Using a Simple Still for Home Extraction of Essential Oils

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Soil, Soul and Spirit with Dennis Klocek

Күн бұрын

The Art of Distilling Essential Oils: A Gardener's Guide
Join Dennis, an experienced gardener with 50 years of expertise, as he walks you through the detailed process of distilling essential oils from medicinal plants, specifically lemon balm.
Learn how to use an old pressure cooker as a functional still, the importance of proper herb preparation, and the step-by-step distillation process using various laboratory glassware such as a Vigreux fractionating column and a Clevenger apparatus. Discover valuable tips to optimize your extraction and produce high-quality essential oils.
00:00 Introduction to Dennis and His Gardening Journey
00:34 Harvesting and Preparing Lemon Balm
01:49 Setting Up the Distillation Process
06:15 Using the Vigreux Fractionating Column
08:25 The Clevenger and Oil Extraction
11:00 Efficient Water Recycling System
12:33 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

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@johanessuryanata1544 3 ай бұрын

Your video is by far the best in explaining how steam distillation works. I thank you so much for making such a great effort to create it. I really appreciate it.

@jeanneblackwell5123 5 күн бұрын

OMG this was just an excellent tutorial. I am going to do this. I have always wanted to do this but never had it explained in a way I felt I could do it. This took the scary mysterious unknowns out of the equation. Thank you Dennis!!!! So fine.

@sarahgilleeny2903 4 ай бұрын

this guy deserves more attention

@elainecash9267 8 ай бұрын

One of the BEST videos on the subject I’ve ever seen. Thank you

@MrPicolina123 10 ай бұрын

You are a great person, I can feel your positive energy and unselfishness, thank you so much. ❤

@devilmtn 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Dennis. You're brilliant 👏! I sooo want to do this on my Pachamama Flower Farm!

@sallygupton6203 2 ай бұрын

thank you for sharing your knowledge. deep gratitude to you and the plants 🙏

@vw411 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing. That’s some beautiful equipment you have.❤❤❤

@p0w3rs3rj 8 ай бұрын

Fascinating video, very well put together and very informative.

@ECDickie-mx4bj 12 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us! ❤️

@argieljohnllagas1437 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Sir for this video. You really help me understand the basic process of distillation in simple terms. I hope you will continue producing quality videos like this. I really appreciate your patience in teaching the knowledge that you possess. I am deeply encourage by your video to also try this. Thank you.

@JB-ol4vz 17 сағат бұрын

Tank you Sir. You're giving hope that I can try this.

@Romantico1962 4 ай бұрын

Very clever idea and very true everything you said in your wonderful video. Bravo

@yoashab690 5 ай бұрын

Thank You. The plant destination was to me a very much mystery. Not any more. Thanks to Your video.

@leeware4722 Ай бұрын

Beautifully done, sir. Thank you.

@mrs.robinson-lotus 4 ай бұрын

You seem like a really cool guy, Dennis. Glad I found your channel!

@jontracy9443 4 ай бұрын

That is awesome. Great setup...thank you

@Adapt2030 9 ай бұрын

that was real cool, you opened my mind on possibilities wide open, flowers and plants meet old tech, useful for todays evaporating supply chain world, thank you

@proteuswave 14 күн бұрын

Awesome explanation if your setup. Thank you!

@luimackjohnson302 4 ай бұрын

Superb! Thank you for sharing this informative video on extraction of essential oils. Well explained with much love & conviction in the art of extraction of essential oils due to years of experience & expertise in this field! Thank you again very valuable information of God's wonderful works & His natural perfume & many essential oils have medicinal properties! May God Bless you & your family! Greetings from Madang, Papua New Guinea!

@aakashsajwan 8 ай бұрын

beautiful method

@enricodondero4681 4 ай бұрын

Hi, I perform some distillations such as rosemary and laurel, I have never tried to distill lemon balm because here it is said to have a low yield, interesting to know that it could make more if it distilled a day after the harvest and the method of storage inside the boiler. Thank you for a great informative video.

@SerhioB 7 ай бұрын

Really big thanks!

@kathyvanniekerk6911 8 күн бұрын

Thanks for the information appreciate

@BurkenProductions 25 күн бұрын

You can put ice and in the condenser buckets

@oldschoolfoil2365 3 ай бұрын

What a great design the fractioning column is... it's a very old design, used in many applications, water filtration, steam turbines.. even tesla used it's design in other applications maybe all the way to resonance vacuum tubing as in orgone gas...Hmmm

@rosecroix2467 2 жыл бұрын

Very Cool, Thank You

@danielcollett1684 Жыл бұрын

Seeing the still in operation along with a very clear description has helped clarify my (humble) efforts in the lab. (Nice editing and music selection Ben)!

@benklocek Жыл бұрын

Glad it's helpful Daniel! At some point we'll make a video about converting a pressure cooker, too.

@lrntennet 8 ай бұрын

This is an incredible video! Did y'all ever end up making a video about converting the pressure cooker?@@benklocek

@SoilSoulandSpirit 19 күн бұрын

@@lrntennet Just finished it: soilsoulandspirit.com/making-essential-oil-still/

@johnskillen6208 3 ай бұрын

enjoyed your video . thank you . how hard is it to clean for different oils, have you ever done cold boiling to open more plant cells for more extraction . you can see on the healing swamp. we cold boil tincturers oil infusions anything we put in any liquid.

@Young_Nicholai Ай бұрын

That’s amazing

@jakospence 9 ай бұрын

I was also curious if you ever did any distillation under vacuum. Your lab is so peaceful, I can understand how the noise of a vacuum compressor would not be welcome there, however performing the distillation under a partial vacuum would reduce the temperature required to volatilize the steam and the oils. I loved your video and appreciate how thoroughly you explained everything! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

@SoilSoulandSpirit 7 ай бұрын

@jakospence no, but that's an interesting idea.

@Worldofaromas786 2 ай бұрын

That looks like fun

@BlindintheDark 3 ай бұрын

I appreciate your plant knowledge, although I feel like just getting a boiling flask and a mantle would have been easier.

@SoilSoulandSpirit 19 күн бұрын

Yes, but you are limited in amount of material you can use in your charge with a boiling flask. This allows you to to up to 4 gallons at once.

@onemorething100 2 ай бұрын

Thank you Sir.

@driftingsort 26 күн бұрын

Great video!!

@SoilSoulandSpirit 14 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@ozam35 12 күн бұрын

You are perfect Realy perfect I want to learn how to extract Rosemary oil

@Inatteignable 9 ай бұрын

I'm very interested by your pressure cooker/glassware adaptator

@SoilSoulandSpirit 19 күн бұрын

New video is up with parts list; soilsoulandspirit.com/making-essential-oil-still/

@kellyrowland84 3 ай бұрын

Hi denis. Thank you very much for your detailed video. It has been extremely helpful. Im wondering if you plan on still doing the video to further detail the connection directly from the pressure cooker.

@SoilSoulandSpirit 19 күн бұрын

Yep! It's ready here: soilsoulandspirit.com/making-essential-oil-still/

@christineg8151 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful video! Clear explanations, not too much excess noise or music. As someone who deals with chemistry glassware daily, you gave a marvelous description of how things work and why the setup is arranged the way it is. I was wondering, when you distill repeated batches of the same thing, do you reuse the same water/hydrosol for each batch and top up as needed, or do you use fresh water with every batch?

@SoilSoulandSpirit 19 күн бұрын

Yes, that's part of what makes this great. You don't have to wait for the water to heat up each time. You can just open it and replace the plant material, top off water if needed, and keep going.

@jakospence 9 ай бұрын

I saw that you had a pretty decent hydrosol layer above your water and below your oil. Do you save the hydrosol separately and use it? If you were more interested in the oils that the hydrosol contains, could you put it back into the boiling flask so that the vigeraux column has another opportunity to separate the oil fraction?

@SoilSoulandSpirit 7 ай бұрын

Yes, the hydrosol is saved and used in plant sprays, and for topical use on the body. And yes, you can put it back in to get more oils.

@jeanneblackwell5123 5 күн бұрын

Dennis could you possibly make a list of the distillation parts we need to attach to the pressure cooker? Thank you again.

@SoilSoulandSpirit 4 күн бұрын

Yep, here's a post with a parts list, and an instruction video: soilsoulandspirit.com/making-essential-oil-still/

@jeanneblackwell5123 4 күн бұрын

@@SoilSoulandSpirit Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! This is turning out to be a connect the dotes experience. Wow!

@happyfishgirl 4 ай бұрын

Hi denis i just recently purchased this unit and i am wondering if i can use alcohol instead of water. i would like to make tinctures if so can you do a video

@SoilSoulandSpirit 4 ай бұрын

@happyfishgirl which part of the process are you referring to?

@uniagape Ай бұрын

If you shoot up water from the bottom you can take apart the pieces without the grease. Maybe even use the eo that your making to grease it

@SoilSoulandSpirit 14 күн бұрын

Thanks for the idea. Dennis has found that the glass kind of "joins" when there is not something in between.

@gregoryalbright Жыл бұрын

A quick search shows that these little devices the Clevenger extractor and the fractionator could run about $8,000. Do you have a source list or a good supplier you've worked with for this gear? I'm working with the Botanical company to make natural products and this would be a perfect setup for the essential oils we'd like to extract

@SoilSoulandSpirit Жыл бұрын

The clevenger and fractionator I use are glass devices using what are known as 24/40 size fittings. They are used in laboratories to extract up to 5 ml of oil at maximum. Pretty small quantities. To start a commercial extraction for a company would require much more production oriented equipment. The glassware I use in my shed works for me, it probably wouldn't work for a company.

@SoilSoulandSpirit 19 күн бұрын

Here's a new video with parts list for making your own: soilsoulandspirit.com/making-essential-oil-still/

@nnekababy Ай бұрын

How cute is he?!?! 😊 By the grace of god, I’ll shall be that cute and healthy at his age. 😇

@tuguegareo Ай бұрын

Do you sell the parts already assembled? This is really cool!

@SoilSoulandSpirit 19 күн бұрын

We don't, but just produced a video about creating it yourself: soilsoulandspirit.com/making-essential-oil-still/

@user-oj5yj8tf9e 9 ай бұрын

😂👍

@aal8621 3 ай бұрын

Could you please link the equipment you’re using ?

@SoilSoulandSpirit 19 күн бұрын

You bet! Here's a how to construction video with a parts list: soilsoulandspirit.com/making-essential-oil-still/

@joewebster903 3 ай бұрын

Your yield will double if you fully Dey the herbs then either steam distill or extract with supercritical fluid carbon dioxide which pulls out more of the essential oil before you purify further