I don't recall if you gave your Geo-political location but this site for US citizens has lots of information. http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumerinfo/reading_resources/vb4.html Brian Rodgers P.S. Note the last tid-bit list below. Making and Using Your Own Ethanol: Reading and Resource List
The following are sources of information on small-scale ethyl alcohol (ethanol) production and use for fuel. You may obtain the publications from your local library or from the source as indicated. Publications Alcohol Motor Fuel: Step by Step Procedures for the Modification of a Car's Engine to Run on Alcohol with Instructions on How to Build an Ethanol Still, Gordon Press Publishers, 1991. Out of print. Brown's Second Alcohol Fuel Cookbook, M. Brown, Tab Books, 1981. Out of print. Convert Your Car to Alcohol Fuel, K. Drane, Marathon International Book Company, 1980. Out of print. Fermentation Guide for Common Grains, Solar Energy Research Institute, 1981. 38 pp. Available from National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Order No. DE84009392. Forget the Gas Pumps—Make Your Own Fuel, J. Wortham and B. Whiteneck, Marathon International Book Company, 1979. Out of print. Fuel from Farms: A Guide to Small-Scale Ethanol Production, 2nd Edition, Solar Energy Research Institute, 1982. 165 pp. Available from NTIS, Order No. DE87003459. How to Make Your Own Alcohol Fuels (2nd Ed.), L. Carrey, Tab Books, 1981. Out of print. How to Make Your Own Fuel: Instant Ethanol, Revisionist Press, 1991. Out of print. How to Modify Your Car to Run on Alcohol Fuel (Guidelines for Converting Gasoline Engines, with Specific Instructions for Air-Cooled Volkswagens), R. Lippman, 1982. The Junkyard Still: Producing Ethanol in Your Backyard, Gordon Press Publishers, 1991. Out of print. Large and Small-Scale Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing Processes from Agricultural Raw Materials, Noyes Data Corporation, 1980. ISBN: 0815508158. Out of print. Makin' It On the Farm: Alcohol Fuel is the Road to Independence, M. Nellis, Buffalo Creek Press. Making Your Own Motor Fuel with Home and Farm Alcohol Stills, F. Stetson, Garden Way Publishing, 1980. Out of print. A Small Scale Ethanol Fuel Plant Package, Solstice Publications. It contains a Plant Handbook, a Procurement and Installation Specifications Manual, and Construction Blueprints. The package includes plans for 6, 20, or 40 gallons per hour (1000, 500 or 150 gals/24 hour; one U.S. gallon equals 3.85 liters) plant capacities using traditional fermentation and distillation technology to produce 130 to 192 proof ethanol. The plant hardware and equipment that are specified are industrial quality. Also includes design and fabrication techniques where do-it-yourself substitutions are appropriate and safe. Understanding Ethanol Fuel Production and Use, C. Bradley and K. Runnion, Volunteers in Technical Assistance (VITA). 19 pp. Available from VITA. Permits To legally produce your own alcohol for fuel in the United States, you must obtain an Alcohol Fuel Plant Permit from the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF). If you produce more than 10,000 proof gallons per year (1 gallon of 100 proof alcohol is 1 proof gallon; 1 gallon of 150 proof alcohol is 1.5 proof gallons) you may be subject to a producer tax. To obtain an application for a permit, (there is no fee) contact the ATF. _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
