@ariG23498: Great weekend read for people interested in distillation. This also serves as primer for @SergioPaniego and @ben_burten…
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A tweet promoting a great weekend read on distillation as a primer for an upcoming live stream by Sergio Paniego and Ben Burtenshaw.
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Great weekend read for people interested in distillation.
This also serves as primer for @SergioPaniego and @ben_burtenshaw live stream on the topic this week. 🤗
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