Anton, the moderator of Burnveggies (northern California biodiesel/SVO
discussion forum), is hosting me for a one-day workshop on making
homebrew biodiesel at his farm in Winters, just north of Davis. Anton's
been making biodiesel for at least 7 years, and should have some
interesting real-world insights in addition to my usual information.

The class is this Saturday- June 9, 9-5.

We'll have a barbeque dinner afterwards if everyone's into it. This
one-day class is a slightly condensed version of the two-day classes I
teach- we wont build processors and we probably won't do quite as much
'open lab' as in the normal classes- this class is geared to those who
can't make the time to attend a full weekend (there's a
two-day class in Berkeley at the end of June also, see my web page below).

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Biodiesel Homebrewing/Equipment Building Class with Maria 'girl Mark'
Alovert of http://biodieselcommunity.org

Saturday, June 9th, 9-5
Winters, CA
$75
to register and for more information: see http://girlmark.com/tour

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Biodiesel is a clean-burning diesel alternative made from any natural
oil or fat. It can be made easily in a backyard or garage environment.

In this class, you will learn how to make your own clean burning diesel
fuel alternative and how to test it for quality.

This is a comprehensive, hands-on workshop on making homebrew biodiesel
fuel out of waste restaurant fryer oil, which can usually be acquired
for 'free' from restaurants.

Most of the class focuses on the chemistry behind biodiesel homebrewing
and quality control, and we'll be doing a lot of 'lab' work making test
batches, and variations on different formulas.

The feel of the class is a bit like the mad scientist version of "high
school chem lab"- you'll be doing hands-on lab exercises in small
groups, which will teach you how to make and troubleshoot your home
batches- and we'll be learning the chemistry basics that underlie making
good quality fuel for your vehicle.

This is a fast-paced class, and I strongly recommend that you read this
website first: http://www.biodieselcommunity.org to get a background for
this subject.

The class will also cover some basic equipment design (although we wont
build any equipment during this class).

To register, please see the online registration at
http://www.girlmark.com/tour