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Old 08-21-2006, 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by angus
Wouldn't it be more cost-effective to sell the ethanol as moonshine and buy gas with the proceeds?
Yeah, but you can make the ethanol legaly, and a lot more at a time. Although moonshine sells for $25 a gallon, you can't sell near as many gallons to make money to buy gasoline.

One thing you need to do, make sure you carburator and fuel system has NO RUBBER at all. Nothing the fuel touches can be made out of rubber b/c it will eat it away! Also, Be extremely careful as you can blow yourself up in the ethanol producing process!

Visit <a="http://ethanolstill.com/alcoholpermit.pdf">ethanolstill.com</a> for the permit to make ethanol. Be advised the ATF agents have rights to come inspect you at anytime with no warrant if you get a permit! They are scared you are making it for reasons other than fuel. One more thing, as soon as you get your first batch, denature it by adding 2-5 percent gasoline "to prevent human consumption". They WILL inspect for this!