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Old 10-20-2007, 11:41 AM
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I'm in Arlington (Rosslyn) as well, although I live in Silver Spring.
I've been toying with going into homebrew biodiesel production in accordance with the Bill Kemp tome. See Amazon reference. Also available at local libraries.

http://www.amazon.com/Biodiesel-Basics-Beyond-Comprehensive-Production/dp/0973323337/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-8286965-1597266?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1192829059&sr=8-1

Complete rip off of "GirlMark's" book


ASTM standards are hard to get at the home brew level

also.. cost is depended on supplie prices, and such

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Old 10-22-2007, 12:22 AM
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Complete rip off of "GirlMark's" book


ASTM standards are hard to get at the home brew level

also.. cost is depended on supplie prices, and such
Ripoff? Maybe. Everyone gets to reserve judgement.

Before reading Kemp, I purchased the latest edition of her homebrew compendium -- the articles, references, etc. Good stuff. Thought the layout of the brew rig a bit rough; suggested some improvements in plumbing, pumps, stands, controls, etc.

True regarding operation and production costs which may vary by region -- process materials, power, by-product disposal.

Meeting standard is a function of the rig built and the lab created for testing. I found it intriguing that Kemp was heavy on the QA/QC aspect. And meeting standard will be important for DC area winter ops.

Again, the point in the post was really trying to determine if there was enough interest to field a co-op of say, five or six. That would mean approximately 3,000 gallons of product a year, an economy of scale, and fellow enthusiasts working to improve the system.

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