How to build a still 

- The Condenser-

 - Index - 

The Boiler The Column The Condenser The Gadgets
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The Counter flow condenser
The condenser on this page is used on a boiler of a very small volume (5 liter) and on a glass erlenmeyer.  The glass erlenmeyer has a capacity of 2 liters and I use it mainly for extraction of essences (juniper berries etc.) or as a test bench. I would rather experiment with distillation on a small scale, than have to re-distill a batch of a larger volume.

The dimensions are:-

The inner pipe has a 12 mm diameter and the outer pipe has a 15 mm diameter.

  • Length of the inner pipe:  40 cm
  • Length of the outer pipe:  30 cm

The smallest Erlenmeyer based still in action.

(1 liter only, completes a batch in 60 minutes...)

  
The hole in the rubber stop can be enlarged easily by freezing the stop solid - prior to drilling a larger hole using a standard wood drill.
  
The top of the condenser + "column" and the water outlet (green garden hose).
  
The bottom of the condenser with the water inlet and the alcohol outlet (center).
 

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