All this talk of boiling and evaporation makes me think about alcohol distillation. Pretty much the same thing I would imagine. With carefully controlled heat and a "still" shouldn't one be able to DIY? Would take some careful management I would believe, but not impossible. Worse case scenario: Capsaicin laced ethanol, not a bad prospect... Best: Ethanol laced Capsaicin, so now we're cooking. Steve South Africa ----- Original Message ----- From: <DWALLS9102@aol.com> To: <chile-heads@globalgarden.com> Cc: <begg.4@osu.edu> Sent: 17 August 2001 16:47 Subject: [CH] {CH} Chile Head forum Cameron, please explain to me how the ethanol is able to carry away the capsaicin with it as it evaporates.