The Distilling Process

Distilling is simply separating the water from whatever is dissolved or suspended in it. It is a relatively simple process and can be used to purify water, or to produce essences or flavored drinks. The process of distilling is as follows.

Need: 

Metal container (urn), Lid, Copper tubing, Receiving container

Fill a metal container with the liquid you wish to distill, in this case impure water. The container should be capable of being heated on a fire or electric element. Ideally the container can be an electric water urn which has a built in heating element.

Seal the container with an air tight lid which has spiral copper tubing attached to it. The tubing is in a spiral to ensure the steam has time to reduce into water again. Most electric water urns will have lids already and these can be made airtight if they are not so already. Connect a coiled copper tube to the lid with an air tight seal to ensure none of the steam escapes.

Heat the liquid to boiling temperature. When the liquid boils the steam will rise leaving the impurities inside the urn. The steam will flow through the coiled copper tubing, and emerge as liquid at the opposite end. To ensure the steam has been reduced back into water ensure the spiral copper tubing is well ventilated, allowing the steam to cool back into water.

Collect the purified water in the receiving container. Place the receiving container at the opposite end of the spiral copper tubing and the liquid which is deposited will be pure distilled water. Any impurities from the water will be left deposited in the original heated container.

Ensure the first container does not over heat and explode.

Use copper tube to further purify the liquid.

Clean the impurities from the heating container.