Biochar double barrel retort

[@stevenlisk2468]

Absolutely brilliant fellers great use of materials well done 👏

[@artmadrid6929]

excellent presentation/excellent explanations too. Good job. I;ll follow all your directions!! thank you!

[@mikeattel3011]

Great video, Tom. I'm going to try this method.

[@xandre2002]

I been using a similar method, I also been getting good results and a clean burn. I get good quality biochar and charcoal.

[@AndersJensen1977]

Hi Tom, thanks for the great video. This double barrel retort is also the retort I have had the best results with. One thing I havent tried yet, but can see that you are almost ready to try, is to put materiel in the outer protection ring. Merry chrismas. Kind regards Anders Jensen Denmark (Europe)

[@tomreedbiochar]

good idea. it will have to be sealed, at least at the top, to keep it oxygen poor. please let us know how it works.

[@formulebrute]

Thank you for your very informative video. What did you use between the roof metal and the drum?

[@earacheselbowsenoch6251]

Great job... All I need is the 30gal barrel.. The hunt begins today!!!

[@tomreedbiochar]

try an auto lube place. the local one here saves them for me.

[@earacheselbowsenoch6251]

@@tomreedbiochar Thanks Tom!!!

[@souljacker9954]

Cool, just what I was looking for 👍

[@jvmor6275]

Excellent presentation, thanks!!

[@dyllos7]

good video, thanks. I put my char through a mulcher/chipper - it must be moist though to prevent a lot of dust. Can be put through a second or third time to get it smaller - much easier than trying to pound it up manually, cheers

[@tomreedbiochar]

that's a great idea!

[@lalrinralte8299]

Thank you very much, great efforts.

[@tomreedbiochar]

yeah, Anders, it took a while to get the sizes of the holes and stove pipe right. now finally smokeless. remember, for your idea of making char in the outer ring, it will need to be airtight, with a few holes at the bottom inside for gas escapement. sounds intriguing, but also a lot of work, unless you are a great metal worker with extra time. glad you are making char. have you been making it in a wood stove also? see the other video: Mini double retort: mini double retort merry christmas! t

[@2partsunknown62]

Best video on the subject I've seen. I hope you start making videos again. Are you in CA or OR?

[@tomreedbiochar]

the video was made in the Eureka neighborhood about 4 years ago. unfortunately i am doing a city gig now. can't wait to get back to the country and make more char. thanks for the compliment. fire away!

[@2partsunknown62]

Tom Reed Oh cool. 2 other people and myself just bought a house in McKinleyville. I have a little bit of space and really want to build one of these. I've seen another kind where the burn chamber goes up the center and is stove pipe sized. Then, the outside of the whole barrel is wrapped with rock wool. That design could be more efficient but your design probably seals up easier and is more simple and better thought out. Do you have any ways you would improve it?

[@tomreedbiochar]

the good thing about this is how low tech it is, but it works. it just wastes a lot of heat. it would be nice to capture the heat. you could run coiled pipe around it or the stove pipe and run the water into a thermal mass under a house--or something like that.

[@kouroshjavanbakht3790]

Awesome video. One question though, what happens if one replaces the woods inside the smaller barrel with circuit boards? Does this system turn that into charcoal without smoke? This can solve a lot of ewaste problems.

[@eyesofthecervino3366]

I think that's a very different material with very different disposal needs.

[@stuffbywoody5497]

Okay, I've researched a lot of retort kilns and barrels. I don't see what makes this DOUBLE retort. Explain it to me please.

[@tomreedbiochar]

its 2 barrels.

[@stuffbywoody5497]

@@tomreedbiochar , that doesn't make it a double retort. Retort is the action. The action is happening once. Therefore it is a single retort, not a double.

[@tomreedbiochar]

@@stuffbywoody5497 OK thanks. the guy who taught me called it a double so I just thought it was.

[@andrewdegozaru74]

@@stuffbywoody5497 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retort?wprov=sfla1 pls see section on wood pyrolysis. The retort is the equipment, I retort 😉

[@stuffbywoody5497]

@@andrewdegozaru74 , I stand corrected.

[@ynocoolnamesleft]

interesting video

[@adamcopple7131]

I use apple crusher to crush biochar. Works well.

[@malafarma7730]

I think you're loosing heat through upper diamond shape holes. You might get better results without them.

[@tomreedbiochar]

Can't get any better that good char. the top holes allow oxygen to completely burn all gasses escaping the stack and eliminate all smoke--a priority for me.

[@joshbenda351]

@@tomreedbiochar Consider condensing the exhaust gases into wood vinegar - a natural insecticide.

[@mohamedghribi3679]

Sympa

[@sandmanbub]

@Whoop!!