities.

For the vast majority of plants and flowers, the water supply is sufficient for a complete distillation. However, if one litre of hydrolate is not enough, as we found when distilling fennel seeds, for example, there is a water refill nozzle on the boiler. This allows you to equalise the amount of hydrolat removed with the corresponding amount of water without having to dismantle the system. This saves a considerable amount of time during work.
The insulated riser pipe already reduces drip-back losses. The drip losses can be further reduced by also insulating the plant pipe, e.g. with a blanket. A higher oil yield can then be expected.

With 5.5 litres of plant space, they have plenty of volume to process larger quantities of plants or drugs. However, you can also experiment with smaller quantities by raising the flavour basket, but you should then work with reduced heating power so that the steam does not simply flow through the plant material without any effect. The steam is generated in an extra boiler under the plant container, so that contact with boiling water can be ruled out.
The best thing is: as the water boiler only has a volume of 2 litres despite the large plant container, the DESTILLIERMEISTER E2 - 55 Premium Plus Model 2024 is also legal in Germany and Austria and can be sold and operated without being reported to customs.

Easy Handling:

• In the new model, seals are no longer required between the 1st and 2nd as well as the 3rd and 4th due to optimised tension locks. The sealing works metallically. Therefore, there are no more follow-up costs for this model.
• Fill 1.9 litres of water into the water/steam boiler, either demineralised or distilled water, or tap water if the limescale is removed from the bottom of the boiler with heated citric or acetic acid after a few distillations.
• Put the lid on 2. and close it with clamps,
• Screw the plant tube 3. onto the lid and tighten.
• Insert the flavouring basket, without the adjustable legs for full capacity, with legs and raised basket for smaller quantities.
• Fill with up to 5 litres of herbs or drugs - do not compress chopped herbs.
• Place lid 4. on top and tighten clamps 3.2.
• Screw on the insulated riser pipe.
• First insert the stand rod 9.1. into the pre-condenser. Then screw on the pre-condenser so that the pipework runs behind the riser pipe with some clearance. This should be automatically correct if the markings are observed. The boiler with the pre-condenser should now be stable.
• First insert the standpipes for the final condenser. Then screw on the final cooler. The cooling pipes should now have a gradient everywhere.
• Connect with connecting hose 8: 6.3 with 7.4.
• Screw the cooling water hoses to the radiator 7.3 and the pre-condenser 6.4 (cooling water hoses are not included but are available as accessories. With the -AI model, all this is included). The cooling water inlet has a 1/2‘ thread and the outlet on the pre-condenser is 3/4’. The cooling water always flows in the opposite direction to the distillate flow from bottom to top.
• Switch on the heat source and collect the hydrolat with oil at 7.5.
• With the plant tube full, distil for a maximum of 30 minutes at high power (induction plate 2000 or 3000 watts) for most plants. For small quantities of plants and a raised flavour basket, 1200 to 1500 watts. It is best to first collect 2 batches of 500 ml each in a sterile bottle. If the pH value of the 2nd batch does not deviate significantly from the 1st batch and is below 5, you can collect more stomachs. However, the amount of hydrolate removed should first be topped up with water via the refill nozzle 2.2.

• The water / vapour container and plant / drug pipe, as well as all distillate-carrying pipes are made of high-quality stainless steel.

DESTILLIERMEISTER E2-4 Supreme-Plus- with all the necessary accessories for professional work

You save € 50,- compared to single purchase

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

This system differs from the standard E2-4 variant in the following improvements:

• The boiler and plant tube are not rigidly connected but can be separated using a 3/4" V4A screw connection.
• The plug-in socket for the distilling bridge is made of high-quality V4A stainless steel (instead of gunmetal in the standard version).
• The plant basket is height-adjustable so that smaller quantities can also be distilled.

25 ml of essential oil in 10 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 vapour is generated in an extra boiler under the plant container, so that contact with boiling water can be ruled out.

The best thing is: As the water boiler only has a volume of 2 litres despite the large plant container, the DESTILLIERMEISTER E2-4 Supreme-Plus can also be sold and operated legally in Germany and Austria without having to be reported to customs.

Simple handling:

• Fill at least 1.3 litres, no more than 1.7 litres, ideally demineralised or distilled water into the water/steam boiler, place the larger seal over the edge of the boiler.
• Attach the 4 litre plant tube and close the boiler with the clamp fasteners 1.1.
• Place the flavour basket in the plant tube and open.
• Fill up to the rim with herbs or drugs - do not compress. There are about 4.2 litres. Place the small seal over the edge.
• Put on the lid 3. and tighten the caps 2.4,
• Insert the distillation bridge 5 into the socket 4.1,
• Screw the cooling water hoses to the radiator.
• Switch on the heat source and collect the hydrolat with oil at 5.6.
• Distil for about 10 minutes at higher power (induction plate 3000 watts). There should be 500 ml of distillate.

Water / vapour container and plant / drug pipe, as well as all distillate-carrying pipes and connections are made of stainless steel.

DESTILLIERMEISTER E2-4 Supreme-2022

New model 2022 in a particularly solid design, with internally scaled plant tube, height-adjustable aroma basket and further reduced water consumption compared to the predecessor.
Legal, registration-free stainless steel still for essential oils with a full 4 liters of plant space.

20 ml Essenial Oil within 15 Minutes
With over 4 liters of plant space they have plenty of volume to process even larger amounts of plants or drugs. By raising the aroma basket you can also experiment with smaller amounts, but they should then work with reduced heating power. The steam is produced in an extra boiler under the plant container, so that a contact with boiling water can be excluded. The best thing is: Since the kettle is only 2 liters in volume despite the large plant container, the DESTILLIERMEISTER E2-4 Supreme is also legal in Germany and Austria and may be sold and operated without notification.
Simpel handing:

• Pour 1.8 liters of water into the water / steam boiler,
• Place up to 4 liters of plant pipe and close with tension locks,
• Insert aroma basket,
• fill with up to 4 liters of herbs or drugs - do not compress,
• seal as described below
• fit cover 5. and tighten tension locks 4.1,
• insert distillation bridge 6 in socket 5.1,
• screw the coolant hoses to the cooler,
• switch on the heat source and collect oil and Hydrolat at 6.6,
• distill for a maximum of 15 to a maximum of 20 minutes at a higher power (induction plate 2000 watts).

DESTILLIERMEISTER FLEXI2-3 - the allrounder
Legal and registration-free 2 liter hobby still made of heavy-duty stainless steel for various applications

The DESTILLIERMEISTER FLEXI2-3 Supreme impresses with its particularly solid material quality.
Private users from Germany can purchase this still legally and without registration. This device may also be used legally for the extraction of essential oils and hydrosols.
In Austria, alcohol can also be legally produced with this still. The DESTILLIERMEISTER FLEXI2-3 Supreme is equally suitable for both applications.
There are variable usage variants for distilling schnapps. In this way, aromatic fruit brandies can be produced or, by increasing the column resistance, they can also be used very well for cleaning alcohol. Because the distillation bridge can be attached to both the still and the column, the still is suitable for pot still and reflux distilling.

Essential oils and hydrolates
With 3 liters of plant space, the FLEXI2-3 Supreme has a decent volume in the hobby area to process larger quantities of plants or drugs. The steam is generated in an extra boiler under the plant container, so that contact with boiling water can be excluded. The best thing is: Since the kettle only has a volume of 2 liters despite the large plant container, the DESTILLIERMEISTER FLEXI2-3 Supreme is also legal in Germany and Austria and can therefore be sold and operated without notification to customs.

Easy to use:

• Pour 1.5 liters into the water / steam boiler,
• Put the seal with the long lip facing inwards over the edge of the boiler,
• Put on cover 2 and close with the latches (1.1).
• Attach 3 liter plant tube (3).
• Insert the aroma basket (8) and fill it with up to 3 liters of herbs or drugs - just compress slightly,
• Put the seal - as described above - over the edge of the plant tube.
• Put on the cover (4) and tension the latches (3.2).
• Insert the distillation bridge 5 into the socket 4.1.
• Screw suitable cooling water hoses to the radiator with 1/2 "hose screw connections, water supply via 5.4, waste water via 5.5.
• Switch on the heat source and at 5.6 collect hydrolates with oil. The distillate line 7 must not be immersed in the distillate.
• With a full tube, distill a maximum of 15 to a maximum of 20 minutes at higher power (e.g. induction plate 1500 to 2000 watts). The heating output must be reduced for smaller quantities.

DESTILLIERMEISTER E2-55 Premium Plus - Top model 2024

NEW! No more silicone seals required

Legal and registration-free stainless steel still with large capacity for flowers and leaves, optimised for the distillation of essential oils

30 ml of essential oil in 9 minutes

The registration-free DESTILLIERMEISTER E2 - 55 Premium Plus Model 2024 has been optimised once again. The stand is now designed so that the boiler can be removed from the system for refilling with plants or water and the cooling system with riser pipe and lid remains in place. This makes work faster and therefore more economical. The next distillation can start within a few minutes.

Everything else had already been improved in the 2023 model. The pre-condenser for the pressure-loss-free transition to liquefy the vapour in the cooler has been designed longer and is curved. The distillate cooler is now also designed in a curved shape instead of the bulky Liebig cooler and is nevertheless longer. This makes the entire system much more compact and the overall longer cooling length has once again significantly reduced the cooling water consumption. The boiler has a bubble size of 2 litres, which is permitted without notification, but the plant tube has a total volume of a whopping 5.5 litres. This makes it one of the largest legal and registration-free distilleries for essential oils. The riser pipe of the Premium model is insulated to minimise drip-back losses. This means that the Premium model is optimised for the extraction of essential oils and hydrolates.
The vapour is liquefied in the pre-condenser so that the reduction in cross-section when transferring to the final condenser also takes place without pressure loss. Note: Pressure losses in the pipework system have the effect of increasing the pressure in the plant pipe, so the vapour has to work against a pressure mountain. This causes the hydrolate and oil to drip back, resulting in losses. This also increases the temperature in the plant pipe because the boiling point rises. This damages the essential oils and reduces their quality.

In our own tests, we were able to extract a full 30 ml of essential oil from dried lavender flowers in 16 minutes using this still. We also obtained a litre of excellent lavender hydrolate. We were surprised by the effectiveness of this still ourselves. Obviously, the optimum ratio of plant cane height to plant cane diameter has had a positive effect on efficiency. The DESTILLIERMEISTER E2-55 Premium Plus is therefore ideal for anyone who wants to produce essential oils and hydrosols effectively without customs formalities.

For the vast majority of plants and flowers, the water supply is sufficient for a complete distillation. However, if one litre of hydrolate is not enough, as we found when distilling fennel seeds, for example, there is a water refill nozzle on the boiler. This allows you to equalise the amount of hydrolat removed with the corresponding amount of water without having to dismantle the system. This saves a considerable amount of time during work.
The insulated riser pipe already reduces drip-back losses. The drip losses can be further reduced by also insulating the plant pipe, e.g. with a blanket. A higher oil yield can then be expected.

With 5.5 litres of plant space, they have plenty of volume to process larger quantities of plants or drugs. However, you can also experiment with smaller quantities by raising the flavour basket, but you should then work with reduced heating power so that the steam does not simply flow through the plant material without any effect. The steam is generated in an extra boiler under the plant container, so that contact with boiling water can be ruled out.
The best thing is: As the water boiler only has a volume of 2 litres despite the large plant container, the DESTILLIERMEISTER E2 - 55 Premium Plus Model 2024 is also legal in Germany and Austria and can be sold and operated without having to report it to customs.

Simple handling:

• In the new model, gaskets are no longer required between the 1st and 2nd as well as the 3rd and 4th due to optimised clamping closures. The sealing works metallically. This model therefore no longer incurs any follow-up costs.
• Fill 1.9 litres of water into the water/steam boiler, either demineralised or distilled water, or tap water if the limescale is removed from the bottom of the boiler with heated citric or acetic acid after a few distillations.
• Put the lid on 2. and close it with clamps,
• Screw the plant tube 3. onto the lid and tighten.
• Insert the flavouring basket, without the adjustable legs for full capacity, with legs and raised basket for smaller quantities.
• Fill with up to 5 litres of herbs or drugs - do not compress chopped herbs.
• Place lid 4. on top and tighten clamps 3.2.
• Screw on the insulated riser pipe.
• First insert the stand rod 9.1. into the pre-condenser. Then screw on the pre-condenser so that the pipework runs behind the riser pipe with some clearance. This should be automatically correct if the markings are observed. The boiler with the pre-condenser should now be stable.
• First insert the standpipes for the final condenser. Then screw on the final cooler. The cooling pipes should now have a gradient everywhere.
• Connect with connecting hose 8: 6.3 with 7.4.
• Screw the cooling water hoses to the radiator 7.3 and the pre-condenser 6.4 (cooling water hoses are not included but are available as accessories. With the -AI model, all this is included). The cooling water inlet has a 1/2‘ thread and the outlet on the pre-condenser is 3/4’. The cooling water always flows in the opposite direction to the distillate flow from bottom to top.
• Switch on the heat source and collect the hydrolat with oil at 7.5.
• With the plant tube full, distil for a maximum of 30 minutes at high power (induction plate 2000 or 3000 watts) for most plants. For small quantities of plants and a raised flavour basket, 1200 to 1500 watts. It is best to first collect 2 batches of 500 ml each in a sterile bottle. If the pH value of the 2nd batch does not deviate significantly from the 1st batch and is below 5, you can collect more stomachs. However, the amount of hydrolate removed should first be topped up with water via the refill nozzle 2.2.

The water / vapour container and plant / drug pipe, as well as all distillate-carrying pipes are made of high-quality stainless steel.

DESTILLIERMEISTER E2-3 Supreme-Plus

Legal and registration-free stainless steel still in heavy quality for essential oils. This still impresses with its particularly solid material quality. With 3 liters of plant space, you have a decent volume in the hobby area to process larger quantities of plants or drugs. By raising the aroma basket (optionally available as an accessory) you can also experiment with smaller quantities, but you should then work with reduced heating power. The steam is generated in an extra boiler under the plant container, so that contact with boiling water can be excluded.
The best thing is: Since the kettle only has a volume of 2 liters despite the large plant container, the DESTILLIERMEISTER E2-3 Supreme-Plus is also legal in Germany and Austria and can be sold and operated without notification to customs.