We use hydrosol for creating a calming attractant for our honeybees. We mix it with some sugar syrup, pour into a spray bottle, and use it in place of smoke. We have been using the hydrosol of lavender for about four years now. The bees fly right to it. Thanks for the video.
Hello I would be interested in how much sugar you mix in the lavender hydrosol and do you spray that directly into the beehive instead of the smoke? maybe interesting for you I use apple cider vinegar mixed with garlic instead of formic acid for varroa control that works well in my climate zone that a beekeeper from Syria taught me !! Thank you
He’s slap using this term which is antiquated and smacks of hippy nonsense, where’s the evidence of s hydrated colloid here, are there some in suspension of water, maybe? Sol in this sense has a meaning as colloid, natural substances aren’t all safe or of positive efficacy, plants produce chemicals to hurt drug kill you, stop creatures from eating as all life rarely wished to be destroyed before or unless part of reproductive cycle. The microbial world of virus prion cells of mycology and in an arms race forever. Trying to get all the resources and keep out competitors, for example phytotoxins, venoms, bacteria, fungal poisons inhibitors ie antibiotics… No living species does anything to benefit other species, accident or we exploit or alter for symbiotic at best. What the hell is catnip for? Of course water up for cold ( point if jacketed glass, against gravity. What chemical after, don’t say a bunch because that’s foolish, nepetalactone isn’t DEET or near as effective, putting that into the human body sill make you sick, if for cats. Treat all the diseases carry not as vector from rats, toxoplasmosis vermin. Get a 🐕, that’s not an efficient extraction method, look at outcome. Build a refluxed what 14 for money for adults to get hashish, step brother burned down labs stoie millions murders children and adults, walks free smoking his weed maaaaan! He’s a dumb as rocks, fled to Surrey Uk olive don’t care. Pays for migrants to flood Europe for Hias and groups. So folks go extinct? Surely cheaper to buy industrial produced or synthetic. Ask a chemist to make it, hardly cares what wish go do with substance!
Been scouring the internet for several days looking for a tutorial for my glass (not copper) set up and you have it! Thank you for doing this video it helped me immensely in getting my new hobby started! The fish pump in the sink idea is awesome! I will definitely be using the video as a reference for setting up my lab once all the parts arrive.
You should be able to increase the yield of essential oil by saturating it with ammonium sulfate (or just table salt) to the hydrosol, salting out the oil.
Curing oils is a simple as putting them in a bottle with headspace and giving it time. I open the bottles occasionally and air them out. Anywhere from 3-6 months is appropriate but upwards of a year or more depending on the oil and how you want it.
do you have a link to the pump system that you use for the condenser? I received this kit and used it for the first time, had one hose and tried my hand at oil extracting without cooling. While it worked for the most part, I ended up wrapping the condenser tube with a gel ice pack lol.
Thank you very much Bro ! lovely jewely ! Could you please tell us: how many gram did you use for those finaly result of 2 Mililiter ??? God bless you Bro !
Do i need a long condenser? I have a straight, short one with the extra water réservoir around it. How much smaller would my yeild be in terms of EO? Thx for the vid!
I found a separatory funnel at work in the trash so I had to see what they did. Awesome setup. If I made this setup could I potentially distill alcohol?
For sure. You could do it with a simpler setup too. www.amazon.com/Deschem-Distillation-Apparatus-Chemistry-Glassware/dp/B077CQBZF7/ref=sr_1_3?s=industrial&ie=UTF8&qid=1546986648&sr=1-3&keywords=distillation+apparatus
nice setup be good to use an adapter for your receiving flask .Plus who told you ro water normal tap water is fine .if you get the browning in your condenser put it in the oven on high and it will burn out most of its just oxides
Hi Cameron, to clarify the distilled it reverse osmosis water is for the boiling flask. Any volatile molecules like chlorine should be kept out of the distillation. For use around the condenser ant water works, but distilled water will prevent buildup on the glassware. I have not tried sticking glassware in the oven to clean it, but certainly cleaning hunk off the inside of a flash is difficult. Anything to cut down on the cleaning time. Thanks for the input!
Have you tried doing this with lemon balm/Melissa officinalis? I think the herbs would have to be replaced many times since it apparently has such a low oil content. Is that even do-able, or would you need a giant herb flask? The oil is soooo expensive and you don't really know if it's adulterated or not, but this stuff grows like a weed and manages to re-seed itself up to SIX FEET away from the original plant. I'm always chopping it back and I'd love to be able to do something really USEFUL with it.
Dude instead of tryin to use big words which u have no idea how to use, u should just get it done using the proper words in the proper context. That said. U did a wonderful video. Good job guy
Project Number 1 ..... they way he said that I like this guy. Also anything you want to learn you will find some guy in a shed/kitchen/lab/battlestation that will show you for free
Hi, very informative. We just got a little chem set, but doesn't have all the pieces yours does. Especially the catnip vessel with the glass tube on top and bottom. Where did you get it? If no problem I'd like ask you some more questions about how we can adapt our setup.
You laid that out perfectly one question I don't know anything about this all that catnip and you just got 2 ml of oil? And when you do use it how many drops do you need?
I see people putting the materials to be steamed right in the water to boil them.. Yours is in a container above the water.. Is there a benefit to your setup vs. theirs? Do you have materials drop into your boiling water for example? Was hoping you could elaborate on this for me and others... Also I am looking at a receiver/separator tube to follow the condenser which seems would drain out water and leave only oil on top automatically... it seems very cheap and was wondering your thoughts?
Hello, the difference is steam distillation and hydro distillation. Things like roots and bark are often produced through hydrodistillation while more sensetive materials ran through steam. A sepratory funnel like the one you are questioning is a good idea, yes. Also, these topics have been discussed already in the comments.
Hi, Christopher. This is Steve Yin from China. We can build industrial-scale essential oil steam distillation units. And the units we build are made of stainless steel which are completely sanitary for food grade. I think maybe you will need our equipment/units when you want to expand your business in future. Please let me know if you are interested.
Christopher, thank you for your video. I just got a distillation system, a similar setup as yours, same separator, however; after I distilled dried rose buds, and poured the hydrosol into the separator, there was no oil on top or bottom. I did the same with dried Helichrysum. Can you give me some suggestions?
+Monica Dehnert Because I only distill wild harvested/ local herbs, I really have no experience with these two plants, distillation wise. I believe these oils have to be hydro distilled or boiled directly into the water. I know rose petals are prone to clumping and they will clog a vertical steam still. Furthermore, these plants make a very small amount of essential oil, you may have not put in enough material to get a single drop. I also know that rose has to go through a process of cohobation in which the hysdrsol is redistilled and the resulting oil combined with the first. These are very tricky herbs to distill, I wish I could offer more advice.
In a still this small I doubt that you could fit enough biomass of those specific plants to create enough essential oil to separate. I would try a plant with more EO. Excuse the late response, hope this helps.
I think I understand how to put this thing together. I got mine from Ebay at a fairly good price, but it came from China and doesn't have directions. I don't understand how to attach the hoses that run the water through the condenser. Do I attach them to a faucet and leave the water on, or do I fill up the sink with water and use a pump? Does using the pump make the water go through the hose, and if using a pump, do you still have to attach the hose to the faucet? I assume the other hose just drains the water into the sink?
How the hose connects to the sink is going to be determined by your nozzle and laboratory material, but for home use generally a fish tank pump with hoses the same diameter as the pump lumen. Connect it at the bottom and let it fill to the top, and yes the other hide is the drain.
Thanks. Are you saying that the pump is supposed to be attached to the hose? Is there a place on the pump to attach to the hose? Thanks for your help and video.
I just bought a similar heating element and the first time I ran it the bowl it some what smokes..Is this normal, does it have to burn off with the first couple of uses? Kinda worried.
How come the water in boiling flask gets dark? From refluxing vapors?What would be in that water? Only chlorophyll?And you have any good referral site about different essential oils and their healing/soothing properties?Thanks
The things collected in the boiling flask are molecules to heavy to be volatile. In the case of most plants the water in the boiling flask could be considered a depiction of the herb in the reservoir flask. The best materials are in books. I suggest reading Kurt Schnaubelt.
+Arlene Debbie HI Arlene, thanks for watching my video. To answer your question, yes and no. I have distilled many plants flowers and all, including catnip (discussed below), St. Johns Wort, Goldenrod, and Bee Balm, but I believe you are referring to things like Tuberose, Jasmine, or Lilac. These flowers take a more labor intensive process called enfleurage. In this process the petals are layered on to a sheet of clarified fat, once the fat has been sufficiently infused with essential oil, then it has to be removed with a solvent. There are, of course, more intricacies to the process, but the end result is an absolute. Another way to access these aromas is to soak the botanicals in a solvent. When the and the solvent is evaporated you will be left with a waxy, aromatic substance called a concrete. I hope this helps to answer your question.
This is a great question, thanks for asking. Truly it depends on the plant and method of distillation, but it is recommended that the herbage be wilted it dry before distilling. I find that the drier the material the less green the oil smells afterwards, and less curing time for the oil is needed.
For most distillations I suggest using dry herbage. I find it creates less odd note post distillation abs of course you can usually fit more in a still dry.
The prices necessary to build a similar still are: Heating mantle Boiling Flask Resevoir Flask Distilling head Condenser Collection Flask Water Pump Distilled water/ reverse osmosis filter Quite simple really!
Thanks for asking, that is only a 2 liter still, at that volume it’s most plants the yield will be less than 5ml. Secondly, as aromatic as mints are their yields are not excessive. If you look at the cost of an organic peppermint oil it is around 25$ for 5ml. That is on the pricier side. The time of harvest and phenotype makes a difference to, although it may be less noticeable. In the same still filled up, cedar will yield closer to 10 ml. Hope that helps to put perspective on it.
Hello I am wanting to know if various types of soil can be ran through a system such as this and create a essential oil of native land that the specimen was taken from? Would this change anything, pressure, timing, amount of medium used, etc? Also if using this to extract the oil of various poisonous plants such as black hebane for example, should ventilation be a concern? And, if so. Would outside be sufficient or should one still wear a breathing mask? Thank you in advance.
will the steam distillation of cannibis indica resualt in the oils of thc and cbd or mostly terps and hydro florals. ps read your other comments and had to fedo them to show u im serious. alzo rusty on all this
Thank you for taking the time to reformat your question in a more scientific form. You can steam distill Cannabis, but it does not result in the extraction of THC. You would end up with a terpene based oil that would smell like cannabis. At one point Oshadhi oils, the European store, had this oil for sale. It would be a great place to see what the oil is like. I have never done this extraction personally.
+Christopher Leifson that brings me the question how would one go about distilling out a resinous or waxy compound, i know steam can extract water soluble and fat soluble compounds, what about resinous or waxy?
The oleoresin that I get from distilling balsam poplar sinks to the bottom of the boiling flask where it can be poured out, left to cool, the water poured off, and dehydrated. I have read that the wax from Myrica gale can be boiled out the sane way, but it floats insteads of sinks. In both plants the heat easily seperates the wax or resin from the plant matter.
Hey Chris one more question why sometimes when using steam distillation people put the herb above the boiling water like in the video and sometimes they mix the herb in the water this has really confused me?
+Chris Okay Chris, the reason that your confused is because there is lots of confusion surrounding the topic. For a cheap and simplified version I suggest, Make Your Own Essential Oils by Daniel Coaten, while Essential Oils Vol: 1 History-Origin In Plants-Production-Analysis by Ernest Guenther is a very detailed book on the subject. The bottom line is there are several kinds of basic distillation: water, water-steam, and steam distillation. Water distillation is when the herbage is submerged in water. water-steam is when the herbage is suspended above the water, but is still touched by the water, and steam distillation is when the herbage and water are completely separated (Guenther, 1948). Often times the details are overlooked.
Using dried herbs is preffered over fresh. Because fresh herbs are mostly water it takes twice as mich fresh mayerial to get the same amount of oil as with dried material.
This video is about distilling catnip oil. You should try to ask someone who actually dies that kind of work. To briefly answer, terpenes are legal, if you were to distill cannabis essential oil it would be thc free. If you wanted to extract the fat soluble molecules you could use an oil extraction afterwards. More likely would be to make an absolute and separate the thc from that, but I’m still not certain an alcohol extract would get all the thc your looking for. Again, I suggest asking someone who works specifically with cannabis.
thanks....makes sense though....take the terps out and then co2 product or alcohol and then separate and then fractional distillation to make it clear and pure... but i kinda rather dry sift for kief/hash and then steam distillation the rest of the flwr that was sifted to take remaining flavor terps out and since it is dry sifted it wont have much thc i care about...thanks
@@KingsHustleLA curious how did it work out for you. i found the process you described works well.. there may not be as many terps in the material after the tumbler but depending on the strain there was a lot of smell left in the waste material. the small sticks also have terps.
When I do my essential oil's from dry herbs it smells funny after and and I tried curing the oil to see if maybe the smell comes alive but it still smells off not like the herb I'm trying to extract the oil from
What plant are you distilling, when did you harvest it, what is off smelling about it? It is common for freshly distilled oils to have nitrogenous and sulfurous compounds. I have seen oils take up to 6 months before smelling accurate. What's confusing about this situation is that typically I find the dryer the material is at distillation, the more it smells like it's supposed to.
Have you ever tried this with turmeric? I know the active ingredient in it--curcumin---is a fantastic anti-inflammatory, but it also stains horribly and you can't get it out. I wondered if turmeric could be turned into an essential oil, it wouldn't stain as bad.
mary what these things do is heat all liquidous fats and hydro soluble things from a material into a vapor that condenses into a purified liquid, if curcumin is fat or water soluble it will be vaporiezed and fractioned off in the oil, this presscess does not change whats in the material only extracts and concentrates it. so yes this would give you curcumin, and yes it will stain, but more importantly this will be the most intense stain youve seen in your life, it would be a nightmare to clean off the equipment and more importantly your body. so find a different anti inflamitory
The essential oil does stain, however, if an absolutley certifued organic oil can be ascertained it could be used internally as an anti-inflammatory without staining clothes or teeth. There is already products like these sold at health food stores.
Because the still is open to the atmosphere on one end, the pressure is equalized and a vacuum is unnecessary. You may be thinking of fractional, or vacuum distillation, in which the vacuum creates a lower boiling point allowing volatiles to evaporate at at a lower temperature.
+Badis Bel The only plastic that touches my oils is the stopcock on the sepratory funnel; this is a standard PTFE used with all chemistry glassware, and the oil only contacts it for moments. No plastic please!
+fmtftw To whom it concerns. I have an associate degree in science, and am working on another in alternative medicine. I have been using essential oils for a decade and distilling them for half. Essentially, most of what I know is from experience. A good author is Kurt Schnaubelt, until I read his work I thought I was alone. The bottom line is that everyone will react differently to each oil, knowing how the oil works for you is the only real way to use them. So start using them! The distillation and molecular aspect is all basic organic chemistry. I have a library of plant books much bigger than a panorama television. All these things plus the internet make it possible for me to do what I do and know what I know. Thank you for asking.
Soxhlet is for the continuous liquid extraction of very lowly volatile and badly soluble compounds into a highly concentrated extract. Your reservoir below the soxhlet extractor unit is heated, evaporating your solvent which is recondensed above the soxhlet unit and drops into your matrix, from where it drops back into the reservoir. Brews one hell of a tea, but not so ideal for the extraction of essential oils as you'd have to use an organic solvent which then has to be distilled off later. Depending on what you intend to do with your extract, maybe something that should be left to the professionals.
I am using medicinal marijuana but I've also noticed that when I do extract oils they are clear for a day or two and then some of them cloud up have you run into that if so what is it from
I'm am not exactly certain what you issue is, but in my experience that could be a few things. First some oils solidify with age, this generally takes a while, but the oils can become more cloudy during this time. Another option is that something in the oil is precipitating, often times the precipitates when mixed can make the solution look cloudy. My final suggestion which is probably most accurate, is that you have not completely separated the hydrosol from the essential oil. This can lead to esterfication and a cloudy oil. You mentioned your distilling cannabis, but you did not mention at all how the smell is different after distillation. The smell of the oil can be a huge help in determining what is going on.
Christopher Leifson after I distilled my medicinal marijuana the oils were clear for about two days and on the third day he became cloudy but to get back to what the smell was like after it smelled like cut vegetation but not like the original herb that I used so I was also going to ask if there would be a curing process for the oils but I think you already answered that
I have never distilled cannabis so I cannot experience with the matter is limited. Mostly it seems like the hydrosol has not been seperated from the oil correctly.
Those are fats and lipids and other compounds in the cannabis. What you would want to do is "winterize" your oil. You'll need 95% ethanol, mix your oil into the ethanol at a 10:1 ratio of ethanol:oil, then stick it in the freezer for 24 hours. You should see coagulation of the fatty materials, you can then filter this using a buchner filter and some filter paper of various stages. Typically starting with coffee filters then down to a 1 micron filter paper, then a 0.8 micrion paper, and then finally a 0.1 micron boro chemical filter paper. After which if you really want to refine it you add carbon powder to the filtered solution and warm it while stirring. Use a filter aide like diatomaceous earth to filter out the carbon powder. Evaporate the ethanol and you should be left with a very clear and pristine concentrate.
Hello, it is hard to say in grams because I did not weigh, and since I'm American, the original weight I can only relate too in lbs. ( off the top of my head I can't translate the two) Anyway, the flask is two liters, I cram it full of herbage. Please excuse my lack of quantitative data,.
A reservoir flask can be purchased on eBay, from heart magic, or made by a local scientific glass blower. All options are about the same price. Please, read below for a more detailed response.
hi everyone. can anyone help with a question; instead of boiling water to steam temp to carry the resin thru. why not use alcohol to steam temp to extract the resin. yes, it can be dangerous, but you keep it safe as possible; induction stove to eliminate flame, and good condenser system. alcohol is a much better solvent than water, surely. in my minds eye, this has to be more effective than water. has anyone done this , any opinions, thoughts, etc, all appreciated
@@ChristopherLeifson excuse my ignorance christopher, i have no idea what absolutes and concretes mean. and thank you for your reply. i imagine, your yield [in this video] will be around 10%.
***** The still cost between 400-500$ depending on the size and if you buy the equipment in on place as a kit or from several different places. The heating mantle cost about 400$ unless you get one from ebay, or other second hand places. The water filter can be between $100-1000's depending on the kind and the capacity you get. Then you need a place to store essential oils, I have 5 and 15ml glass on glass vials made from O'briens scientific glassware, out of IL. (30$ a vile), or you can buy standard essential oil bottles at 3$ a pop. Oh, yeah, and the water pump from an aquarium 30$. At the most basic, smallest size still, brand new 700$, used maybe 500$ Stands and clamps are kinda costy, throw in another 50$, you could easily spend 1000$+ for a larger still made of glass.
Hello Rain Tree, thanks again for your input. I do like your idea of putting sand in a pot, this will give an even distribution of heat, and hold you flask in place nicely. Heating sources are very important part of distilling essential oils. A regular 2000 watt hot plate was not able to heat the water in my boiling flask enough to push the steam through the 5 liter reservoir flask. Other heat sources beside electricity may be better, but require a facility where an open flame is not a hazard. Essentially, if you want to get the most essential oil possible out of your herbage, I suggest using the most efficient equipment possible. As you know, every drop counts.
+Rain Tree Hi Rain Tree, again I thank you for your input, at the very least it has created some clarification. The first still I got was from all parts bought separately on Ebay. The total was still above 150$, especially for a 5 liter reservoir flask. I tried a 20$ hot plate with minimal luck getting the steam to get through such a big system. What you are suggesting, even at a minimal will take close to 400$ once you add in all the shipping costs.
th-cam.com/video/ipk24QakdMw/w-d-xo.html This is a link to a video about separating small amounts. There is different ways to do it, but I find this is the most precise.
+Austin Hurt You can do whatever you want, a couple drops diluted should not be an issue, but to actually pour enough to drink is pretty absurd. Use essential oils responsibly!
+Rain Tree Hi again Rain Tree, I ask that you please state the sources for your information on EO/tea equivalency. While it is wise to relay that essential oils may interact with other medications, I think it would be more valid to say that EO's will definitely interact with other drugs and medications. Do not use internally with other prescriptions without first notifying your healthcare provider. Furthermore, steam distilled water is equivalent and maybe more accessible than reverse osmosis, or even possible to make yourself with the same still, just watch out for deposits...
Even when discussing hydrosols, I do not encourage drinking them, although it is more dependent on the actual plant that is distilled. Spice hydrosols could be used as a flavoring, or diluted in water like a tincture. While I cannot outright say, go for it, especially with catnip; I cannot dispute that a hydrosol would be a safer drink than the essential oil. In the end it is about responsible use. I cannot think of many reasons to drink a hydrosol, but as a mouth wash, it sounds appealing.
My essential oil burned through a polystyrene cup.. it was about 70degrees in temperature.. the oils are highly concentrated and depending the source material, can be damn near corrosive.
I have a fractional distillation kit with a vertical Vigreux distillation column and a diagonal water cooled condenser and a vacuum pump. I use it to distill off the alcohol I use for a solvent to extract the resins from medical marijuana. For those who want to know. The process shown in this video WILL NOT extract THC from marijuana. Water boils at 212 degrees F but THC will not boil (vaporize) until 314.6 degrees F Also THC is not water soluble (hydrophobic molecule) . I've attempted this experiment using a solvent that boils at a temperature higher than THC (D-limonene boils at 348.8) but thus far have been unable to successfully fraction off (separate) the resulting distillate, which oddly comes out clear.
actually the boiling point of oils do not matter here. the oils are trapped with the water.. many types of chemicals in essential oils have boiling points well into the 500 degree range(btw thc doesnt boil until 400+ degrees, ever wonder why everyone does high temp dabs? wiki isnt 100%) most of the good chemicals do not even boil until well past the boiling point of water, hence the need for water in the first place. trace amounts of thc does end up in the cannabis essential oil(look it up) another example would be carvacrol in oregano oil, its boiling point is well into the 400 degree range while you never go over 220 degrees while distilling the essential oil you still end up with a ton of carvacrol. which would make me think even more that thc has a boiling point even higher than 500degrees!! also.. you speak of distilling alcohol, which is illegal. be careful. Dont do anything that will end up with you in prison lol.
oh and btw. no essential oils are water soluble.. as any basic kid knows, water and oil doesnt mix.. which is why you end up with hydrosol(hydro solution) and oil. lol HELLO MCFLY
Fell asleep in chemistry class as a kid. But proactively seeking this out as an adult. Great video. Thanks for posting it.
Similar situation here! Hope your journeys gone well
Exactly i wish i smoked back then i pay attention so much better
We use hydrosol for creating a calming attractant for our honeybees. We mix it with some sugar syrup, pour into a spray bottle, and use it in place of smoke. We have been using the hydrosol of lavender for about four years now. The bees fly right to it. Thanks for the video.
Hello I would be interested in how much sugar you mix in the lavender hydrosol and do you spray that directly into the beehive instead of the smoke? maybe interesting for you I use apple cider vinegar mixed with garlic instead of formic acid for varroa control that works well in my climate zone that a beekeeper from Syria taught me !! Thank you
Id be very interested to see that in action (I always suspected that the smoke and pesticides are contributing factors to hive collapse)
He’s slap using this term which is antiquated and smacks of hippy nonsense, where’s the evidence of s hydrated colloid here, are there some in suspension of water, maybe? Sol in this sense has a meaning as colloid, natural substances aren’t all safe or of positive efficacy, plants produce chemicals to hurt drug kill you, stop creatures from eating as all life rarely wished to be destroyed before or unless part of reproductive cycle. The microbial world of virus prion cells of mycology and in an arms race forever. Trying to get all the resources and keep out competitors, for example phytotoxins, venoms, bacteria, fungal poisons inhibitors ie antibiotics…
No living species does anything to benefit other species, accident or we exploit or alter for symbiotic at best. What the hell is catnip for? Of course water up for cold ( point if jacketed glass, against gravity.
What chemical after, don’t say a bunch because that’s foolish, nepetalactone isn’t DEET or near as effective, putting that into the human body sill make you sick, if for cats. Treat all the diseases carry not as vector from rats, toxoplasmosis vermin. Get a 🐕, that’s not an efficient extraction method, look at outcome. Build a refluxed what 14 for money for adults to get hashish, step brother burned down labs stoie millions murders children and adults, walks free smoking his weed maaaaan! He’s a dumb as rocks, fled to Surrey Uk olive don’t care. Pays for migrants to flood Europe for Hias and groups. So folks go extinct? Surely cheaper to buy industrial produced or synthetic. Ask a chemist to make it, hardly cares what wish go do with substance!
This was a great break down of a distillation process. I appreciate your time taken in making this video for us all to see!
Sorry about the type-o if had the patience I would fix it. Thanks for watching and thanks for sharing
Been scouring the internet for several days looking for a tutorial for my glass (not copper) set up and you have it! Thank you for doing this video it helped me immensely in getting my new hobby started! The fish pump in the sink idea is awesome! I will definitely be using the video as a reference for setting up my lab once all the parts arrive.
could you share where you got this set up? I can't find a glass distiller with these proportions anywhere :o
Gosh, I love that catnip oil. Excellent presentation Sir. Thank you kindly for sharing the knowledge.
"4aα,7α,7aα-Nepetalactone"
Wow Mother Nature makes some amazing molecules. Great informative video bud.
Cats want that good shit.
Give me Durb Kitty Krack
I LOVE this video. Thanks for posting!
Excellent video with perfect explanation 👍
What a great video ! You did a great job ! I learned a lot
You should be able to increase the yield of essential oil by saturating it with ammonium sulfate (or just table salt) to the hydrosol, salting out the oil.
Really enjoyed this video, would be amazing if you could do a video about curing oils after distillation?
Curing oils is a simple as putting them in a bottle with headspace and giving it time. I open the bottles occasionally and air them out. Anywhere from 3-6 months is appropriate but upwards of a year or more depending on the oil and how you want it.
do you have a link to the pump system that you use for the condenser? I received this kit and used it for the first time, had one hose and tried my hand at oil extracting without cooling. While it worked for the most part, I ended up wrapping the condenser tube with a gel ice pack lol.
hey there is very nice your channel thanks.
That Catnip oil probably had his cats LIT ! lol
Thank you very much Bro ! lovely jewely ! Could you please tell us: how many gram did you use for those finaly result of 2 Mililiter ???
God bless you Bro !
WHere did you get your kit from? I want to buy myself a few chemistry kits.
thanks bro your video really gave me alot of info :) keep making videos man subbed
Do i need a long condenser? I have a straight, short one with the extra water réservoir around it. How much smaller would my yeild be in terms of EO? Thx for the vid!
Do not understand the separation funnel. It is not connected to anything, so how does a liquid get in there??
I found a separatory funnel at work in the trash so I had to see what they did. Awesome setup. If I made this setup could I potentially distill alcohol?
For sure. You could do it with a simpler setup too.
www.amazon.com/Deschem-Distillation-Apparatus-Chemistry-Glassware/dp/B077CQBZF7/ref=sr_1_3?s=industrial&ie=UTF8&qid=1546986648&sr=1-3&keywords=distillation+apparatus
You could potentially still alcohol, but likely you would want a bigger boil flask less the biomass flask and a different condenser.
nice setup be good to use an adapter for your receiving flask .Plus who told you ro water normal tap water is fine .if you get the browning in your condenser put it in the oven on high and it will burn out most of its just oxides
Hi Cameron, to clarify the distilled it reverse osmosis water is for the boiling flask. Any volatile molecules like chlorine should be kept out of the distillation. For use around the condenser ant water works, but distilled water will prevent buildup on the glassware. I have not tried sticking glassware in the oven to clean it, but certainly cleaning hunk off the inside of a flash is difficult. Anything to cut down on the cleaning time. Thanks for the input!
nice vid brorhernnnnn perfect little set up some guys just kicking a dead horse with dog and pony shows LOL i like this one kinda like mine
Have you tried doing this with lemon balm/Melissa officinalis? I think the herbs would have to be replaced many times since it apparently has such a low oil content. Is that even do-able, or would you need a giant herb flask? The oil is soooo expensive and you don't really know if it's adulterated or not, but this stuff grows like a weed and manages to re-seed itself up to SIX FEET away from the original plant. I'm always chopping it back and I'd love to be able to do something really USEFUL with it.
I tried lemon balm once, I did not get any oil, however the whole process was a disaster, so I cannot vouch for my results.
Thank you for making this video!!
Dude instead of tryin to use big words which u have no idea how to use, u should just get it done using the proper words in the proper context. That said. U did a wonderful video. Good job guy
What’s do you need to do before you throw that “catnip” inside the distiller?
Project Number 1 ..... they way he said that I like this guy. Also anything you want to learn you will find some guy in a shed/kitchen/lab/battlestation that will show you for free
I like your video. I'd like to reproduce your setup. Can't seem to find your reverse osmosis system online. What is the manufacturer/model?
David, that thing sucks! You are better off getting a high quality one that needs to be connected by a plumber, unless you already have those skills.
Hi, very informative. We just got a little chem set, but doesn't have all the pieces yours does. Especially the catnip vessel with the glass tube on top and bottom. Where did you get it? If no problem I'd like ask you some more questions about how we can adapt our setup.
Search for a biomass flask, or a Gas chromatography flask, or get one specialty made.
How much did that mantle cost you
You laid that out perfectly one question I don't know anything about this all that catnip and you just got 2 ml of oil? And when you do use it how many drops do you need?
The amount of oil a person uses is dependent on what they are doing with it. I’m this case it was just to smell.
Great video I hate vaping my herbs without a proper vape essential oils would be a worth while investment as I plan long term access
Great overview!
Bet that’s some 🔥 catnip.
Captain Howdy , how much do you want to bet?
What kind of aquarium pump did you use
I see people putting the materials to be steamed right in the water to boil them.. Yours is in a container above the water.. Is there a benefit to your setup vs. theirs? Do you have materials drop into your boiling water for example? Was hoping you could elaborate on this for me and others... Also I am looking at a receiver/separator tube to follow the condenser which seems would drain out water and leave only oil on top automatically... it seems very cheap and was wondering your thoughts?
Hello, the difference is steam distillation and hydro distillation. Things like roots and bark are often produced through hydrodistillation while more sensetive materials ran through steam. A sepratory funnel like the one you are questioning is a good idea, yes. Also, these topics have been discussed already in the comments.
Hi, Christopher. This is Steve Yin from China. We can build industrial-scale essential oil steam distillation units. And the units we build are made of stainless steel which are completely sanitary for food grade. I think maybe you will need our equipment/units when you want to expand your business in future. Please let me know if you are interested.
where did you buy your distiller equipment?
AliExpress has some
Does this set up work for hemp?
Christopher, thank you for your video. I just got a distillation system, a similar setup as yours, same separator, however; after I distilled dried rose buds, and poured the hydrosol into the separator, there was no oil on top or bottom. I did the same with dried Helichrysum. Can you give me some suggestions?
+Monica Dehnert Because I only distill wild harvested/ local herbs, I really have no experience with these two plants, distillation wise. I believe these oils have to be hydro distilled or boiled directly into the water. I know rose petals are prone to clumping and they will clog a vertical steam still. Furthermore, these plants make a very small amount of essential oil, you may have not put in enough material to get a single drop. I also know that rose has to go through a process of cohobation in which the hysdrsol is redistilled and the resulting oil combined with the first. These are very tricky herbs to distill, I wish I could offer more advice.
+Christopher Leifson thank you so much!
+Rain Tree Thank you, I am learning a lot.
In a still this small I doubt that you could fit enough biomass of those specific plants to create enough essential oil to separate. I would try a plant with more EO. Excuse the late response, hope this helps.
@@ChristopherLeifson Yes, I did more research and realized this. Thank you for your reply even if a little late. : )
I think I understand how to put this thing together. I got mine from Ebay at a fairly good price, but it came from China and doesn't have directions. I don't understand how to attach the hoses that run the water through the condenser. Do I attach them to a faucet and leave the water on, or do I fill up the sink with water and use a pump? Does using the pump make the water go through the hose, and if using a pump, do you still have to attach the hose to the faucet? I assume the other hose just drains the water into the sink?
How the hose connects to the sink is going to be determined by your nozzle and laboratory material, but for home use generally a fish tank pump with hoses the same diameter as the pump lumen. Connect it at the bottom and let it fill to the top, and yes the other hide is the drain.
Thanks. Are you saying that the pump is supposed to be attached to the hose? Is there a place on the pump to attach to the hose? Thanks for your help and video.
great vid! What do you use the catnip oil for?
Can you tell me how I can purchase a setup like yours?
How much would that set up roughly cost?
I just bought a similar heating element and the first time I ran it the bowl it some what smokes..Is this normal, does it have to burn off with the first couple of uses? Kinda worried.
Yes, that is normal. Let it burn off before using it.
@@ChristopherLeifson Thank you VERY MUCH! 🙌😁
How come the water in boiling flask gets dark? From refluxing vapors?What would be in that water? Only chlorophyll?And you have any good referral site about different essential oils and their healing/soothing properties?Thanks
The things collected in the boiling flask are molecules to heavy to be volatile. In the case of most plants the water in the boiling flask could be considered a depiction of the herb in the reservoir flask. The best materials are in books. I suggest reading Kurt Schnaubelt.
Thank you!
If you don't mind me asking, Why do you use a round bottom as a collecting vessel instead of an Erlenmeyer? Are there any benefits?
I use the round bottom because that is all the glassware that can with the kit. Currently I use a collection funnel from heart magic.
Cool man, much appreciated!
hi. my question is, have you ever try to get EO from flower petal? how many drops you get if you have done it?
+Arlene Debbie HI Arlene, thanks for watching my video. To answer your question, yes and no. I have distilled many plants flowers and all, including catnip (discussed below), St. Johns Wort, Goldenrod, and Bee Balm, but I believe you are referring to things like Tuberose, Jasmine, or Lilac. These flowers take a more labor intensive process called enfleurage. In this process the petals are layered on to a sheet of clarified fat, once the fat has been sufficiently infused with essential oil, then it has to be removed with a solvent. There are, of course, more intricacies to the process, but the end result is an absolute. Another way to access these aromas is to soak the botanicals in a solvent. When the and the solvent is evaporated you will be left with a waxy, aromatic substance called a concrete. I hope this helps to answer your question.
Do you recommend freshly picked or dried herbs for distillation? If I have dried herbs, can they be used? Thanks!
This is a great question, thanks for asking. Truly it depends on the plant and method of distillation, but it is recommended that the herbage be wilted it dry before distilling. I find that the drier the material the less green the oil smells afterwards, and less curing time for the oil is needed.
For most distillations I suggest using dry herbage. I find it creates less odd note post distillation abs of course you can usually fit more in a still dry.
Great video Christopher! Would you be able to post a parts list?
The prices necessary to build a similar still are:
Heating mantle
Boiling Flask
Resevoir Flask
Distilling head
Condenser
Collection Flask
Water Pump
Distilled water/ reverse osmosis filter
Quite simple really!
+Christopher Leifson Awesome, thanks. And is your reservoir flask a 5000ml version?
That is correct.
have you done plumeria?
Why such a low yield, was it due to the amount of starting material?
Thanks for asking, that is only a 2 liter still, at that volume it’s most plants the yield will be less than 5ml. Secondly, as aromatic as mints are their yields are not excessive. If you look at the cost of an organic peppermint oil it is around 25$ for 5ml. That is on the pricier side. The time of harvest and phenotype makes a difference to, although it may be less noticeable. In the same still filled up, cedar will yield closer to 10 ml. Hope that helps to put perspective on it.
@@ChristopherLeifson Yes absolutely, thank you for the thorough answer
Please show us how to set this up
That's going to get alot of cats high af.
Hello I am wanting to know if various types of soil can be ran through a system such as this and create a essential oil of native land that the specimen was taken from? Would this change anything, pressure, timing, amount of medium used, etc? Also if using this to extract the oil of various poisonous plants such as black hebane for example, should ventilation be a concern? And, if so. Would outside be sufficient or should one still wear a breathing mask? Thank you in advance.
No one will answer those questions, you are a liability waiting to happen.
will the steam distillation of cannibis indica resualt in the oils of thc and cbd or mostly terps and hydro florals. ps read your other comments and had to fedo them to show u im serious. alzo rusty on all this
Thank you for taking the time to reformat your question in a more scientific form. You can steam distill Cannabis, but it does not result in the extraction of THC. You would end up with a terpene based oil that would smell like cannabis. At one point Oshadhi oils, the European store, had this oil for sale. It would be a great place to see what the oil is like. I have never done this extraction personally.
+Christopher Leifson that brings me the question how would one go about distilling out a resinous or waxy compound, i know steam can extract water soluble and fat soluble compounds, what about resinous or waxy?
The oleoresin that I get from distilling balsam poplar sinks to the bottom of the boiling flask where it can be poured out, left to cool, the water poured off, and dehydrated. I have read that the wax from Myrica gale can be boiled out the sane way, but it floats insteads of sinks. In both plants the heat easily seperates the wax or resin from the plant matter.
Hey Chris one more question why sometimes when using steam distillation people put the herb above the boiling water like in the video and sometimes they mix the herb in the water this has really confused me?
+Chris Okay Chris, the reason that your confused is because there is lots of confusion surrounding the topic. For a cheap and simplified version I suggest, Make Your Own Essential Oils by Daniel Coaten, while Essential Oils Vol: 1 History-Origin In Plants-Production-Analysis by Ernest Guenther is a very detailed book on the subject. The bottom line is there are several kinds of basic distillation: water, water-steam, and steam distillation. Water distillation is when the herbage is submerged in water. water-steam is when the herbage is suspended above the water, but is still touched by the water, and steam distillation is when the herbage and water are completely separated (Guenther, 1948). Often times the details are overlooked.
Can we use dry herbs instead of the fresh? Do they contain essential oil?
Using dried herbs is preffered over fresh. Because fresh herbs are mostly water it takes twice as mich fresh mayerial to get the same amount of oil as with dried material.
so are cannabis terps legal since it does not have thc? also what happens to the thc? where does it go does it just go to waste ? lmk thanks
This video is about distilling catnip oil. You should try to ask someone who actually dies that kind of work. To briefly answer, terpenes are legal, if you were to distill cannabis essential oil it would be thc free. If you wanted to extract the fat soluble molecules you could use an oil extraction afterwards. More likely would be to make an absolute and separate the thc from that, but I’m still not certain an alcohol extract would get all the thc your looking for. Again, I suggest asking someone who works specifically with cannabis.
thanks....makes sense though....take the terps out and then co2 product or alcohol and then separate and then fractional distillation to make it clear and pure... but i kinda rather dry sift for kief/hash and then steam distillation the rest of the flwr that was sifted to take remaining flavor terps out and since it is dry sifted it wont have much thc i care about...thanks
@@KingsHustleLA curious how did it work out for you. i found the process you described works well.. there may not be as many terps in the material after the tumbler but depending on the strain there was a lot of smell left in the waste material. the small sticks also have terps.
I need one of those sets....
Is there a market if we produce vetiver grass essential oil for perfume and other cosmetic raw material?
Vetiver (Vetivert) is already being produced, sold and used internationally - has been since the beginning of Aromatherapy
Can you have the boiling water and the herbs in the same flask? the boiling flask?
yes hes using steam distilation, but you can use simple distilation but you wont get the same resualts.
When I do my essential oil's from dry herbs it smells funny after and and I tried curing the oil to see if maybe the smell comes alive but it still smells off not like the herb I'm trying to extract the oil from
What plant are you distilling, when did you harvest it, what is off smelling about it? It is common for freshly distilled oils to have nitrogenous and sulfurous compounds. I have seen oils take up to 6 months before smelling accurate. What's confusing about this situation is that typically I find the dryer the material is at distillation, the more it smells like it's supposed to.
Where can I get good glassware please?
Have you any experience With making blue yarrow essential oil? Thank you
I do have experience with Yarrow, what is your question.
And every intelligent cannabis smoker is pretty familiar with these glass shapes
Have you ever tried this with turmeric? I know the active ingredient in it--curcumin---is a fantastic anti-inflammatory, but it also stains horribly and you can't get it out. I wondered if turmeric could be turned into an essential oil, it wouldn't stain as bad.
mary what these things do is heat all liquidous fats and hydro soluble things from a material into a vapor that condenses into a purified liquid, if curcumin is fat or water soluble it will be vaporiezed and fractioned off in the oil, this presscess does not change whats in the material only extracts and concentrates it. so yes this would give you curcumin, and yes it will stain, but more importantly this will be the most intense stain youve seen in your life, it would be a nightmare to clean off the equipment and more importantly your body. so find a different anti inflamitory
Chris P. Bacon OK, thanks for the info. :-)
The essential oil does stain, however, if an absolutley certifued organic oil can be ascertained it could be used internally as an anti-inflammatory without staining clothes or teeth. There is already products like these sold at health food stores.
I have a the-3 and can’t figure it out
Thank you!! Great video.
Why don't you have anything to remove pressure, such as a vacuum pump or aspirator?
Because the still is open to the atmosphere on one end, the pressure is equalized and a vacuum is unnecessary. You may be thinking of fractional, or vacuum distillation, in which the vacuum creates a lower boiling point allowing volatiles to evaporate at at a lower temperature.
hey where can I find a still of his type?
Is there any plastic parts that is in contact with the steam ? Because you can end up with BP A, B etc...and phtalates in your essential oil...
Badis Bel Also where did you buy the equipment ? Thank you very much !
+Badis Bel The only plastic that touches my oils is the stopcock on the sepratory funnel; this is a standard PTFE used with all chemistry glassware, and the oil only contacts it for moments. No plastic please!
+Badis Bel Please refer to the post above for the answer to this question. Most of the materials come from different places.
I find this absolutely fascinating. What education do you have?
+fmtftw To whom it concerns. I have an associate degree in science, and am working on another in alternative medicine. I have been using essential oils for a decade and distilling them for half. Essentially, most of what I know is from experience. A good author is Kurt Schnaubelt, until I read his work I thought I was alone. The bottom line is that everyone will react differently to each oil, knowing how the oil works for you is the only real way to use them. So start using them! The distillation and molecular aspect is all basic organic chemistry. I have a library of plant books much bigger than a panorama television. All these things plus the internet make it possible for me to do what I do and know what I know. Thank you for asking.
+Christopher Leifson i too am interested in alternate medicine (plant oils and extracts) and would love to pick your brain sometime
Experience and Internet research is what really matters. what chris is speaking of is all basic chemistry that is taught in elementary school.
A suxhlet unit would work way better look into getting that equipment you'll extract more and u have most of it there already.
Can you elaborate more on the Soxhlet, I thought that was for extractions with dilutes like alcohol.
Soxhlet is for the continuous liquid extraction of very lowly volatile and badly soluble compounds into a highly concentrated extract. Your reservoir below the soxhlet extractor unit is heated, evaporating your solvent which is recondensed above the soxhlet unit and drops into your matrix, from where it drops back into the reservoir.
Brews one hell of a tea, but not so ideal for the extraction of essential oils as you'd have to use an organic solvent which then has to be distilled off later. Depending on what you intend to do with your extract, maybe something that should be left to the professionals.
could you not do it with some of these cannabis extractors?
I don't know what you mean? What kind of cannabis extractor?
How much is the set up
good video but drives me crazy the change of focus
how much terpenes in ml/gram do you get from a quarter pound of flower/bud?
Camilo Tapia how much was it
Can you use this for water only?
That is a good question, thank you. You can steam distill water in this and make purified water.
I am using medicinal marijuana but I've also noticed that when I do extract oils they are clear for a day or two and then some of them cloud up have you run into that if so what is it from
I'm am not exactly certain what you issue is, but in my experience that could be a few things. First some oils solidify with age, this generally takes a while, but the oils can become more cloudy during this time. Another option is that something in the oil is precipitating, often times the precipitates when mixed can make the solution look cloudy. My final suggestion which is probably most accurate, is that you have not completely separated the hydrosol from the essential oil. This can lead to esterfication and a cloudy oil. You mentioned your distilling cannabis, but you did not mention at all how the smell is different after distillation. The smell of the oil can be a huge help in determining what is going on.
Christopher Leifson after I distilled my medicinal marijuana the oils were clear for about two days and on the third day he became cloudy but to get back to what the smell was like after it smelled like cut vegetation but not like the original herb that I used so I was also going to ask if there would be a curing process for the oils but I think you already answered that
I have never distilled cannabis so I cannot experience with the matter is limited. Mostly it seems like the hydrosol has not been seperated from the oil correctly.
Those are fats and lipids and other compounds in the cannabis. What you would want to do is "winterize" your oil.
You'll need 95% ethanol, mix your oil into the ethanol at a 10:1 ratio of ethanol:oil, then stick it in the freezer for 24 hours. You should see coagulation of the fatty materials, you can then filter this using a buchner filter and some filter paper of various stages. Typically starting with coffee filters then down to a 1 micron filter paper, then a 0.8 micrion paper, and then finally a 0.1 micron boro chemical filter paper. After which if you really want to refine it you add carbon powder to the filtered solution and warm it while stirring. Use a filter aide like diatomaceous earth to filter out the carbon powder.
Evaporate the ethanol and you should be left with a very clear and pristine concentrate.
My bad, the filter sizes are wrong. It's 20 micron, then 8 micron, then 1.0 micron.
hey how do i make the distiller ? what items do i need
How many mills is your distillery
Where can find this distiler?
Pl tell by how many gms of leave, 30mil oil is being extracted and it takes how much time and how many time, this process will be repeated for 30ml
Hello, it is hard to say in grams because I did not weigh, and since I'm American, the original weight I can only relate too in lbs. ( off the top of my head I can't translate the two) Anyway, the flask is two liters, I cram it full of herbage. Please excuse my lack of quantitative data,.
To get 30 ml it would take close to 15 batches. I get 40 drops from a batch witch is 2ml. A bigger still is the way to go.
Thanks sir, this data is also kind enough for working.
where can I buy reservoir flask? thank you
A reservoir flask can be purchased on eBay, from heart magic, or made by a local scientific glass blower. All options are about the same price. Please, read below for a more detailed response.
I have the same RO filter! Lol
What’s the distiller called ?
hi everyone. can anyone help with a question; instead of boiling water to steam temp to carry the resin thru. why not use alcohol to steam temp to extract the resin. yes, it can be dangerous, but you keep it safe as possible; induction stove to eliminate flame, and good condenser system. alcohol is a much better solvent than water, surely. in my minds eye, this has to be more effective than water. has anyone done this , any opinions, thoughts, etc, all appreciated
That makes absolutes and concretes, nor essential oil
@@ChristopherLeifson excuse my ignorance christopher, i have no idea what absolutes and concretes mean. and thank you for your reply. i imagine, your yield [in this video] will be around 10%.
@@ressurectionman
No worries, check out those terms, it will clarify things.
how much does all this equipment cost?
***** The still cost between 400-500$ depending on the size and if you buy the equipment in on place as a kit or from several different places. The heating mantle cost about 400$ unless you get one from ebay, or other second hand places. The water filter can be between $100-1000's depending on the kind and the capacity you get. Then you need a place to store essential oils, I have 5 and 15ml glass on glass vials made from O'briens scientific glassware, out of IL. (30$ a vile), or you can buy standard essential oil bottles at 3$ a pop. Oh, yeah, and the water pump from an aquarium 30$. At the most basic, smallest size still, brand new 700$, used maybe 500$ Stands and clamps are kinda costy, throw in another 50$, you could easily spend 1000$+ for a larger still made of glass.
Christopher Leifson Of course that is supposed to read *one place.
Hello Rain Tree, thanks again for your input. I do like your idea of putting sand in a pot, this will give an even distribution of heat, and hold you flask in place nicely. Heating sources are very important part of distilling essential oils. A regular 2000 watt hot plate was not able to heat the water in my boiling flask enough to push the steam through the 5 liter reservoir flask. Other heat sources beside electricity may be better, but require a facility where an open flame is not a hazard. Essentially, if you want to get the most essential oil possible out of your herbage, I suggest using the most efficient equipment possible. As you know, every drop counts.
+Rain Tree Hi Rain Tree, again I thank you for your input, at the very least it has created some clarification. The first still I got was from all parts bought separately on Ebay. The total was still above 150$, especially for a 5 liter reservoir flask. I tried a 20$ hot plate with minimal luck getting the steam to get through such a big system. What you are suggesting, even at a minimal will take close to 400$ once you add in all the shipping costs.
Where is the THC/CBD after the distillation?
Ahmed Ben, this video is about catnip, essential oils are for steam distillable constitutes.
Why not a rotovac or the water bath to heat
There is no need to rotovac, and a water bath is not sufficient enough to drive steam through the still.
Why is nobody showing the actual. Seperation at the end?
th-cam.com/video/ipk24QakdMw/w-d-xo.html
This is a link to a video about separating small amounts. There is different ways to do it, but I find this is the most precise.
I am somehow of the opinion that the devices he uses are also used for making Christal meth?
an empty 2 liter soda bottle can be used to make crystal meth too.
I wonder if casual visitors to your home just assume you have a meth lab going?
I can drink this correct?
+Austin Hurt You can do whatever you want, a couple drops diluted should not be an issue, but to actually pour enough to drink is pretty absurd. Use essential oils responsibly!
+Rain Tree Hi again Rain Tree, I ask that you please state the sources for your information on EO/tea equivalency. While it is wise to relay that essential oils may interact with other medications, I think it would be more valid to say that EO's will definitely interact with other drugs and medications. Do not use internally with other prescriptions without first notifying your healthcare provider. Furthermore, steam distilled water is equivalent and maybe more accessible than reverse osmosis, or even possible to make yourself with the same still, just watch out for deposits...
+Rain Tree I think he was speaking about drinking the Hydrosol
Even when discussing hydrosols, I do not encourage drinking them, although it is more dependent on the actual plant that is distilled. Spice hydrosols could be used as a flavoring, or diluted in water like a tincture. While I cannot outright say, go for it, especially with catnip; I cannot dispute that a hydrosol would be a safer drink than the essential oil. In the end it is about responsible use. I cannot think of many reasons to drink a hydrosol, but as a mouth wash, it sounds appealing.
My essential oil burned through a polystyrene cup.. it was about 70degrees in temperature.. the oils are highly concentrated and depending the source material, can be damn near corrosive.
I'll have some right WEOW!
I have a fractional distillation kit with a vertical Vigreux distillation column and a diagonal water cooled condenser and a vacuum pump. I use it to distill off the alcohol I use for a solvent to extract the resins from medical marijuana.
For those who want to know. The process shown in this video WILL NOT extract THC from marijuana. Water boils at 212 degrees F but THC will not boil (vaporize) until 314.6 degrees F Also THC is not water soluble (hydrophobic molecule) . I've attempted this experiment using a solvent that boils at a temperature higher than THC (D-limonene boils at 348.8) but thus far have been unable to successfully fraction off (separate) the resulting distillate, which oddly comes out clear.
What pump are you using?
A run of the mill Amazon vacuum pump.
actually the boiling point of oils do not matter here. the oils are trapped with the water.. many types of chemicals in essential oils have boiling points well into the 500 degree range(btw thc doesnt boil until 400+ degrees, ever wonder why everyone does high temp dabs? wiki isnt 100%) most of the good chemicals do not even boil until well past the boiling point of water, hence the need for water in the first place. trace amounts of thc does end up in the cannabis essential oil(look it up) another example would be carvacrol in oregano oil, its boiling point is well into the 400 degree range while you never go over 220 degrees while distilling the essential oil you still end up with a ton of carvacrol. which would make me think even more that thc has a boiling point even higher than 500degrees!! also.. you speak of distilling alcohol, which is illegal. be careful. Dont do anything that will end up with you in prison lol.
oh and btw. no essential oils are water soluble.. as any basic kid knows, water and oil doesnt mix.. which is why you end up with hydrosol(hydro solution) and oil. lol HELLO MCFLY
True, that is why this process will extract only terpenes, which can be added in after the other extraction processes.
Couldn't even get more than 2 minutes into this video- hurt my eyes