Quote:
Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard
Have you ever tried making your own gasoline?
|
No, but I do make a ton of ethanol for drinking.
The reflux still that I built produces 96% pure ethanol.
For about one gallon of almost pure ethanol:
$5 worth of sugar, yeast and nutrients.
Distilling heat: 5A*240V*10hrs=12000Wh
$0.112/kWh = $1.34.
That's $6.34/gallon.
These are all ball park figures, of course.
Plugging the Electric Booger into the wall is cheaper.