| Homemade ethanol is something that has been | | | | wish you use for your homemade ethanol. Many |
| produced for centuries although with rising gas | | | | use corn but you can also use oats or barley |
| prices, has been more studied. Many people | | | | along with various other crops. There are some |
| know of it as moonshine. Yes that's the same | | | | that will even try to make ethanol with straw. |
| stuff that was around in the prohibition days with | | | | I've heard varying results as to how well it does |
| people hiding their stills back into the hills in hopes | | | | but people seem to be happy with it and so that's |
| of not being arrested. Now that same stuff that | | | | what seems to matter. There is some |
| people were hiding in their make-shift cellars has a | | | | speculation as to which product works better with |
| simple additive that makes it legal. And not only | | | | each person having their own ideas. Corn is one |
| is it legal, it's being touted as the savior to the gas | | | | that many use as it is one of the biggest crops |
| crisis. | | | | grown throughout the United States. |
| Basically all that homemade ethanol is is the | | | | To make homemade ethanol you will need to first |
| moonshine that has long been known and loved in | | | | grind the corn into corn flour. Once that has |
| country homes. How homemade ethanol is | | | | been completed you will place it inside of a still and |
| created is actually a simple but difficult procedure | | | | then bring the mash to a boil. Now comes the |
| if that is possible. The difficult part of | | | | important part. You will need to place some |
| homemade ethanol is getting everything just | | | | yeast and other ingredients inside of the |
| right. But the simple part is getting some corn | | | | concoction so that the mash will ferment. The |
| and processing it through a still. | | | | fermentation process is very important as that's |
| To make homemade ethanol you will have to | | | | what produces the alcohol. To continue making |
| have a working still. You can either make one | | | | your homemade ethanol you will need to allow the |
| yourself with the many patterns available or you | | | | fermenting mash to sit for 40-50 hours. The |
| can purchase one. With so many people wanting | | | | mash will need to be stirred and kept somewhat |
| to save on gas there are now companies who | | | | cool so that the yeast can properly work. |
| actually make stills to sell. You can purchase | | | | After the mixture has been allowed to cool, you |
| them either online or through various catalogs. | | | | will almost be done with your homemade |
| Surprising to say the least but it's true. Many are | | | | ethanol. The last thing that you will need to do is |
| constructed of copper or stainless steel for | | | | to separate the liquid from the grains. Many |
| various reasons. Copper is loved for its ability to | | | | people will use the grains to feed livestock so that |
| transfer heat while stainless steel is loved for its | | | | nothing is wasted. The liquid is now what many |
| corrosion resistance. Either one would work for | | | | call moonshine. To be turned into ethanol many |
| your homemade still. | | | | will add it to gasoline whereas others like to run |
| Once you have either purchased or built your still, | | | | straight ethanol. The choice is yours. |
| you will need to decide which type of grain you | | | | |