Brewing Bio Fuel

According to the news, two students in Florida have discovered

that the best way to beat high fuel costs is to brew your own.

They take the used cooking grease from a local restaurant and

convert it into diesel fuel. The current cost of diesel in their area

is about $4.30 per gallon, while the cost to make their own

bio-diesel is 80 cents. Add a 29 cent state fuel tax imposed by

Florida, and the cost is still remarkably lower than what they

would pay at the pump.

So, how hard is it to brew your own bio-fuel? Well, these guys

manage to make enough for their needs using things bought at

local hardware stores.

Their home-made bio-diesel reactor consists of a water heater

with hoses and valves and filters. They add a few ingredients

found in any store that sells home-chemicals, and turn grease

into a cleaner-burning fuel.

Of course, their bio-diesel can only be used in diesel-engine

vehicles, and they do pay that tax Florida demands, but apparently

they are not alone in using this method to create cheaper

alternatives to buying $4.00 plus at-the-pump costs for fuel.

Just the same, this is one of those small, but powerful examples

of how people can use their creativity and imagination, with a bit

of sweat and time, to find a way to thrive in a fuel market gone wild.

Are any of you out there secretly creating your own mini-refinery?

If not, maybe you should consider the alternatives of home-brewed fuel.