Did you know you can make your own fuel for less than $1.00 a gallon if you know the fundamentals? Can you imagine paying $1.00 a gallon for fuel instead of $3.10 a gallon or more.
In fact you can achieve remarkable results at home with just a little knowledge and a very small investment …starting right now.
Step One -The Conversion Process
We have to break down carbohydrate sugars, such as the starch from corn and turn it into “Mash”. Grind or crush the feedstock (corn, soybeans, wheat, etc…). Then dilute and add an enzyme (alpha amylase) to turn the mixture into a liquid.
Once liquefied a second enzyme is added(glucoamylase) to convert the starch into sugar. (If the source is mainly sugar, i.e…rotten fruit, molasses, etc…, the conversion step can be skipped.
Step Two – Fermentation
Add yeast and make it into a beer (wine) type solution.
Step Three – Extract the Alcoholn
The beer (wine) type solution needs to be run through a still to extract the alcohol from the solution.
Step Four – Filter the Ethanol
The ethanol now needs to be filtered to get rid of excess organic volatiles.
Step Five – Remove water from the Ethanol
The ethanol needs to be “dried”. After the distillation process there will be a certain amount of water in the ethanol you have just created – this can be dried running the ethanol through Zeolite a readily available product for drying ethanol.
Step Six – Turn Ethanol Into e85
Now simply convert the pure ethanol into e85 by adding 15% unleaded gasoline to your ethanol. e85 is nothing more than 85% ethanol mixed with 15% gasoline.
Making your own ethanol will require some initial investment, but the rewards will be high. You can make your own e85 for around a $1.00 a gallon if you buy the corn and for about $.60 a gallon if you grow your own corn.
e85 Flex Fuel Vehicles are becoming more and more popular as the gas prices continue to rise. e85 is really going to help reduce the fuel problem.
You may even be driving a flex fuel vehicle now. Many newer models are equipped to handle both gasoline as well as e85 ethanol. The best way to check is to look in your owners manual, check in the fuel door for the e85 sticker or contact your dealer and have them run your vin number to see if your vehicle is compatible.
It’s a good idea to do all three, to be on the safe side.
Now simply convert the pure ethanol into e85 by adding 15% unleaded gasoline to your ethanol, because e85 is nothing more than 85% ethanol mixed with 15% gasoline.
