*To order any of the items on this page, please CLICK HERE or scroll to the bottom of this page
The electrical HOTPLATE is availiable in 240 volt for use outside the USA, at no extra charge.
Please let us know with your order if you need a 240 setup
LARGER BIOFLASK AND DISTILER SIZES WE OFFER:
A 5 liter bioflask is availiable for $100 if purchased with the distiller instead of the 2 liter bioflask,
or $150 if purchased in addition to the 2 liter bioflask
This flask holds more than twice the plant material and allows you to make a lot more oil per distillation run.
Nothing else is needed to turn your 2 liter kit into a 5 liter system!
TEN LITER GLASS SYSTEM
The TEN liter glass system can be special ordered for $699 plus shipping
The boiling flask is 2 liters as usual but it has a larger connecting joint (34/45) and the bioflask's top is also a larger joint (60/50).
Incuded with the 10 liter system are three flask clamps, a longer support rod, and an insulating blanket with drawstrings that covers the bioflask to keep the heat in where it belongs.
Note that the 10 liter system's boiling flask, bioflask, and stillhead are NOT
compatible with the 2 and 5 liter systems because of the larger joint sizes
33 to 65 LITER (10-20 gallon) STAINLESS STEEL system
Click here or click the photo below for more info on our big systems!
Here's photos of the various bioflask sizes, our ten liter distiller and our new stainless steel 10 liter and gas fired 33 liter system
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Prices for various Bioflasks:
2L-$75........ 5L-$150........ 10L-$325........
Prices for various distillers:
2L-$399........ 5L-$499........ 10L-$699........ 33L-$2499........ 85 gallon $14,999
These prices do not include shipping or California sales tax
ACCESSORIES WE OFFER:
2 liter tincture kit
If you already own either our 2 or 5 liter steam distiller, Our newest accessory is the 2 liter tincture kit, $325
It consists of a modified 2 liter bioflask with a side-arm,
a 24/40 to 45/50 joint transition adapter with a valve and small condenser, and a coiled condenser.
Using this set with our standard EOV2000 kit, you can use a solvent in your boiling flask and turn the system into a soxhlet-like apparatus-
As the solvent boils, vapors rise up and pass through the bioflask's side-arm to the top of the bioflask
where they make their way further up to the condenser.
Inside the condenser they are turned back to fresh liquid solvent that drips down into the bioflask-
the result is a constant stream of fresh solvent pouring down through the biomass,
gathering the essence of the plant material and then finally dripping back down into the boiling flask, concentrating the extracted essence there.
The process repeats continuously- solvent is constantly recycled and not "lost" so the process can go on for hours
until all of the essence is removed from the plant material and left in the solvent,
which can later be concentrated to whatever consistancy you desire for your final tincture.
When the distillation is done, you simply open the stopcock on the adapter between the boiling flask and bioflask.
Now the solvent will no longer drip into the bioflask- instead it will be diverted out the small condenser to be reclaimed as your tincture automatically concentrates!
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The coiled condenser has a spherical joint on top that matches the stillhead of the EOV2000 steam distiller,
allowing you set the system up to do solvent distillations and solvent reclamations using the coiled condenser for added efficiency
NOTE: There are many solvents such as ethanol or isopropyl alcohol that can be safely used with this system, however
the system is not meant to be used with lighter more explosive solvents ie ether, acetone,
N-heptane, tetrahydrofuran or any others that tend to explode easily.
USING SOLVENTS is SERIOUS BUSINESS and should only be attempted if you are thoroughly familiar with the associated dangers, and you are properly educated in the safe use of them
USE of THIS EQUIPMENT WITH ANY SOLVENT IS AT YOUR OWN RISK
BE INFORMED, BE SAFE
Currently this set is a "made to order" item and lead time may be up to 2 weeks
PLEASE EMAIL US FOR FURTHER INFO ON THIS
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STANDALONE TINCTURE KIT
Same as above but complete with hotplate and everything you need to get going. Does NOT require purchase of steam distiller!
$465-
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2 liter VACUUM tincture set
Doing tincture work under a vacuum results in the entire system operating
at a much lower temperature than if you were just doing it at atmospheric pressure.
This is beneficial in many instances where you do not want to damage your essence by heating the biomass to normal solvent boiling temperatures.
Working with vacuum requires specialized glassware that can safely operate at reduced pressures without imploding.
The flat-bottom boiling flask in our standard EOV2000 kit is not able to work safely with vacuum, therefore a round bottom flask is required.
A heating mantle is also required to evenly heat the round bottom flask.
This is a complete set, $699, that allows you to create tinctures with solvents at lower temperatures using vacuum.
It consists of:
1 liter 2 neck round bottom boiling flask
Aluminum heating mantle with built-in heat control
2 liter tincture bioflask
400mm coiled condenser
Joint adapter
Joint adapter with valve and small condenser
vacuum adapter
1 liter 2 neck collection flask
Aspirator vacuum pump
hoses
Set of clamps and support rod
PLUS (not shown) silicone grease and instructions.
This is a complete kit unto itself, ready to use, nothing additional required except water connections from the hoses supplied to your faucet
NOTE #1: BEFORE you purchase this kit:
DON'T BUY THIS KIT JUST BECAUSE YOU WANT THE FANCY DEVICE---
If this is the reason you're looking at purchasing it, you probably will be completely happy with our non-vacuum set above
Vacuum tincturing is only necessary in very specialized cases,
and unless you specifically REQUIRE it for a specialized extraction that demands low temperature operation
you probably will never need it.
Vacuum distillation is not a trivial undertaking.
While it can be rewarding, it can be also dangerous,
and when you involve solvents the process becomes even less forgiving.
UNLESS YOU ARE WELL VERSED IN VACUUM DISTILLATION
WE DO NOT RECOMMEND THAT YOU PURCHASE THIS KIT.
The instructions we supply with this particular kit are purposely very limited-
they are completely adaquate if you already understand the process of vacuum distillation with solvents
and are both familiar and comfortable with this type of laboratory operation.
Due to liability reasons and the fact that we are apparatus makers but not chem-lab teachers,
we cannot and will not offer you much advice on the proper use of this kit.
Bottom line, if you don't know already how to safely operate vacuum distillation equipment
please take a chemistry class or get private lessons from a chemist
BEFORE purchasing this kit.
NOTE #2: There are many solvents such as ethanol or isopropyl alcohol that can be safely used with this system, however
the system is not meant to be used with lighter more explosive solvents ie ether, acetone,
N-heptane, tetrahydrofuran or any others that tend to explode easily.
USING SOLVENTS is SERIOUS BUSINESS and should only be attempted if you are thoroughly familiar with the associated dangers,
and you are properly educated in the safe use of them
USE of THIS EQUIPMENT WITH ANY SOLVENT IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.
BE INFORMED, BE SAFE
Currently this set is a "made to order" item and lead time may be up to 4 weeks
PLEASE EMAIL US FOR FURTHER INFO ON THIS
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Adapter Kit for 2 and 5 liter systems:
This kit, $75, enables you to set 2 and 5 liter distillers up for many different kinds of operations ranging
from hydrodistillation to solvent recovery and tincture concentration.
SCROLL DOWN FOR FURTHER INFO ON THIS KIT
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* Please Note: the adapter and tincture kits are not compatible with the 10 liter system due to the difference in joint sizes.
* An adapter kit can be special ordered for the 10 liter kit for $100.. it is quite a bit different so please email first for details
* Adapter kits for stainless systems are avaliable, but are made for specific purposes only and must be discussed with us prior to placing an order
VARIOUS WAYS TO SET UP AND USE THE ADAPTER KIT
Here are a few different ways to set it up with the adapter kit:
HYDRODISTILLATION
If you wish to do a "Hydrodistillation" instead of a steam distillation (the biomass is simply stuck right in there with the boiling water instead of in a separate flask) use the long hydrodistillation adapter from the option kit in place of the biomass flask, and then set the still up the same as you would for steam distillation. You might want to wrap a towel around the tube as an insulating jacket, to help the steam to go all the way up to the top without condensing.
Mix your biomass in with the water in the boiling flask and proceed as normal.
Other, more "Classic" distillations
such as solvent recovery sometimes require the use of a thermometer in the process,
and a slightly different setup using other of the optional kit's components.
In this case, put the solvent to be recovered into the bio flask
which has been capped with the little cap from the kit,
and put the thermometer from the kit into the top of the stillhead.
NOT SHOWN in the photo- you then need to submerge the lower half of the bioflask
in a pot of water that you then heat with the hotplate,
and this will then boil your solvent and cause it to distill and purify.
The purified solvent will be recovered by collecting it at the outlet of the conenser.
The thermometer will allow you to monitor the progress of the distillation as it runs
Tincture concentration:
Using the adapter tube and cap, when set up as shown here
you can use the set to concentrate tinctures
by driving out the solvents and recovering them in the 500ml flask.
The concentrated tincture will stay in the adapter tube and cap.
As in the solvent recoverys setup above,
you then need to submerge the lower half of the adapter tube in a pot of water
that you then heat with the hotplate.
The receiver is not used in these distillations.
Very Brief instructions on distillation
Turn the heat on and as things get going, turn it down until the rate of drip out the condenser is about a drip or two per second, which is the distillation rate at which you typically get the best purity. Watch the thermometer as the distillate starts coming over, you'll see the thermometer shoot up to it's published boiling temperature. As long as the temperature stays there, you're collecting what you want. When all of what you are collecting is gone from the boiling mixture, the temperature will often take a dip (as long as it isn't an azetropic mixture * , distillation will stop for a moment as the temperature of the boiling pot increases, and then it will all resume at a higher temperature. This signals that it's time to stop at this point, or you'll now be diluting your prized catch with stuff you don't want!
...ALWAYS USE BOILING CHIPS...
* BOILING and SOLVENTS
Not that you need this information, but in case you have any questions about azetropic mixtures, boiling and what it actually is, why you are supposed to use boiling chips, or perhaps you want to know the boiling temperatures of many common solvents,
CLICK HERE
LAST
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Clicking on the name of the book will take you to the appropriate Amazon webpage:
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