The Distilling Process
The distillation process we use is steam distillation. This
process includes a boiler, a steam pot, a condenser and a separator. We
load the steam pot with aromatic plants that have been selected, because
of their right time to harvest. Each plant has its natural time to harvest
depending on climate, soil, and what elements of the plant you are trying
to preserve. At this point we inject steam from the boiler into the pot
filled with plants. When the steam fills the pot, rising like water, it
causes the glands of the plants to burst and release the oils and essence
of the plant into the steam. The steam flows up into the top of the condenser
and down into the condenser tubes, which becomes liquid, or hydrosol. This
hydrosol carries the oil and flows into the separator where the oil, bubbles
to the top and is taken off. The hydrosol is taken off and put into separate
containers. The hydrosol is quite valuable, it contains micromolecules
of the plant. It is a combination of plant and water and one cannot be
separated from the other.
Custom Distillation
We
here at SonomAroma also provide custom distilling services. We distill
for many organic farmers and gardeners in the Sonoma Valley. and weoffer
this service to you. Some of the plants we have distilled are Rose Geranium,
lavender, lavendin, savory, thyme, clary sage, lemon verbena, lemon balm,
oregano, wild carrot, cedar and basil, We are looking forward to working
with you with any crops you may be interested in distilling!
Contact Information
Custom Distillations and Product Purchases
Wally Brueske
Telephone
707-938-1859
FAX
707-996-0435
Postal address
Wally Brueske
SonomAroma
21702 Broadway
Sonoma, CA 95476
Electronic mail
pjwally@vom.com
