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    • CommentAuthorOuroboros
    • CommentTimeMay 7th 2008 edited
     

    Perhaps not actually distillation per se, but the blog Playing with Fire and Water, in today's posting mentions a rotary evaporator, capable of separating wine into volatiles and water (up to 130proof). Anyone used/seen/heard of such awesome application of angular momentum?

    The rotovap, a piece of laboratory equipment that [David] Arnold [a technical adviser to WD-50] salvaged and then jerry-rigged into a distiller that will extract pure, crystal-clear, liquid essence from anything he desires. It differs from a traditional still in that it uses carefully controlled low temperatures to preserve the flavor and aromas of the resulting elixir. The products in yesterday's workshop were clear brandies, or eau de vies, of two wines: Madeira and Beaumes de Venise.

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    Let's get a 'bar guild' one.

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    Ah, we can wish, but unfortunately, home distillation or just distilling w/o a distillery license is highly illegal.