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Chatter / Re: End of an era!
« Last post by nigelb on February 09, 2025, 12:43:55 PM »What are you going to do with all that spare time now?
Well......remember that car that's in my garage..
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Well......remember that car that's in my garage..
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Chatter / Re: End of an era!
« Last post by RichardP on February 08, 2025, 07:30:31 PM »What are you going to do with all that spare time now?
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Chatter / Re: End of an era!
« Last post by nigelb on February 06, 2025, 05:56:40 PM »Well...that's it. I've just filtered the last batch of finished bio diesel....it sparkles and is super clean.
The plant has been powered down and a small ceremony has just taken place.
It truly is the end of an era.
The plant has been powered down and a small ceremony has just taken place.
It truly is the end of an era.
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Vehicles / Re: old/bio versus newer/derv
« Last post by tollie on February 03, 2025, 07:25:29 PM »Did you get my reply to your last message on the 31/12/24?
Hi Bill. New message sent today.
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Chatter / Re: End of an era!
« Last post by Mr Tickle on January 23, 2025, 10:29:37 AM »I also brewed all of my oil to make my final 1000l store last year and gave up. It;s nice not to have to get all sticky !
Got an Electric car and its great.
Whether we like it or not it does look like we will all be driving something electric at some point in the future.
The toddlers of today will probably never drive an ICE car and will move straight to electric and be shocked at how us oldies used to drive those antiquated machines.
Not sure how many Brewers are left now can;t be more than a few hundred in the uk I would have thought.
Good luck to all the remaining brewers out there, I'm sure the Labour gov. will find a way of stopping you avoiding paying tax!
Got an Electric car and its great.
Whether we like it or not it does look like we will all be driving something electric at some point in the future.
The toddlers of today will probably never drive an ICE car and will move straight to electric and be shocked at how us oldies used to drive those antiquated machines.
Not sure how many Brewers are left now can;t be more than a few hundred in the uk I would have thought.
Good luck to all the remaining brewers out there, I'm sure the Labour gov. will find a way of stopping you avoiding paying tax!
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Chemistry and process / Re: Enhanced glyc processing
« Last post by countrypaul on January 22, 2025, 10:58:42 PM »If the oil is wet and you are treating it with caustic you are very likely to produce mono and di-glycerides as well as soap. The mono and diglycerides are very good emulsifiers which can result water/oil/soap being much less likely to seperate quickly.
Drying the oil with old glyc could well help - it might be worthwhile trying some Dr Pepper experiments to see.
Drying the oil with old glyc could well help - it might be worthwhile trying some Dr Pepper experiments to see.
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Chatter / Re: End of an era!
« Last post by dgs on January 22, 2025, 02:09:49 PM »Shame Nige, hope you find someone for your gear.
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Chemistry and process / Re: Enhanced glyc processing
« Last post by dgs on January 22, 2025, 02:07:48 PM »Hi Dave, when I first tried this method I wanted to start my 1st stage with oil that had no titration. (simply because I could never see the point of adding methanol and excess catalyst into the mix to produce water and soap) So I always added enough catalyst to make sure the oil showed 'alkaline' before processing.
Of course if the oil is wet the addition of extra catalyst may be required to compensate for an amount being used to produce soap, in which case your idea of drying the oil before the enhanced wash with already used glycerol may be a good idea.
Just bear in mind that if you are using heat the use of excess electric may be counter productive because of the cost.
I can't ever remember that using the method the glycerol was slower to settle, as you say it could be excess soaps.
Hope this helps, let us know, cheers.
Of course if the oil is wet the addition of extra catalyst may be required to compensate for an amount being used to produce soap, in which case your idea of drying the oil before the enhanced wash with already used glycerol may be a good idea.
Just bear in mind that if you are using heat the use of excess electric may be counter productive because of the cost.
I can't ever remember that using the method the glycerol was slower to settle, as you say it could be excess soaps.
Hope this helps, let us know, cheers.
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Chatter / Re: End of an era!
« Last post by Vijay on January 21, 2025, 08:29:48 AM »another great brewer comes to an end oh their bio time - sad days!
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Chatter / End of an era!
« Last post by nigelb on January 20, 2025, 08:33:56 PM »The time has come gents to hang up my gauntlets and shut the plant down one last time. I've been brewing since 2007 but now it must come to an end.
I only have one car..Carole's Polo.... that is bio compatible. She doesnt do the mileage to warrant me spending time in the shed doing "oil alchemy"
I'm currently drying my penultimate batch and the reactor is charged with my final 150lts.
My plant is available to anybody who wants it...free of charge. It comes with all the usual stuff..venturis, pumps, two stage eductor, filters and some spare bits I've accumulated over the years.
It's been a real blast to be part of this comunity andI've made some really good friends.
I only have one car..Carole's Polo.... that is bio compatible. She doesnt do the mileage to warrant me spending time in the shed doing "oil alchemy"
I'm currently drying my penultimate batch and the reactor is charged with my final 150lts.
My plant is available to anybody who wants it...free of charge. It comes with all the usual stuff..venturis, pumps, two stage eductor, filters and some spare bits I've accumulated over the years.
It's been a real blast to be part of this comunity andI've made some really good friends.