Posted by Bob Kerr on May 18, 2008 at 07:34:20 from (205.188.116.73):
In Reply to: OT, Ethanol at home posted by IndianaRed on May 18, 2008 at 06:41:31:
You can build your own like a moonshine still. you do have to register with the state but I heard that is easy to do as you have to promise the alcohol is for fuel and will be made non drinkable. As far as sugar goes, not nessesary if you "malt" the corn. The corn already has the enzimes needed inside the kernal to make sugar from the starch. That is what the plant grows on when sprouted.you then have to dry and grind the malted corn. A high alcohol tolerant yeast is a good idea because the wild yeast may "drown" in its own alcohol. 2 runs through the still are nessesary to get high proof stuff and then you can hang a bag of a dessicant material inside the finnished barrel to remove water. It is almost impossible to remove all water but you can get it to a useable point. The dessicant can be reused if you heat it afterwards. As far as fuel goes, scrapwood or limbs are the best bet as far as cost goes. It would also be a good idea to have your own hogs to feed the old mash to. You can have the hogs butchered when fat or sell them off and make more $$ to offest the cost. If it sounds like a lot of work, it is! I think it would be a better idea to make ethanol out of Sorghum stalks! and feed the sorghum grain and stalk mash to hogs or cattle.
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