How to Build a Junkyard Still [Paperback]

Michael H. Brown (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1980

This book covers in complete detail how to build a still with materials that are readily available around your home. Learn the facts of using corn to produce the fuel of the future now. Michael Brown provides a wealth of information about the economics and efficiency of using corn to produce alcohol as a fuel and the remaining grain as feed for livestock. A timely and interesting subject that you could get hooked on, especially with energy prices going up and up. Although the book was written in 1980, the subject material is still just as valid as the day it was written. This book goes hand in hand with Brown's Alcohol Motor Fuel Cookbook.

Product Details

• Paperback: 45 pages
• Publisher: Desert Pubns; First edition. edition (March 1, 1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879473010
• ISBN-13: 978-0879473013
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #110,330 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars OUTSTANDING Book!, October 20, 2010

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A. B. Systems "Thunderjet" (VA) - See all my reviews
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The other reviewer (who gave this book a "1") obviously forgot to read the title and description of this book. All his negative comments come from his failure to do so.

This is an outstanding book, clearly and simply written and profusely illustrated. If you read the book's title, you'll understand this is an instruction manual for creating an alcohol-producing still from parts you can find in any junkyard or Lowes. If you want super sophisticated instructions for brewing beer or wine, look elsewhere.

In short, if you need to create a still in an emergency situation (it's probably against the law where you live in normal times), this is a great reference. As the author points out, if you have no idea what you're doing and are a klutz with simple hand tools, it will take you a couple of hours to make this still. If you have basic competence with simple tools, you'll be distilling in about 20 minutes.

If you've read this far, this is a book you'll want.

4 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very old, save your money, January 24, 2007

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Bob "BH" (Fargo) - See all my reviews

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This book may have been useful back in 1980 when it was last printed, but its totally useless in today's modern world. The author constructs a true "junk"yard still from trash using a garbage can, a toilet tank, and a car radiator. It may have seemed clever 30 years ago, but not at all sophisticated enough for today's modern ethanol burning cars, in fact it doesn't even address fuel-injected vehicles at all. Save your money.