Is it Really Possible to Mix Biodiesel at Home in 5 Gallon Buckets?

Hello,
I read your site (specifically making your own biodiesel with waste oil) with quite a bit of interest, and after reading it, I'm beginning to wonder if this is something we could actually do. My husband and I are fairly intelligent people (both college grads) and are wanting to decrease our oil dependence and help our pocketbook at the same time. Following your instructions on the site, it seems fairly straight forward and not too complicated. Have you really been making this in the basement 5 gallons at a time for a number of years? ... Thanks, Jeff and Amy

Hi Jeff and Amy,
Yes, we really have been mixing biodiesel in our basement in 5 gallon buckets for many years—and we’re quite confident that you can too. Seven years ago we learned how to do it from Joshua Tickell’s book, From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank, and took it step by step from there. It’s really not as complicated (or hard) as it first seems; once you get some waste oil and have the basic materials gathered, you can quickly learn how to process it into fuel. Sometimes there are ...

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