As William Leight said. This is something that I want more for my grill and use the smaller stuff that would burn too quickly for the grill for my plants. Nice Job. I am excited to get started.
Great video, but dont forget to inoculate your charcoal before putting it on the garden. This is what makes it 'bio' char. Otherwise it will pull nutrients from your soil and make your soil less fertile. Plenty on you tube about inoculation. Nice conside video on how to make good quality charcoal with a double barrel retort though.
I've been interested in building something like this for my future homestead. I feel like there is a lot of valuable heat that can be utilized while the kiln in working. Maybe have a retort kiln that can be incorporated into an outdoor pizza oven, or as a heat source for a greenhouse in the colder months. Just a couple of ideas I've had to try and multiply the usefulness of a retort kiln. Thanks for the demo!!
Hmmm, elevate the inner barrel....hadn't thought of that. Definitely going test that. If you're into "constructive criticism" (for improvement purposes), read on. Otherwise, no use reading the rest of my comment. 1st (and, possibly, most important?) Drill 1/2" holes 2" down from top rim of barrel and, roughly, 2" apart ... all the way around the top of the barrel. Doing this creates the "afterburner" (introduction of secondary air to burn off the the gases that cause most of the smoke... it'll still smoke, off and on, but, most of the smoke will be moisture). 2nd: if it sounds like "glass", you have successfully made "charcoal, under pyrolysis", NOT "biochar" (it is NOT "ready" to put into a garden, unless no plants will be put into the garden for several weeks +... won't add any "flavor" in a charcoal grill either, even if the wood started out as apple, pecan, hickory, mesquite, or otherwise....."activated charcoal" is something I plan to experiment with in the future.... it's not the same as "inoculated" or "biochar" charcoal, though). 3rd: I'm still experimenting with chimney lengths (and diameters). Without having the holes drilled around the top of the barrel (the "afterburner"), I can't suggest whether the shorter chimney or the lack of an afterburner is to "blame" for lack of the distinctive "rocket" sound shortly after you placed the lid (with chimney attached) on top of the outer barrel.....? 4th: the drier the "feedstock" (wood inside the smaller barrel you turned into pyrolized charcoal), the more "yield", and less smoke (water evaporating) you'll get. More "yield" meaning "more charcoal". That all being said, you created "charcoal under pyrolysis" (pyrolysis meaning, basically": wood superheated in an environment starved of oxygen). "Biochar" is when you add nutrients (and/or, preferably "and", microorganisms) to the charcoal BEFORE it gets put into your garden! If you use it to bbq, it's pretty much carbon (no flavor)... it'll burn though
I started a terra petra scene last late summer- I like pulling over to get those pottery patio fireplaces people throw away to bust into dust. Still plenty of wood around from Sally, and the races begin.
@@FlomatonFamous My terra petra scene grew giant snake beans, large clay county watermelon, the winter scene is coming in now- If you're down the biochar rabbit hole- I'd suggest checking out terra petra. You can buy microbial products on the cheap from Faust Bioag.... I've used his humic acid line since the mid 90s when he was in Hawaii growing food.
@@FlomatonFamous Nobody truly knows what causes it, bacteria? Maybe... Many of us are trying to unlock the secret of LIVING SOIL that reproduces. Join the party-
I did this but its much faster and easier to just burn a pile of wood and when then fire dies down a bit hose it down and put out the fire. Wait about an hour then stir up the charcoal and hose it down again. After the coals are cold i shovel the coals onto a sieve made of 2x4s and 1/2 rabbit to remove any nails or trash from the charcoal. I store the charcoal in a metal trashcans. I keep my four chickens in a 28" tall, 4x12 coop with an upstairs henhouse on one end. There is a ramp i can raise to lock the hens in the house while i move the coop. The coop is covered with 1/2" rabbit wire to make it hard for a raccoon to reach in and grab a chicken. The top of the coop is covered with removeable hatches that i can take out to lighten the coop before i move it. The concrete blocks around it make raised beds. I have seven beds side by side separated by concrete blocks turned sideways that give me 16 inches to walk on. The coop fits down inside the blocks so no critter can dig under to get my chickens. I move the coop every couple of months. I spread charcoal over the bed next too the coop then i move the coop over onto the charcoal covered bed. The chickens break up the charcoal and charge it with benefical microbes and work it into the soil. After i move the coop i shovel off the top two inches of coop soil and use it in my container garden. I replace the two inches of soil with rotten wood chips and start over. I am not smart enough to have thought this up before hand but one idea lead too another and over ten years developed this system that works for me in my situation which is an urban backyard with sandy soil. Hope this helps somebody. John Davis Jax Fl
Best size is pea sized or wood pellet sized. Powder will be hard to make a homogeneous mix into the soil. Powder can also leech down and even out of the soil. A wood stove in the winter time is the best time to make charcoal. Unfortunately I no longer have access to a wood burner to make any. Where I am I cannot do a trench burn and not too sure if it is legal to run a TLUD either. Was wondering if one could use a rocket stove to make it?
From other videos I would suggest a 30 gallon inside char barrel. You would use less fuel wood and double the amount of biochar you get from each burn. Also, if you don’t inoculate (charge) your biochar it will draw nutrients away from your plants.
@@janefrancis5591 I charged mine by putting in a 1/4 cup of sea minerals, a shovel of chicken manure and a shovel of dirt. and let it soak for a few days.
I've seen people put it between two peices of plywood and run it over, some people have a dedicated garbage disposal just for crushing. some will put it in a pillow case and stomp it.
have you ever heard of wood gasification you are releasing so much beneficial wood gas that could be reclaimed for so many different things running your vehicles generators extra.
@@FlomatonFamous you can distill any grade fuel from diesel to hydrogen we will be building our own system once we get to our 10 acre homestead this year you can sell carbon credits for making biochar ;)
Why that noise? Do you want people to listen to what you are saying or jump for the noise.. you should know your audience.. please correct it next time.. Thanks..
I'm building a double barrel kiln tomorrow & this was the easiest, most comprehensive video on it. Thank you sir!
Thank you very much, I'm glad it helped.
That is awesome I been doing the same thing with my out side wood burning heater and adding the ashes to my fruit trees. Thanks for sharing
As William Leight said. This is something that I want more for my grill and use the smaller stuff that would burn too quickly for the grill for my plants. Nice Job. I am excited to get started.
wow, very nice. This is what I need but in a bigger scale.
Thank you for making this video!
Awesome! Thank you!
Great
That’s awesome!!! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you, thanks for watching and commenting. Hope you’re doing well. Are you coming to the pioneer days in Blountstown?
@@FlomatonFamous we haven’t decided yet but hope to! Need to decide soon.
Great video, but dont forget to inoculate your charcoal before putting it on the garden. This is what makes it 'bio' char. Otherwise it will pull nutrients from your soil and make your soil less fertile. Plenty on you tube about inoculation. Nice conside video on how to make good quality charcoal with a double barrel retort though.
great info thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching
Thank you!
You're welcome!
thank u so much!
Thank you for watching
I've been interested in building something like this for my future homestead. I feel like there is a lot of valuable heat that can be utilized while the kiln in working. Maybe have a retort kiln that can be incorporated into an outdoor pizza oven, or as a heat source for a greenhouse in the colder months. Just a couple of ideas I've had to try and multiply the usefulness of a retort kiln. Thanks for the demo!!
Yea, I know what you mean, with living in the hot south it just going to go to waste. Thanks for watching.
Hmmm, elevate the inner barrel....hadn't thought of that. Definitely going test that.
If you're into "constructive criticism" (for improvement purposes), read on. Otherwise, no use reading the rest of my comment.
1st (and, possibly, most important?) Drill 1/2" holes 2" down from top rim of barrel and, roughly, 2" apart ... all the way around the top of the barrel. Doing this creates the "afterburner" (introduction of secondary air to burn off the the gases that cause most of the smoke... it'll still smoke, off and on, but, most of the smoke will be moisture).
2nd: if it sounds like "glass", you have successfully made "charcoal, under pyrolysis", NOT "biochar" (it is NOT "ready" to put into a garden, unless no plants will be put into the garden for several weeks +... won't add any "flavor" in a charcoal grill either, even if the wood started out as apple, pecan, hickory, mesquite, or otherwise....."activated charcoal" is something I plan to experiment with in the future.... it's not the same as "inoculated" or "biochar" charcoal, though).
3rd: I'm still experimenting with chimney lengths (and diameters). Without having the holes drilled around the top of the barrel (the "afterburner"), I can't suggest whether the shorter chimney or the lack of an afterburner is to "blame" for lack of the distinctive "rocket" sound shortly after you placed the lid (with chimney attached) on top of the outer barrel.....?
4th: the drier the "feedstock" (wood inside the smaller barrel you turned into pyrolized charcoal), the more "yield", and less smoke (water evaporating) you'll get. More "yield" meaning "more charcoal".
That all being said, you created "charcoal under pyrolysis" (pyrolysis meaning, basically": wood superheated in an environment starved of oxygen).
"Biochar" is when you add nutrients (and/or, preferably "and", microorganisms) to the charcoal BEFORE it gets put into your garden! If you use it to bbq, it's pretty much carbon (no flavor)... it'll burn though
Good information, thank you for sharing all of that info.
Thank you.
You're welcome!
I started a terra petra scene last late summer- I like pulling over to get those pottery patio fireplaces people throw away to bust into dust.
Still plenty of wood around from Sally, and the races begin.
That’s cool! How has it worked for you? I have a terra preta experiment I want to try this year. I need to also find some clay pottery .
@@FlomatonFamous
My terra petra scene grew giant snake beans, large clay county watermelon, the winter scene is coming in now-
If you're down the biochar rabbit hole- I'd suggest checking out terra petra.
You can buy microbial products on the cheap from Faust Bioag....
I've used his humic acid line since the mid 90s when he was in Hawaii growing food.
@@GardenerEarthGuy I know Tera preta is about layers, I was thinking about mixing it all up.
@@FlomatonFamous
Nobody truly knows what causes it, bacteria? Maybe...
Many of us are trying to unlock the secret of LIVING SOIL that reproduces.
Join the party-
I did this but its much faster and easier to just burn a pile of wood and when then fire dies down a bit hose it down and put out the fire.
Wait about an hour then stir up the charcoal and hose it down again.
After the coals are cold i shovel the coals onto a sieve made of 2x4s and 1/2 rabbit to remove any nails or trash from the charcoal. I store the charcoal in a metal trashcans.
I keep my four chickens in a 28" tall, 4x12 coop with an upstairs henhouse on one end. There is a ramp i can raise to lock the hens in the house while i move the coop.
The coop is covered with 1/2" rabbit wire to make it hard for a raccoon to reach in and grab a chicken.
The top of the coop is covered with removeable hatches that i can take out to lighten the coop before i move it.
The concrete blocks around it make raised beds. I have seven beds side by side separated by concrete blocks turned sideways that give me 16 inches to walk on.
The coop fits down inside the blocks so no critter can dig under to get my chickens.
I move the coop every couple of months. I spread charcoal over the bed next too the coop then i move the coop over onto the charcoal covered bed.
The chickens break up the charcoal and charge it with benefical microbes and work it into the soil.
After i move the coop i shovel off the top two inches of coop soil and use it in my container garden.
I replace the two inches of soil with rotten wood chips and start over.
I am not smart enough to have thought this up before hand but one idea lead too another and over ten years developed this system that works for me in my situation which is an urban backyard with sandy soil.
Hope this helps somebody.
John Davis Jax Fl
Phenomenal! Great job!
Best size is pea sized or wood pellet sized.
Powder will be hard to make a homogeneous mix into the soil.
Powder can also leech down and even out of the soil.
A wood stove in the winter time is the best time to make charcoal.
Unfortunately I no longer have access to a wood burner to make any.
Where I am I cannot do a trench burn and not too sure if it is legal to run a TLUD either.
Was wondering if one could use a rocket stove to make it?
I'm sure you can use a rocket stove to make it. Just have to play around with it.
Thanks for the video. Where did you get the little barrel?
There is a guy in Pensacola that sells barrels, I got them both from him.
From other videos I would suggest a 30 gallon inside char barrel. You would use less fuel wood and double the amount of biochar you get from each burn. Also, if you don’t inoculate (charge) your biochar it will draw nutrients away from your plants.
I agree, next time I will use a bigger barrel, yep I charged it
@@FlomatonFamous Hello, really enjoyed the video. When you get a moment could you share what does "charged it" mean? thanks so much!
Ohh! I just found the answer...But if you're still inclined, perhaps you could tell how you did yours! Thanks!
@@janefrancis5591 I charged mine by putting in a 1/4 cup of sea minerals, a shovel of chicken manure and a shovel of dirt. and let it soak for a few days.
You have to activate it... Pour water and the steam does the work... Or worm tea???
By activating, you have to load the chat with minerals and microbes. It needs to soak in compost tea or get mixed into compost for a few weeks
How do you crush the bio char? I'd like to make a lot of it but haven't figured out a way to do it efficiently?
I've seen people put it between two peices of plywood and run it over, some people have a dedicated garbage disposal just for crushing. some will put it in a pillow case and stomp it.
@@FlomatonFamous Thanks I appreciate your response, you gave me some ideas.
Do you need to charge the biochar or it will leach all the minerals out of the soil?
You will need to charge it. If you don't, it will pull from the soil.
like the video for helpful info. hated having to keep turning it down because of the blasting music
Sorry about that. We are learning as we go. Thanks for watching.
have you ever heard of wood gasification you are releasing so much beneficial wood gas that could be reclaimed for so many different things running your vehicles generators extra.
Yep, fully aware of the potential. We aren’t setup for gasification usage
@@FlomatonFamous you can distill any grade fuel from diesel to hydrogen we will be building our own system once we get to our 10 acre homestead this year you can sell carbon credits for making biochar ;)
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Why does every video creator feel the need to waste our time telling us what the video is all about when we already know from the title?
At least he is doing something useful.
Why that noise? Do you want people to listen to what you are saying or jump for the noise.. you should know your audience.. please correct it next time.. Thanks..
The noise was awesome.