Quote Originally Posted by Hagbard Celiene
if you have a hot plate or crock pot, you wouldn't have to have it over o an open flame, but i wouldn't worry bout that with an alcohol extraction, it burns at a VERY low temp,a butane extraction on the other hand...
Alcohol extraction you have to be just as careful with. Last time I made oil, I did it outside this time, but on a hotplate to evap. the alcohol. I let it sit on the hot plate a bit too long, it started boiling then blew up into a huge flame. It sucked balls I tell ya! I was outside I still managed to singe my eyelashes off.

Either way, if you're going to do it, do it outside for just in case. If it does combust, do not blow on the flames, that just angers it even more.