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Old 03-12-2008, 10:34 PM
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Default Running a moonshine still

:drinking: :drinking: With Gasoline heading to $4 a gallon I have more and more been playing with the idea of building a still and making ethanol/methanol to cut my gas with.

From what research I have done most folks are saying that you can make the alcohol for about $1 to $1.50 a gal depending on the type of still and mash used.

Stills run from $250 for a homemade junkyard compilation to $1500 for super high efficient copper stills that look like a beautiful piece of sculpture.

The Gov. will give me a permit to make up to 10,000 gal of my own fuel for free.

So my question is. Do any of you have any experience with this?
How big of a pain is it to do? How much work etc.

Part of me wants to do this just as my way of flipping the bird at the gas companies and because I think it would be kinda novel and fun to mess with. But the bottom line is still the bottom line though.

So my real concern is, Will this save me money on fuel or is it a serious false economy due to the work and hassle involved.

If any of you have any insights into this please share.

Ray
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