Comments on: Make it Yourself Ethanol http://domesticfuel.com/2008/05/08/make-it-yourself-ethanol/ Alternative Fuel News Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:45:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mini Ethanol Brewer Gets Governor’s Blessing - Domestic Fuel http://domesticfuel.com/2008/05/08/make-it-yourself-ethanol/comment-page-1/#comment-113991 Mini Ethanol Brewer Gets Governor’s Blessing - Domestic Fuel Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:41:28 +0000 http://domesticfuel.com/2008/05/08/make-it-yourself-ethanol/#comment-113991 [...] E‐Fuel MicroFueler™, which we first reported on here at Domestic Fuel in May 2008, looks like a washing machine and creates ethanol fuel from organic waste or leftover alcoholic [...] [...] E‐Fuel MicroFueler™, which we first reported on here at Domestic Fuel in May 2008, looks like a washing machine and creates ethanol fuel from organic waste or leftover alcoholic [...]

]]> By: Eric http://domesticfuel.com/2008/05/08/make-it-yourself-ethanol/comment-page-1/#comment-98051 Eric Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:59:33 +0000 http://domesticfuel.com/2008/05/08/make-it-yourself-ethanol/#comment-98051 I think its brilliant. We need to develop a fuel source that people can create at home, and this is a great way to do it. Only by eliminating the standard forms of distribution can we finally get cheaper fuel. The local gas station owner will charge you almost as much for E85 as gasoline, even though people have been making ethanol for 2000 years. Its just moonshine. I wonder if they will reinstate prohibition to protect the oil companies from people switching to ethanol. Using ethanol is a great idea, we have an abundance of sugar. don't eat your sugar anymore, do the atkins diet and put the sugar in the car! What about a community facility where all the local people put their yard clippings and create alcohol from it? That would be cool. We need to start doing, and quit talking though I think its brilliant. We need to develop a fuel source that people can create at home, and this is a great way to do it. Only by eliminating the standard forms of distribution can we finally get cheaper fuel. The local gas station owner will charge you almost as much for E85 as gasoline, even though people have been making ethanol for 2000 years. Its just moonshine. I wonder if they will reinstate prohibition to protect the oil companies from people switching to ethanol. Using ethanol is a great idea, we have an abundance of sugar. don’t eat your sugar anymore, do the atkins diet and put the sugar in the car! What about a community facility where all the local people put their yard clippings and create alcohol from it? That would be cool. We need to start doing, and quit talking though

]]> By: scott http://domesticfuel.com/2008/05/08/make-it-yourself-ethanol/comment-page-1/#comment-87652 scott Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:14:38 +0000 http://domesticfuel.com/2008/05/08/make-it-yourself-ethanol/#comment-87652 i think it would be great ill lug out 700ibs of sugar a week to save bout a hundred bucks weekly 52weeks 5200.00 yearly minus electricty 4500.00 yearly 28. gallons of gas weekly=120.00 dollars thats still alot of money to me for the whole 30 minutes it will take to do it.ohh yeah i would just have byob parties every week and pour the half full beer bottles that were left in it. i think it would be great ill lug out 700ibs of sugar a week to save bout a hundred bucks weekly 52weeks 5200.00 yearly minus electricty 4500.00 yearly 28. gallons of gas weekly=120.00 dollars thats still alot of money to me for the whole 30 minutes it will take to do it.ohh yeah i would just have byob parties every week and pour the half full beer bottles that were left in it.

]]> By: johann moeller http://domesticfuel.com/2008/05/08/make-it-yourself-ethanol/comment-page-1/#comment-83218 johann moeller Tue, 13 May 2008 17:47:23 +0000 http://domesticfuel.com/2008/05/08/make-it-yourself-ethanol/#comment-83218 we need all info of how to produce ethanol/methanol from either suger , bananas or preferable pineapples in africa for farm use by local commercial farmers.any body that can help? we need all info of how to produce ethanol/methanol from either suger , bananas or preferable pineapples in africa for farm use by local commercial farmers.any body that can help?

]]> By: Make it Yourself Ethanol http://domesticfuel.com/2008/05/08/make-it-yourself-ethanol/comment-page-1/#comment-83032 Make it Yourself Ethanol Mon, 12 May 2008 03:03:14 +0000 http://domesticfuel.com/2008/05/08/make-it-yourself-ethanol/#comment-83032 [...] domesticfuel.com [...] [...] domesticfuel.com [...]

]]> By: Mark http://domesticfuel.com/2008/05/08/make-it-yourself-ethanol/comment-page-1/#comment-82869 Mark Fri, 09 May 2008 20:30:33 +0000 http://domesticfuel.com/2008/05/08/make-it-yourself-ethanol/#comment-82869 Sorry, in first looking at it it seems about like it would only make 1 or 2 gallons of ethanol a week. But, according to the company, the thing does make 35 gallons a week. It also has a specialized membrane style distiller that is more efficient the a regular fractionating column still (which cuts down on the electricity needed to distill the ethanol). I'm assuming they have also built in a way to "dry" the residual water out of the ethanol so won't go into that. So, it may be worth a look. But, to make 35 gallons of ethanol one must still use about 700 lbs of sugar (if the ratio is the same as the commonly used "TurboYeast" which gives about 1 gallon of ethanol per 8 kilos of sugar mixed with 5 gallons of water). I just don't know that most people would really be willing to lug out 700 lbs of sugar each week (week after week) to fill their tank. It may be automated in every other respect, but does it sugar itself up as well. It's cool that people can do this at home and this company deserves kudos for reminding people of their options, but I think in the end we all just want a solution we can buy at the pump. That will make a difference. One other issue worth remembering is that ethanol doesn't give the mileage that you get out of regular gasoline. So, the 35 gallons of ethanol this produced would likely offset about 25-28 gallons of regular gas. Sorry, in first looking at it it seems about like it would only make 1 or 2 gallons of ethanol a week. But, according to the company, the thing does make 35 gallons a week. It also has a specialized membrane style distiller that is more efficient the a regular fractionating column still (which cuts down on the electricity needed to distill the ethanol). I’m assuming they have also built in a way to “dry” the residual water out of the ethanol so won’t go into that. So, it may be worth a look. But, to make 35 gallons of ethanol one must still use about 700 lbs of sugar (if the ratio is the same as the commonly used “TurboYeast” which gives about 1 gallon of ethanol per 8 kilos of sugar mixed with 5 gallons of water).

I just don’t know that most people would really be willing to lug out 700 lbs of sugar each week (week after week) to fill their tank. It may be automated in every other respect, but does it sugar itself up as well. It’s cool that people can do this at home and this company deserves kudos for reminding people of their options, but I think in the end we all just want a solution we can buy at the pump. That will make a difference.

One other issue worth remembering is that ethanol doesn’t give the mileage that you get out of regular gasoline. So, the 35 gallons of ethanol this produced would likely offset about 25-28 gallons of regular gas.

]]> By: Richard http://domesticfuel.com/2008/05/08/make-it-yourself-ethanol/comment-page-1/#comment-82863 Richard Fri, 09 May 2008 18:11:06 +0000 http://domesticfuel.com/2008/05/08/make-it-yourself-ethanol/#comment-82863 Mark, The company data says 35 gallons a week. Mark,

The company data says 35 gallons a week.

]]> By: Make Your Own Ethanol « Chelseaz’s Weblog http://domesticfuel.com/2008/05/08/make-it-yourself-ethanol/comment-page-1/#comment-82833 Make Your Own Ethanol « Chelseaz’s Weblog Fri, 09 May 2008 13:16:22 +0000 http://domesticfuel.com/2008/05/08/make-it-yourself-ethanol/#comment-82833 [...] May 9, 2008 at 7:16 am · Filed under Uncategorized SWEET! [...] [...] May 9, 2008 at 7:16 am · Filed under Uncategorized SWEET! [...]

]]> By: Mark http://domesticfuel.com/2008/05/08/make-it-yourself-ethanol/comment-page-1/#comment-82802 Mark Fri, 09 May 2008 04:22:26 +0000 http://domesticfuel.com/2008/05/08/make-it-yourself-ethanol/#comment-82802 Yeah, this should work if you don't mind waiting a week to fill your tank with the one or two gallons of ethanol it would produce in that time. It;s basically just a gimmick. Save yourself $9,700 and just buy a regular still column off ebay, a used 16 gallon beer keg, a cheap propane burner and a couple bags of "Turboyeast." You too can do the same thing. That is if you can also get all the water out which is a whole other process in itself. Yeah, this should work if you don’t mind waiting a week to fill your tank with the one or two gallons of ethanol it would produce in that time. It;s basically just a gimmick. Save yourself $9,700 and just buy a regular still column off ebay, a used 16 gallon beer keg, a cheap propane burner and a couple bags of “Turboyeast.” You too can do the same thing. That is if you can also get all the water out which is a whole other process in itself.

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