March 12, 2017
![open_kiln_sm](https://antoniahirsch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/antonia-hirsch-open-glass-kiln-611x740.jpg)
2hrs at 850° C when everything is glowing red hot, then venting the kiln to rapidly cool it down to 480° C. Then 40 more hours of cooling.
![kiln_load_1a_sm](https://antoniahirsch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/kiln_load_1a_sm-1087x740.jpg)
Inside of the kiln: forms at the bottom, buttressed with bricks and flower pots as crucibles with the black glass billets inside.
Not a DIY distillery, but my setup for steaming wax out of my molds.