Hi all and Happy New Years. I completed my appleseed processor this past week and tried my first large batch of bio. The water heater is 30 gal. I started with...
Hello keykenbb, congratulations on your success! Did you titrate? A quick check of the conversion is to re-react 1 litre of Washed and Dried biodiesel with 1g...
Is there any reason Thay I can't use a spray nozzle in my processor after I drain the soap & water off ? I am using a shallow well pump to do the transfer and...
Hello Tilly, I've been paying attention in class. What you've said in the past is: 1 gm NaOH in 50 ml methanol for washed biodiesel and 1 gm NaOH in 30 ml...
Hello Terry, I have never used KOH. HOWEVER, Neutral reports KOH does not generate the 5 minute gel in high conversion biodiesel that NaOH does, probably...
Thanks Tilly, I must have been thinking 7 because this is the standard titration amount for KOH. I'm starting a notebook to keep all the numbers and formulas...
Is anyone currently paying federal excise taxes and/or state motor fuel taxes? I'd like to hear your experience if you are, because I was planning to start...
... snip ... You may not like my response - but here goes. Firstly, the vast majority of your road tax dollars goes anywhere but to roads (unless your system...
Currently in Nebraska it is relatively straight forward to register to pay the tax. However it is set up for large producers and the State ends up reimbursing...
Does it matter if I mix feed stock from several sources for processing? I have one source with cottonseed oil, another with soybean, another with corn etc....
Hello John, No, it does not matter whether you mix different types of oil together. Just mix them together, perform a titration, and react in the normal ...
howdy, well as much as i agree with you i have to say good luck getting any kind of signature. tried that on other issues. using the "poor mans copyright"...
So, why are you directing your inquiries to Illinois if you live in Missouri, are you selling across state lines? Terry maudessen <maud@...> wrote: ...
There was a LOT of precedent set in Iowa (bureaucrats LOVE precedent) - the state tax department prosecuted a guy who was making 3-gallon batches and running...
Dear All: We are currently launching a poll sponsored by UNIDO-ICHET to study public opinions and attitudes towards new energy related issues. We are also...
I did titrate this oil but decided on the 2 stage method. You believe I should continue with the wash part and then test it for unreacted material? Thanks for...
I asked NY and they said leave them alone, they don't want to know about homebrewed personal use. The 720 does not apply to homebrewed personal non-commercial...
Any questions about IRS form 637 or Form 720 should be refered to the IRS they will have the proper answer ... Yahoo! for Good - Make a difference this year....
Hello keykenbb, If you are considering re-reacting the batch do the re-process before washing it. I can not really advise you whether to re-process it or not. ...
They will have an answer. The IRS often does not know the rules the say they follow. Never trust a government employee to know what he is supposed to know. ...
I don't sell anything, Terry. Most of the members of the St. Louis Biodiesel Club live in Missouri and Illinois. I don't live in Illinois, so I am the ideal...
...never...? Really? I beg to differ. Eric ... the say they follow. Never trust a government employee to know what he is supposed to know. ... form 637 or...
To be clear, it was NY State who told you not to report on the Federal 720, or was it the IRS? Maud ... about ... personal ... motor ... I ... Piedmont ... ...
We have no co-ops organized at this time; we're all individuals. As far as I know, nobody is selling, distributing, supplying, etc. At this time it doesn't...
Beg all you want, but more than 40 years working beside government employees (notice I didn't say workers) has made me believe they are all incompetant. ...
Actually the governement study on the IRS found that 50% of the time the agents had given false or incorrect information, this was a study done, I believe over...