Essential Oils

Solid still for essential oils

For steam distillation to obtain essential oil

• Water / steam boiler and plant room: 10.5 liters,

• of which plant area: up to 6 liters,

• Counterflow power cooler,

• Lockable with tension locks,

• Hygiene through high-quality 18/10 stainless steel - no risk of verdigris, no risk of rust.

With the DESTILLIERMEISTER ECO-E10506 you get a great introductory offer bargain with a heavy, thick-walled 18/10 stainless steel kettle in gastro quality and a curved countercurrent high-performance cooler that is only available from us. Thanks to a special bending technique, we can manufacture curved counterflow coolers up to 6 m in length using the double-pipe process, as found in a straight Liebig cooler. Our counterflow cooler can be seen as a further development of the Liebig cooler. The cooler of the DESTILLIERMEISTER ECO-E10506 has a full 80 cm cooling length. Distillation bridges with Liebig coolers of this length would be difficult to handle with a total length of 140 cm and are therefore no longer offered. However, a longer cooling length means significantly less cooling water consumption, because the heat can be released into the cooling water at lower flow rates. A good cooler with an optimally set flow rate can be recognized by the fact that the waste water comes out hot at the outlet and the distillate is still well cooled.

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 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.

DESTILLIERMEISTER E25-12 Suprem deLúxe - all inclusive, with heat-insulated plant tube to prevent backflow losses

With everything you need for distilling and analyzing

For the distillation of essential oils with 25-liter water/steam boiler for multiple distillation runs

The DESTILLIERMEISTER E25-12 Suprem deLúxe has a self-contained distillation bridge for quick refilling and resealing.

With its 12-liter plant volume, larger quantities of plant material are required. The 40 cm height and 20 cm diameter create a decent chimney effect during distillation. The chimney effect promotes the entrainment of essential oils. The height-adjustable aroma basket also allows you to work with smaller quantities. If distilling with less than half the filling height (6 liters of plants), the heating power should be reduced. However, we recommend working with no less than 4 liters of plant volume (1/3 of the total height in the plant tube). There should be no empty space at the top of the plant tube, as this leads to higher oil losses.

For most plants and flowers, the water supply is sufficient for about 2 distillations when 2 liters of distillate are extracted per distillation. The use of a large boiler for hydrolate production is also completely legal in Germany. However, you must report a boiler larger than 2 liters to customs, but you can then use it without restriction as long as no alcohol is processed – even for private use.

With the appropriate permit – e.g., if you are working commercially – 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 in alcohol vapor distillation.

With 12 liters of plant space, you have plenty of volume to process larger quantities of plants or drugs in one distillation. 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 8.5 liters so that the steam can develop in the boiler and no hot water is drawn up if boiling is delayed.

When using the entire plant pipe, at least 3 kW should be available as a heat source, either induction or gas.

Easy handling for production:

• Fill the water/steam boiler with a maximum of 23 liters of water, either demineralized or distilled water, or tap water if the limescale is removed from the bottom of the boiler after a few distillations using heated citric or acetic acid.
• Place the plant tube 3 with the lid 4 on top and close with the clamps.
• Insert the aroma basket 8 into the plant tube and open it. Now fill the plant tube, pressing down lightly. In this offer, the filling quantity of the plant tube can be reduced by placing the aroma basket at the top.
• Place the lid 4 with the 3/4" screw connection 4.1 on top and close with the clamps.
• Screw the riser pipe of the distillation bridge 5 onto the lid and tighten – the connection is metal-sealed.
• Support the bridge 5 with the supplied stand tubes 6. and the cross sleeves 7. attached to the cooler (see below). The stand tubes are long enough to provide support even when using a higher heat source. The markings on the cooler and stand tubes are designed for a level setup. When using a raised heat source, simply move the mark up by the height of the heat source.
• Connect cooling water hoses 10.3 and 10.4. If you want to remain independent of tap water, you can use the pump set. The hoses supplied are prepared for both variants. In the example here, the waste water is returned to the 30-liter container.
• The water inlet starts at the cooler at 5.5. Here you need a 1/2“ hose screw connection on the hose. The cooling water then flows upwards between the pipe core and pipe jacket in the opposite direction to the distillate and exits at 5.6. Here, too, you need a 1/2” hose screw connection.
• Switch on the heat source and collect the hydrolate at 5.7.
• When the plant tube is full, 2 liters is sufficient for most plants and takes about 30 minutes at a minimum power of 3000 watts. A heat source with more power shortens the distillation time.

Since the plant tube has a large surface area due to its size, a lot of heat is lost through it. It therefore makes sense to insulate this surface, which prevents oil loss due to dripping back onto the cooler surface. For this purpose, we use aluminum-coated rock wool insulation rolls that can be easily wrapped around the plant tube.