[Syrupmakers] Re: Ethanol from sweet sorghum

[Antonio Donayre]

Richard,

In your message to TC Wilson you mentioned three or
more crops per year.  I would like to know how many
ratoon crops can be obtained from sweet sorghum given
appropriate climatic conditions.

Antonio

 
>    1. Re: Ethanol from sorghum/sugar cane (G Wilson)
>    2. Re: Ethanol from sorghum/sugar cane
> (DCNIBLETT at aol.com)
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>   Richard
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> G Wilson <glenarchie at webtv.net> wrote:
>     Richard
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>      I wonder why someone isn't growing sorghum in
> the south?
> 
>      To make ethanol out of sorghum all you have to
> do is squeeze the juice out of the stalk add yeast
> and in 48 hours you have ethanol.  
>        With corn you have to grind it , then cook it
> , then add the yeast.
> 
> One of the problems with sorghum is that you can't
> store it.  It has to be processed immediately after
> it is processed.
> 
> T C Wilson
> Eureka, Kansas
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>   From: Richard Harrison
> Sent: Saturday, January 5, 2008 8:09 AM
> To: syrupmakers at syrupmakers.net
> Subject: Re: [Syrupmakers] Ethanol from
> sorghum/sugar cane
> 
>     T C,
>      Sorghum could actually be grown for 2 cropd per
> season in the deep South--particularly short season
> varieties which MAY even have 3 crops per season a
> possibility in some places!
>                     Richard
> 
> G Wilson <glenarchie at webtv.net> wrote:
>     Danny
> 
>      I have been interested in ethanol too.  From
> what I have read corn has a 1.3 to 1 energy
> conversion rate and would only be feasible with
> government subsidies where as sorghum has a 16 to 1
> conversion rate.  The problem with sorghum is the
> short harvest season which last 60 to 90 days.
> 
> T C Wilson
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