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New DESTILLIERMEISTER EXX-12 Suprem XXX series with 12 litre plant volume

DESTILLIERMEISTER E10-12 Suprem

For distilling essential oils with a 10.5 litre water/steam boiler for multiple distillation runs

The DESTILLIERMEISTER E10-12 Suprem is the first model in the new series. With its 12 litre plant volume, it is designed for larger quantities of plant material. The height of 40 cm and diameter of 20 cm create a good chimney effect during distillation. The chimney effect promotes the entrainment of essential oils.

For most plants and flowers, the water supply is sufficient for about 2 distillations, assuming 3 litres of distillate are extracted per distillation. The use of a large boiler for hydrolate extraction is also completely legal in Germany. However, you must register a boiler larger than 2 litres with customs, after which you may use it without restriction as long as no alcohol is processed – even for private use.

With the appropriate licence – if you are working commercially, for example – this system is also ideal for alcohol distillation. In these cases, the plant tube serves either as a column for mash distillation or as a container for fruits or herbs during alcohol vapour distillation.

With 12 litres of plant space, you have plenty of volume to process larger quantities of plants or drugs. Since the steam is generated in a separate boiler under the plant container, there is no contact with boiling water. However, you should only fill the boiler with a maximum of 8 litres so that the steam can develop in the boiler and no hot water is drawn up when boiling is delayed.

A minimum of 3 kW should be available as a heat source, either induction or gas.

Easy to use:

• In this model, optimised tension locks mean that no seals are required between the first and second chambers. The seals are made of metal. A seal is required for the plant tube.
• Fill the water/steam boiler with a maximum of 8 litres of water, either demineralised or distilled water, or tap water if the limescale is removed from the bottom of the boiler with heated lemon or acetic acid after a few distillations.
• Place the plant tube 2. on top with the lid 2.1 and close with the clamps.
• Insert the aroma basket 8. into the plant tube and open it. Now fill the plant tube and press down lightly.
• Place the lid 3 with the 3/4" screw connection on top and close with the clamps.
• Screw the riser pipe of the distillation bridge 4 onto the lid and tighten – the connection is metal-tight.
• Support the bridge with the supplied stand tube 6 and the cross sleeve 7 attached to the cooler (see below). The stand tube is long enough to provide support even when using a higher heat source.
• Connect the cooling water hoses. If you do not have suitable hoses, you can purchase them separately here. If you want to remain independent of mains water, you can purchase a suitable pump set here.
• The water inlet starts at 4.5 on the cooler. A 1/2‘ hose screw connection is required here. The cooling water then flows upwards between the pipe core and the pipe jacket in the opposite direction to the distillate and exits at 4.6. A 1/2’ hose screw connection is also required here.
• Switch on the heat source and collect the hydrolate at 4.7.
• When the plant tube is full, 3 litres is sufficient for most plants and takes about 30 minutes at 3000 watts.

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

Details

1. Water/steam boiler, 10.5 litres. Holds approx. 8.5 litres of water.
   1. 4 clamps for securely closing the water/steam boiler.
      

2. Plant/drug tube, approx. 12 litre capacity.

   1. Lid for connecting to the water boiler, with 4 vibration dampers for stability.

   2. The plant/drug tube with a convenient 12 litre capacity.

   3. 4 clamp fasteners for secure closure.
      

3. Lid with plug-in socket for the distillation bridge.

   1. 3/4" V4A-Screw connection for the distillation bridge.
      
      

4. Distillation bridge with counterflow performance cooler coil, with generous 160 cm cooling length.
   1. 3/4" screw nipple, suitable for connection with 3.1.
   2. Riser pipe
   3. Thermometer socket, with analogue thermometer 5.
   4. Double pipe cooler in counterflow (outer jacket, inner core. The cooling water flows between the core and the jacket, and the steam or liquefied distillate flows in the core. The cooling water and distillate flow in opposite directions).
   5. Cooling water inlet
   6. Hot water outlet
   7. Hydrolate outlet.

5. Stainless steel analogue thermometer clock 0-120 ºC, accuracy class 1 - easy to read.
   

6. Tripod tube, 1 m long.
   

7. Cross sleeve for use with the stand tube to support the distillation bridge.
   

8. Aroma basket with long handle for insertion into the steam pipe. 
    

Final remark

Since the plant tube has a large surface area in this size, a lot of heat is lost. It is therefore advisable to insulate this surface, which prevents oil loss due to dripping on the cooler surface. A wool blanket wrapped around the plant tube is sufficient. However, there are also aluminium-coated rock wool insulation rolls that can simply be wrapped around the plant tube. This looks as follows:

We will soon be offering suitable items for this in our range of accessories.

GPSR information and manufacturer's specifications