The Gelled Alcohol Stove Fuel Editor's note: Don't know much about chemistry... I wonder if any danger could be involved in such a thing. Be careful. <br clear="ALL">"Y2k Canned Heat"
DISCLAIMER: I am not a chemist, nor do I have any training in this field. I’m just a guy that found this recipe, bought the ingredients put them together, and it worked. Any production you might do, is at your own risk.Ingredients:
Calcium Acetate
Ethanol
6 oz tuna can or cat food can
2, Clean 35 milimeter film canisters
Coat hanger (strong metal)Mixing Procedure:
Mix 11 Miligrams of Calcium Acetate (1/2 a film canister) with 10 mills of water. (fills up the canister) Then shake for 10 seconds,
let it sit for approximately one minute then shake once more for 10 seconds, make sure the Calcium Acetate is completely dissolved.Measure 10 mills of the solution and pour into can. Slowly add 40 mills of ethanol. As you add the ethanol, the mixture should "Gel" instantly. At this point I poured off any remaining Ethanol (a very small amount, looked like about 1/10 of an oz.) Because this mixture gels instantly, you do not have to combine the two until you need to use it for cookingOnce the solution has Gelled (approximately instantly), it is ready to use
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