The Mother Earth News Alcohol Fuel Handbook by Michael R. Kerley ➤ Mother Earth News 1980

The Mother Earth News Alcohol Fuel Handbook by Michael R. Kerley Mother Earth News 1980

Title: The Mother Earth News Alcohol Fuel Handbook

Author: Michael R. Kerley

Format: Softcover

Publisher: Mother Earth News 1980

Edition: First Edition

ISBN: 9780938432005

Size: 8.2 X 8.2 X 0.4 * 120 pages

Synopsis: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN AUTO OR HOME-HEATING FUEL... INCLUDING:

*Kitchen-simple alcohol mash recipes!
*Now to use enzymes to increase your crop's fuel output! Step-by-step photos to help you convert your car or truck to ethanol fuel... in minutes and for pennies!
*Exploded drawings, diagrams, and photos to lead you through the construction of your own legal still! And much, much more!

1. INTRODUCTION
A Short History of Alcohol Fuels
The Potential and Uses of Alcohol Fuels
About This Book

2. BACKGROUND IN ETHANOL PRODUCTION
The Argument for Alcohol Fuels
Making Ethanol...A Look at the Basic Chemical Process
A Few Words About "Proof" and Other Units of Measurement
Source Materials for Ethanol
Ethanol from Cellulosic Waste Materials

3. THE BARE-BONES PROCESS
The Distiller's Art
Down on the Farm
A Short Story About Alcohol
How It's Done... An Overview
The Basic Steps of Alcohol Production
The Basic Apparatus Used in Distillation

4. THE MASH
Step-By-Step (Carefully)
Enzymes
Malting Yeast
pH: What It Is and How to Control It
Fermentation
MOTHER'S Three-Step Mash Recipe
Other Materials, Other Methods
Other Recipes
Record Keeping

5. THE DISTILLATION PROCESS What It Is... How It Works
The Plate Column
The Doubler
The Packed Column
Testing for Proof
Denaturing

6. MORE ABOUT STILLS AND THEIR CONSTRUCTION
A Bit of History
What's in a Still?
A "Stovetop" Test Still
MOTHER'S Woodburning Still
"Still" More
MOTHER's Six-Inch Column Still
System Description
Boiler Calculations
Solar Stills

7. ALCOHOL, GASOHOL, AND THEIR USES
Alcohol as an Engine Fuel
How to Adapt Your Automobile Engine for Ethyl Alcohol Use
Gasohol
How to Adapt Other Types of Equipment to Burn Ethyl Alcohol
Ethanol as a Heating Fuel

8. LEGALITIES
Addresses of ATF Regional Offices
Access Guide to State Alcohol Fuel Laws

APPENDIX

RECOMMENDED READING

DEFINITION OF TERMS

SUBJECT INDEX

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