Ken,
>Google "Gert Strand" -- they make a turboyeast that achieves 16-18%
> alcohol in a single fermentation. That's what I used.
16 -18% Wow!!!! Thanks, that's good news.
> Mashing a grain is much cheaper, and cheaper
> yet if you sprout your own malt.
Can I bypass sprouting by using enzymes (bacterial amylase) on cracked
grain to break the starch in grain into simple (fermentable) sugars?
Somewhere down the line, if all goes well, I will probably move towards
other feedstocks that are rich in starch, and releasing the stored sugars by
sprouting will not be an option
Thanks,
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Provost" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <biofuel@sustainablelists.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 7:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Ethyl Esters (was Biodiesel "New Process")
>
> On Apr 19, 2007, at 11:06 AM, Thomas Kelly wrote:
>
>
>> My questions go to point that you were able to achieve 95+%
>> completion,
>> and the fact that, in practice, we would like to maximize ethanol
>> output as
>> well as achieving complete sugar utilization.
>
>
> Google "Gert Strand" -- they make a turboyeast that achieves 16-18%
> alcohol
> in a single fermentation. That's what I used. The expense is high
> when starting
> from refined sucrose, of course. Mashing a grain is much cheaper, and
> cheaper
> yet if you sprout your own malt.
>
> Strawbale house is beautiful, thanks. Sometimes I get grumpy, but it is
> coming along :-)
>
> -K
>
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