would like to try and make my own fuel .

[VonMessa]

In the southwest we have the mesquite tree which just grows every were and dumps seed pods twice a year. I've cut up these dried pods and tasted the the innards and they are definitely sweet and free for the gathering.

I've often wondered if they would be a good candidate for ethanol feed stock.

If I had the time and knowledge I would experiment with it.

That would be a great use for a tree many consider just a nuisance.

Edit: an interesting article on the subject http://www.ejbiotechnology.info/content/vol13/issue5/full/21/index.html

You may be on to something.  Rauchbier is smoked beer.  Goes great with a steak.

Research them, see what kinds of sugars that they contain.

Mesquite beer. 

You may have just discovered a new beer.  I have had beer made from tapioca, before (no, not the pudding but the starch used to make the pudding).  It was mashed with barley and it tasted quite good. 

[Flench]

Thanks for the help men . Found some good link's on how to make it with suger and corn .

[Shuffler]

Thanks for the help men . Found some good link's on how to make it with suger and corn .

lol That is moonshine. Your engine will not like that for an extended time. You will also need a tune to gain all you can from it.

[Flench]

From what I have read you have to add gas to the mix after it runs off to be legal with a perment . Still reading .

[jimson]

Research them, see what kinds of sugars that they contain.

Not sure what kind, I assume sucrose or is it glucose? I read somewhere that the pulp is about 35% sugar.

[Flench]

Found a site that has a small set up that looks like a big coffee maker . It says's it will make 3 gallon's at a time . That would be a good start for me . I plan on using it in my tractor and my small engine's until I can find out more on it ruining with a Flex fuel system .