Geez, it's beginning to sound like a brewer's guild meeting around here. Ale vs. Lager, pellets vs. whole hops, the list goes on and on, and it all boils down to personal preferences. Having fermented a few intoxicating homebrews, and socialized with fellow homebrewers, I've heard these kinds of debates before over beer. A Celtic proverb comes to mind: "An it harm none, do what ye will."
Will PS: If you wouldn't eat yellow snow, why would you drink yellow beer? -----Original Message----- From: gobie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 7:13 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [biofuel] First Batch ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Addison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <snip> > Paul, I'm afraid I'm inclined to take all your test results with a > grain of salt (not to break the emulsion, LOL!) because of the methods > you use. You use your concentrated aqueous lye solution as standard, > yes? <snip> For my production batches yes but not for test batches, like to eliminate as many variables as possible. >Many or most of us here do not use this method, we've > examined it at length and in depth and find the practice of >deliberately adding water to the process as your method does adds >unneeded variables which would discount the reliability of your >results, and it's superfluous anyway. Superflous for you practical for me. To each their own with tollerance for the other persons preference. > > Please let's not have this argument again here now, and again please > let's not have any of the extremely dubious endorsements so to speak > that the method has had from elsewhere. Keith arguments are something I don't enter into unless I have something to gain. I presented the method, others have tried it and it suited their production methods..If others want to use it I am happy to help . At no time do I insist that it is the only way to go. Wether or not anyone uses the method is of no concern to me. What does concern me however is when my results are denigrated. My work has been conducted in a scientific manner, is fully documented and can be duplicated by anybody given the same materials and conditions. Can the same be said for the detractors of the method? Very few of us in this group have access to facilities and equipment to provide definitive test results. At best we can only offer guidelines which are often subjective. My objective is to follow the old principle, "First know the rules then bend them" I'm a stubborn old bugger who likes to learn by his mistakes, and on the way have come to some interesting conclusions on BD making based on scientificly conducted investigations. >Of course I'm not disagreeing > with your use of your "conc. aq. lye soln.", it works for you so >fine, no problem, but when you start giving test results using the >"conc. aq. lye soln." you should say so, because it is not a standard >method and gives different results, or at the least adds variables. >I'm saying this now because you've done that before without specifying >it, I had to ask you, as I'm having to ask you again now. In the future if the test results I quote involve the use of conc aqueous NaOH or any other variation from the "standard method"I will state such. Regards Paul Gobert. Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/index.php?list=biofuel Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/index.php?list=biofuel Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
