There is a growing interest in distillation by amateurs, particularly in New Zealand where happily it has
been legal since October 1996 – for home consumption only though – not, repeat NOT for sale!!! The
purpose of this article is to describe the principles of distillation in the hope that those interested in the
subject may achieve better understanding in what they are trying to do. It is a basic description only, and
those with rigorous scientific leanings should feel free to contact me if they find any alarming errors of fact. However, I ask that criticism be tempered with the intent of the article in mind.
DISTILLATION – HOW IT WORKS
