Hello Mike >Hey thanks everyone for the advice, I'll try the hot water bath idea and >hope for the best, just hope I don't get it too hot and evaporate my >methanol... I'd really like for my first test batch to come out good. As >for my atmospheric pressure, im not sure what it is, but I live in NW FL >so i'm pretty darn close to sea level. > >as a side note, it's really hard to reply when I have the mailing list >set to digest mode lol.
Hard to follow the discussions too. You should try this: <http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/msg21651.html> Best way to handle mailing lists, and any email. Best Keith >Thomas Kelly wrote: >> Test batches can be difficult ...... well worth the effort. >> Blenders provide excellent agitation, but it is difficult to >> maintain the proper temp. >> PET bottles allow one to maintain temp better, but agitation may >> be inadequate. >> >> It is important to maintain temp even if you must interupt agitation. >> Suggestion: Achieve the temp of 130F, blend for 5 minutes, check temp >> If necessary, carefully return the liquid to a >> container to be heated. >> Return to blender and repeat 2 (3?) more times >> >> I use a hot water bath for heating the mix. Do you have a pot big >> enough to fit the blender pitcher into? The pot would contain hot >> (~150F) water. Instead of pouring the hot mix back and forth you could >> simply place the pitcher from the blender, with top on, into the hot >> water bath to re-establish the 130F, blot dry and buzz it again. >> >> >> Good Luck, > > Tom _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
