Patent ID: 7910358

Claim:
An ethanol distillation system comprising a fermentation container, a fermentation mixture located within the fermentation container, means for pumping the fermentation mixture out of the fermentation container, means for distilling the fermentation mixture, means for collecting the distillate from the fermentation mixture, wherein the fermentation mixture located within the fermentation container further comprises a volume of water, a volume of yeast placed within the volume of water, a volume of food placed within the volume of water, an amount of micronutrients placed within the volume of water, wherein the ethanol distillation system further comprises means for delivering the volume of food into the fermentation container, wherein the means for delivering the volume of food into the fermentation container further comprises a food container located above the fermentation container, the food container including some of the volume of food, a hose traveling from the food container to the fermentation container, wherein some of the food of the volume of food will travel from the food container down into the fermentation container, wherein the means for pumping the fermentation mixture out of the fermentation container further comprises a pump located within the fermentation container, the pump normally being located below the top of the volume of water within the fermentation container, a pump hose, the pump hose being connected to the pump, means for controlling the rate at which the pump pumps fermentation mixture out of the fermentation tank, wherein the means for controlling the rate at which the pump pumps fermentation mixture out of the fermentation tank further comprises a probe located within the fermentation tank, a computer, the computer being connected to the probe, wherein the probe measures several variables of the fermentation mixture on an ongoing basis, further wherein the computer controls the rate of pump flow through the pump by using feedback from the probe, a plurality of P-traps, wherein each P-trap further comprises an incoming line, a P-trap line attached to the incoming line, an outgoing line attached to the P-trap line, a pair of heating elements comprising a first heating element and a second heating element, wherein both heating elements are located within the P-trap line, wherein a means for distilling the fermentation mixture is attached to each of the plurality of P-traps above a location of at least one of the heating elements of the P-trap, wherein the first heating element is located closer to the incoming line than the outgoing line, and further wherein the second heating element is located closer to the outgoing line than the incoming line, further wherein the heating elements cause some of the alcohol within the fermentation mixture to evaporate, thereby creating an evaporative distillate, further wherein the evaporative distillate enters in to the distillation apparatus and is condensed.