Column Alembic 3 L
With:
Dome with thermometer and arm
Column
Pot
Condenser bucket
This product is handmade. Good quality and thick copper is used in the production of the still.
In this still, alcoholic beverages, essential oils and floral waters can be distilled.
The condensation container is equipped with a water inlet pipe located at the bottom of the condensation container and an outlet pipe at the top through which the water exits.
A cleaning distillation must be carried out before use.
Being handmade, there might be some slight slack between the separate pieces. Each lid is specially made to fit into each pot. To seal off any eventual vapour leaks a very simple technique may be used – rye flour and water. Simply mix the rye flour with some water to make wet soft dough in a small container. Then with your fingers simply push and rub this mixture into the joints of all the items.
When assembling your pot still, insert the swan neck into the pot with gentle pressure. Also connect the swan neck to the condenser. When vapours start to rise, should a leak occur simply add some dough to a leaking area.
To loosen the separate parts of the still for cleaning once distillation is complete, simply give a direct blow with the heel of your palm upwards to the rim of the separate pieces. The rye dough comes off easily.
To separate the tubes simply pull these apart carefully (where there are no brass connectors).
Vapours will always search for an easy way out – through the piping – so there is no great need to apply thick quantities of the flour mixture. An alternative method is the use of silicon tape or any other sealing tape that will sustain high temperatures. Take care not to tape the alembic joints excessively as the objective is to seal off escaping vapours and allow the alembic hood to pop off should an obstruction in the piping cause excessive pressure build up.
Artisan Made
Made in Portugal
Dimensions:
L – 40 cm, W – 18 cm, H – 54 cm
L – 15,7 in, W – 7,1 in, H – 21,3 in
Thickness – around 0,6 mm; 0,02 in
The dimensions may vary slightly.
carol –
Produit magnifique ,arrivé comme prévu…plus qu'à l'essayer.
Kathy –
Beautifully crafted! Fast shipping, and very well packaged. The enclosed booklet was very helpful! Obrigado!
Maggie –
Beautiful distiller – can't wait to use it!
Audra –
Absolutely beautiful well crafted cooper still!
Fast shipping & well package
opal –
Super nice alembic, accept for this weird smear of goop stuff inside the water pot that was used instead of silver, or copper solder. The stuff is smeared over all four rivets inside and it peels off…
Ni'a Walter-Ritchie –
Correspondence was great and answered my questions as I had some concerns. Arrived well packaged and was quick to get to Tasmania, Australia.
Have run through through cleaning runs and am steam distilling lavender at the moment and it’s running gorgeously, the only time I’ve had to plug up steam from a joint is when I’ve fiddled with the condenser after I’ve set up and the still is too hot for me to adjust.
Highly recommend the workmanship. Thank you so much for making such a beautiful and functional item, it is a joy ❤️
Helen –
She's just arrived and she's beautiful!!! 😍 even more beautiful than I was expecting!
This is my Christmas present from my husband so I haven't used it yet but have tried fitting it all together and it seems to be very good quality so far!
Plenty of space in the column for plant matter.
Paulo was great at answering my questions before purchase and the delivery from Portugal to the UK was really fast.
I am very happy!
Thankyou 🙏🏼
Mark –
Amazing, beautifully crafted still. Arrived very well packed with no dents or damage. Responses to messages were very quick and I’d definitely buy again from Pada Works. Thank you!
Dorka –
I'm so happy with my alembic! Was very well packaged, and arrived super quickly, especially considering I had it delivered to the UK. I just can't wait to use it (and will probably display it as a piece of art between distillations, as it's so beautiful).
Theresa Mechefske –
The workmanship on this item was stunning