The Source User Manual
The Source Main Function
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THE SOURCE MAIN FUNCTION
APPLIANCE FOR PLANT EXTRACTIONS
The Source is an easy to use home appliance for
extracting plant essences.
Plant essences are key to the smell, taste, and other
properties of plants and are used in flavorings,
perfumes, herbal extracts and medicinals.
The first step in making plant extracts is to make a
tincture
. A tincture is a solution made from the
combination of plant matter and food-grade alcohol.
Lavender, mint, hops, rosemary, cinnamon, radishes,
calendula
fl
owers and many other plants have been
used successfully. The oils of some plants, such as mint
and lavender, dissolve in alcohol very quickly (5 to 20
minutes
)
. Others, such as vanilla or rose petals, may
take hours or longer for the best result. Some extracts
bene
fi
t from using alcohol that has been thoroughly
chilled in the freezer during the tincture process,
others are best prepared at room temperature. See
www.extractcraft.com for more information, recipes
and links and share your own results.
The second step is to simply use the Source to
separate the plant essence from the tincture. The
Source removes
the alcohol from the tincture, leaving the
pure plant essence. The alcohol is captured for reuse.
ALCOHOL SOLVENT
We recommend food-grade, grain alcohol of 190-proof
and 95% alcohol.
Do not use methanol (wood
alcohol). Alcohol percentages lower than 95% result
in water left in the extracted oils and may affect
quality, especially during product storage.
glass lid
upper seal
nickel platted
reservoir cup
collector
lower seal
base
The Source: Main Parts
threaded post
start/stop button
vacuum relief
screw
