Hello, During the seventies ARAMCO published a booklet for it's workers in arab oil compounds on fermentation and distillation of alcohol (ethanol). On the basis, no doubt that they would be doing such things anyway and as a concerned employer, the should see that their employees did it safely. What caring forsight. My memory is that it was called "The Blue Flame" Details of a compound still were given and operating information provided to avoid producing methanol or other toxic compounds. I recall the operation to be very simple and based on a distillation stack top thermometer. An abiding memory was the smell at the start from the still when it started to run.
I no longer have the booklet but did build the still in stainless steel. It worked fine and with two passes would get to about 80% alcohol by volume though we diluted it down again for drinking. Lovely stuff and very pure with rarely a hangover. However, I suspect that your object is not to get drunk. Yield was about 10% from a starting mix of 3lbs sugar to an Imperial gallon of water for the ferment. If any one still has a copy of "The Blue Flame" I would appreciate a photocopy. ken ---- Original Message ----- From: Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: 13 December 2001 15:02 Subject: Re: [biofuel] ethanol > >Hi All > > > >I mixed a glass (250ml) table sugar two days ago with a liter and a half of > >water. Added a packet of yeast and left it. Every night a warm it up a bit > >with a light bulb for a couple of hours. It seems to be chugging along quite > >nicely... This weekend I am going to try and distle the brew... I would like > >to know how much ethanol should I expect? (This is of course just a test.) > > > >How would I use sugar cane?? I was thinking of using a couple of steal > >rollers to squash juice out of the cane, and then chop what is left up and > >mix it with water, then agitate for a while, strain and then add to the > >originaly extracted juice to be brewed.... > > > >What kind yield would I expect from a ton of sugar cane and how much water > >would I add to it? > > > >Cheers Justin > > You're honoured, Justin - Mike Nixon's the "main man" for > distillation, you couldn't possibly get better advice. You should > check out his new book "The Compleat Distiller": > http://www.amphora-society.com/The_Compleat_Distiller/the_compleat_dis > tiller.html > > And then, if you also check those links I gave you previously, you'll > avoid reinventing the wheel (or failing to). > > Best > > Keith Addison > Journey to Forever > Handmade Projects > Tokyo > http://journeytoforever.org/ > > > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Need new boots for winter? Looking for a perfect gift for your shoe loving friends? Zappos.com is the perfect fit for all your shoe needs! http://us.click.yahoo.com/ltdUpD/QrSDAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
