Essential Oil andamp; Hydrosol Distillation Kit @ Hen of the Woods Artisan Acres, NS, Canada
Method: Simple distillation process
Suitable Stills:
- Soldered copper alembic still
- Traditional alquitar distiller still
- Distilling appliance still
- Bain-Marie Recipient with an alembic still
- Professional 130L water bath distilling alembic
Ingredients: Apricots or other soft fruit, madeira or malaga type wine yeast, winemakers' yeast nutrient salts and water.
One of summer's advantages is that there is always plenty of fresh fruit to be had, especially if you have a few fruit trees in your own backyard. Often you don"t know what to do with so much fruit. Well here is a suggestion which we thought you would appreciate - apricot brandy – we're using apricots but you can distil just about any fruit that you have on hand.
Make sure you only pick or choose ripe fruit as this will have higher sugar content. Be sure all equipment used is thoroughly cleaned and sterile.