Moonshine has been around since the birth of America but came into its own during prohibition when making and selling the mix could land you in the hoosegow. Disclaimer: It is ILLEGAL to make moonshine in the US without the proper license. It can also be dangerous. DO NOT use this guide to make moonshine. ...
So you have decided to build your own biodiesel refinery at home. Congratulations. Building your own refinery at home can be fun, easy and relatively inexpensive. Junk yards and local farms may have some of the parts needed and can be picked up cheap. Tag sales are another great source for materials. The idea behind ...
John Ray discovered formic acid in 1671 long before it was given a name. Natural scientists noticed that anthills produced an acidic vapor (Laffitte 1). For his experiment, Ray collected and distilled dead ants. As a result, he was able to isolate formic acid (Laffitte 1). It is also known as methanoic acid and is ...
So… Ya Wanna Make Some Biodiesel? Thinking about setting up a biodiesel “still” in the backyard? Researching biodiesel as a process as well as a philosophy (lifestyle), but having limited success? Don’t know what to think about biodiesel in general? Getting frustrated and thinking about giving up? Hold it! You are to be commended for ...
Many parents worry about their children’s sugar intake. In an effort to satisfy their child’s sweet tooth they may replace sugar laden products with sugar-free ones containing an artificial sweetener. But are artificial sweeteners really better for your kids than good old-fashioned sugar is? We all know that sugar is supposedly a terrible thing — ...
Making Whiskey from scratch is not as difficult as it sounds, but there is the slight problem that it is illegal in the USA and Canada. If you’re interested in legally making whiskey (with quality equal to better than Jack Daniel’s) but don’t care about distilling the alcohol yourself I suggest you read my article: ...
Diet soda is something some that many of us have grown accustomed to drinking, whether it is because we drank it when we were kids or we because we have just acquired a taste for it. In recent times, soda companies have been manufacturing diet soda with “flavors,” in order to make the whole idea ...
Americans nationwide are becoming more health conscious every day. With their diet decisions aimed to give them a healthy physique, some are wise, yet some are poor. A poor diet decision is diet soda. Although diet soda rids away unwanted sugar calories, it causes negative health effects due to the artificial sweetener aspartame. Aspartame contains ...
Choosing a method to heat water in the home means looking at a variety of options. Electrically powered heaters exist, as well as propane and even solar powered. One option is a geothermal flow center. There are two different kinds, those that use high water pressure and those that do not. Drawing up heat from ...
The best thing about diesel engine tuning, and in fact diesel tuning for truck pull power is that it doesn’t take all that much to get them to produce phenomenal levels of torque. In fact, adding a large number of improvements such as these listed can easily put the power levels very near to insane ...