It's more equipment-intensive than biodiesel. You need a still, and you need to learn how to ferment beer. You can build your own still, and there's good information available to help you learn what you need to know. You'll find everything you need in our Resources section and in the Biofuels Library . It is fairly easy to aquire, and denaturing is not required for ethanol consumed on premises.
Ethanol is a very high octane fuel, replacing lead as an octane enhancer in gasoline.
The higher the octane rating, the slower the fuel burns, and the less likely the engine will knock. When ethanol is blended with gasoline, the octane rating of the petrol goes up by three full points, without using harmful additives. Production Ethanol fuel production is a good locally-based industry, providing local jobs and a market for local materials, and helping to keep money and investment within the community. One ethanol plant owned by farmers in Minnesota processes 11,751 bushels of grain a day to produce 33,990 gallons of ethanol and 95 tons of high-protein livestock feed. If the climate favours sugarcane, an acre's worth will take you nearly 15,000 miles.