survivalshop Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 I went to a Cane party the other day & it was quite interesting to watch them make cane syrup. Cane that has already had the juices extracted by the PTO extractor . The PTO driven Extractor Boiling or cooking off the impurities , using rags as filters . It boils over & filtered then runs back into the cast iron brewing kettle. A Hydrometer was used to know when its ready to strain & bottle . The final product . The cost of this on such a small scale is prohibitive , but they shared this with us . My wife works with the owners of the Farm & we contributed $ 5 per bottle & if you tried it , its worth it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasyEJL Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 In Puerto Rico, they of course use sugar cane for making Bacardi. Although they no longer actually do the final stages of production in Puerto Rico, they still do the cane extraction there. The smell once you are within a half mile of the factory is unbelievably good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisco Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Up here we use essentially the same process to make maple syrup. Only we collect the sap, boil it down, skimming off the impurities, until it reaches the desired concentration. It takes fory gallons of sap to make one gallon of maple syrup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
survivalshop Posted November 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 I want to know how to make fuel out of Cane , I may do that one day m grow my own & not worry about fuel , if the world takes a dump . I would think I would have to distill it in some way , a Still ? Ya , I need one . <thumbsup> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasyEJL Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 legal too for fuel purposes! lemee know when yours is up and running :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisco Posted November 25, 2014 Report Share Posted November 25, 2014 I want to know how to make fuel out of Cane , I may do that one day m grow my own & not worry about fuel , if the world takes a dump . I would think I would have to distill it in some way , a Still ? Ya , I need one . <thumbsup> The Brazilians make a lot of ethanol out of sugarcane. It happens to be probably the most efficient plant to make ethanol out of becuase of its high sugar content making for an efficient fermantation process. While you are at it, make some 151 rum! Seriously, a pretty straightforward distilling process would probably do it. Try googling Sugar cane ethanol production. Should find something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepp Posted November 25, 2014 Report Share Posted November 25, 2014 All this talk about cane is giving me the sniffles!!!! Sisco myple syrup totally came to mind when I read that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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