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It may appear at first glance to be complicated and heavy going for anyone not already familiar with the terminology and science of distillation, but you may
well be surprised to find that reading the chapters leading up to it will prepare you well for the concepts we talk about.It is a sad fact that many people who regard themselves as 'experts' tend to dismiss the 'Average Joe' in
the street as being too ignorant to understand the lofty concepts hidden behind the jargon, and which 'experts' display as a peacock preens its feathers - for admiration. We firmly believe that this is nonsense, and that the
problem lies not with the 'layman', but with the way that 'experts' like to bolster their ego by being deliberately confusing. If the truth be known, it is often the case that many so-called 'experts' cannot clearly explain their
science as they don't fully understand it themselves! We therefore take things step by step, clearly explaining along the way where we are going. In this manner, even if you've never had any experience of chemistry or physics,
nor any desire to gain any, you may surprise yourself in discovering that it's not all difficult mumbo jumbo. It may seem strange at first, yes ... but difficult, no. At the end of the day you will find that your
understanding of what is going on in distillation has increased enormously, and that new thoughts and designs will come bubbling up in your mind to take the hobby further. For this is the principle aim of this book, to show you not
only what to do, but HOW to do it.This is why we respectfully borrowed from the
famous writer Isaak Walton, and the title of his book "The Compleat Angler" Like him, we wanted to not only describe our art, but to draw the veil back from all that obscured it. Paraphrasing his words again: "Doubt not, therefore, sir, but that distilling is an art,
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