I coudn't find a section to post about this theme so off topic should be ok, even if that's the only legal reason to have a still in most countries (less the one where I live ).
Today I made the first run with a special designed boiler for extracting essential oils.
I loaded it with 50 Kg of third class quality lemon (own harvest) and got a reasonable quantity of oil out.
It's in the freezer now to separate it a little more from the water.
I had several leaks in the lid of the boiler, the material to screw it together didn't arrive yet.
I used highest power with a big 80.000 BTU propane burner.
Any comments wellcome.
Joe
lemon in basquet
Attachments
Still setup
oil/water mix
Licensed Micro distillery "Bonanza"; fighting the local market
have you read this rednose? http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... 98&start=0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow
if you ran that fruit through a press after extraction you might have another product on your hands.
Wow, thanks for the link Kiwi, I'll try the lemon wash for sure.
I throw the complete fruits in because I was too lazy to peel 1500 limes and staffs where busy with other work.
Final plan, beside of the oil, is to ferment the juice and make vinegar which has a good demand in France as I was reading.
That is a future plan and many local agro folks will be involved, some kind of social service, lol.
Joe
kiwistiller wrote:have you read this rednose? http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... 98&start=0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow
if you ran that fruit through a press after extraction you might have another product on your hands.
Licensed Micro distillery "Bonanza"; fighting the local market
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