Penn State University has published the last two years work by the “Biodiesel Best Practices Committee.” The Committee is a collection of academic, regulatory, and homebrewing resources. The Goal of the project was to review accepted practices to make them better and safer and more environmentally friendly. The title of the publication is, “Biodiesel Safety and Best Management Practices for Small-Scale Noncommercial Use and Production”. I would have put a more homey title on it. “How to make biodiesel at home and on the farm the right and safe way” Yep this is targeted squarely at homebrewers and has a lot of good no nonsense advice for both the old hand and the beginner on how to make biodiesel legally and safely. It does discuss some Pennsylvania specific environmental regulations. They are clearly identified in the publication and if you do not live in Pennsylvania, you will need to check with your state for specific regulations.

This is a great pub. A MUST READ for every homebrewer of every experience level!

You can download the publication from: http://pubs.cas.psu.edu/FreePubs/pdfs/agrs103.pdf