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Cleaning and Maintenance

Cleaning Alembic

Before using your still for the first time, regardless of its model, we recommend that you process a distillation of water to remove any impurities left behind from the manufacturing process. Afterward, as with any other piece of machinery or hardware, it is essential to keep your still clean to ensure its longevity.

If you only use your still once a year, ensure it is thoroughly cleaned before storing it for next year's distillation, as is customary in the Iberian Peninsula after the harvesting season. The cleaning process will eliminate sulfuric acids and other harmful substances that have collected and deposited on the walls of your still, from the pot to the coil. You can carry out a cleaning distillation with a mixture of rye flour and water; it is quite simple.

Cleaning Alembic

Fill 40% of your pot's capacity with water and 5% with rye flour. Before starting a cleaning distillation, verify that there is no obstruction in the swan neck pipe and the serpentine coil. Seal the joints of the alembic using a traditional sealing technique once you have placed the hood on the alembic pot.

If however, you use your still quite frequently, say every other month, you do not have to clean it out with rye flour and water.A single distillation using only water will be sufficient.

With regular use and in time, copper oxidizes and will gradually take on an overall dark red colour. If you want to polish the exterior, we recommend using an appropriate non-toxic polish. It is important not to use abrasive cleaners. You can also clean your pot using one of two traditional methods: rub with a cloth dampened in a salt and lemon solution, or use the ashes from the wood fire (if you used this as your heating source) on a damp cloth. This last method can be used for both the interior and exterior of the still.

Cleaning Alembic

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