[TheForge] blacksmiths and beer

[Phlip]

Jeff skrev:

>    I have a complete "course" on building several stills and all the
> apparatus necessary for making alcohol.  In the mid/late 70's you
> could get a license to operate a still for making motor fuels, idea
> being if you had all the raw materials you could make alcohol cheaper
> than buying gas.  As part of the licensing requirements, you did have
> to "denature" the alcohol with one gallon of gasoline and one gallon
> of diesel fuel per 100 gallons of alcohol.

Actually, I think that's still lawful. What isn't lawful is making it for
human consumption.

>     One of these stills details a water coil at the top that you can
> control the temperature on, to get what ever percentage of alcohol you
> wanted.  Supposedly you could get a useable fuel in one run, If I
> remember right they said 80% alcohol and up would fire in the 350
> Chevy they were running on it.

Any chance you'd be willing to send me a copy? I used to have one, but too
many moves over the years.... Think they had them down at the local
Extension office.

Phlip