I hope this doesnt violate the 'no advertising' rule at this forum:
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Biodiesel Homebrew Comprehensive Class, July 11, 10-6 pm, Pasadena, Maryland (about an hour from Washington DC)
an east-coast/west-coast biodiesel teachers collaboration:
taught by Rachel Burton and Leif Forer of Piedmont Biofuels (Pittsboro North Carolina) and the Central Carolina Community College Biofuels Program
and
Jennifer Radtke of Biofuel Oasis and the East Bay Biodiesel Internship (Berkeley California)
Maria 'Mark' Alovert of East Bay Biodiesel Internship (Berkeley California)
Come to a full-day hands-on seminar on making quality biodiesel, taught by four of the most experienced biodiesel homebrewing instructors in the US.
This is a quick-moving, hands-on class, where you will make several small batches of biodiesel, learn safety and basic lab processes, test oil and biodiesel for quality, and work with ethanol and acid-base biodiesel processes. We will also make a fullsize batch of biodiesel in a homebrew reactor, demonstrate washing processes, demonstrate purification of glycerol and it's uses, discuss biodiesel reactors and other biodiesel and methanol recovery equipment, talk about our experiences with solar heating for the process, discuss heat exchangers, safe glycerol/waste oil burners for process heat, biodiesel co-ops and production groups, and more.
The workshop is in Pasadena Maryland, about an hour away from Washington DC.
To register please send an email with your name to wrench@tinkersworkshop.org.
Class cost: $20-$50 sliding scale, no one turned away for lack of funds.
There is an 85-page homebrew text book available at the event for $8. If you wish to, you can order it in advance ($10 includes book and shipping, $14 for orders outside North America):
http://www.veggieavenger.com/store/propaganda.shtml
Because this is a fast-paced class, we suggest that you also see the following websites for some background material:
www.me.iastate.edu/biodiesel (online course and technical papers section)
www.journeytoforever.org (especially the 'how to make biodiesel', 'ethanol biodiesel', and 'processors' pages)
www.veggieavenger.com/media (photo archive of homebrew equipment)
http:biodiesel.infopop.cc (discussion forum on homebrewing)
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Class will be held at Gardner, O’Connor Inc,*4433 Mountain Road suite 1, Pasadena, MD (directions below). Class runs from 10 to 6 pm, with an hour lunch. Please bring a brown bag lunch so we can eat together. Please wear closed-toe shoes and long pants and bring a long-sleeve shirt. Bring safety glasses if you have them.
For more info about the workshop please email wrench@tinkersworkshop.org. If you're lost on the day of the workshop or otherwise need to call the site, the phone number at the warehouse is 410/437-0800- but they can't really answer questions about the class content.
Directions:
Southbound:
-695 (beltway) or 895 tunnel thruway to I97 Southbound
-MD 100 East towards Gibson Island (go all the way to the end of 100)
-MD 100 merges with Mountain Road eastbound.
-Go about ½ mile: we are on the right just past Wolford’s Well Drilling,
-4433 Mountain Road, if you see Phelps Liquors or the Exxon station, you have gone too far.
Northbound:
-I-97 North to MD 100 Eastbound
-MD 100 East towards Gibson Island (go all the way to the end of 100)
-MD 100 merges with Mountain Road eastbound.
-Go about ½ mile: we are on the right just past Wolford’s Well Drilling,
-4433 Mountain Road, if you see Phelps Liquors or the Exxon station, you have gone too far.
From BWI Airport:
-Aviation Blvd to Dorsey Road eastbound
-As you turn left on to Dorsey Road, stay in the right lane.
-Exit onto I-97 Southbound
-Stay in the right lane and exit onto MD 100 East bound
-MD 100 East towards Gibson Island (go all the way to the end of 100)
-MD 100 merges with Mountain Road eastbound.
-Go about ½ mile: we are on the right just past Wolford’s Well Drilling,
-4433 Mountain Road, if you see Phelps Liquors or the Exxon station, you have gone too far.
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