Enhanced Efficiency Lump Charcoal

We added some roofing tin to the surface of our homemade retort. This will provide an air gap and insulation to hold in the heat from the rocket stove as heat from it is applied to wood to convert to carbon. We used orange fire block foam insulation from a can you can get at Lowes. The test of the retort using green wood was successful and the orange foam held in even though the temps went over 1000F. We made homemade lump charcoal. Triple T Ranch & Sawmill on Choctaw Ridge is homesteading with a sawmill & anvil.

[@michaelskalin5126]

I've copied your build last weekend and have made two batches!!! This thing works great. I gave you all the credit for the plans! Thank you for sharing this information 🇨🇦🍻🥓

[@pacificodeluta7507]

Good job sir

[@strongsadventures]

Very cool. I like the modification that you made with the tin. I go through a lot of charcoal so I guess I need to look for some barrels.

[@JamesJones-rz7gd]

Thank you, I enjoyed your charcoal-making video, God Bless.

[@peterellis4262]

It is so cool that after it heats enough to generate syngas the process fuels itself!

[@MrRasZee]

this retort is awesome it can even do green wood . and can tell by the nice sound the charcoal makes that its top notch stuff

[@RedfishInc]

Now that's a man, lifting that full barrel of wood chunks! 👍

[@ghilreese3413]

Thanks for the videos.

[@josemanuelmartinellreynald5785]

greatings from cuba. Good video.

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

Really really interesting sir , ty 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@miscellaneous5268]

Love this video, very informative.

[@RayFromTheHayclan]

You could use a ceramic 1" wool blanket for insulation around the retort. Set you aback a few dollars but would last a long time.

[@doenjohnjo434]

Awesome brother thanks I’m making charcoal for a gasifier that can power a generator just a tip for yah try adding the wood around the inside of the barrel instead of the outside that way u get a cleaner burn all the way down the inner barrel returns some really nice carbon

[@chrisgenever7002]

Nice build. Use rockwool insulation

[@MrMarkRoads]

I'm going to try that foam.

[@gregmccarter2176]

I just made some great charcoal..I used a dryer drum " and a five gallon varnish bucket...I cut the top out. Used very little wood to burn...took about 3 hours...going to make more tomorrow..I used downed oak that was down for 6 months...fairly dry

[@watchthe1369]

I am surprised you do not pack a bunch of surrounding kindling in the gap between the 2 barrels. That would kick off the initial steam by products early. then the rocket bin serves as the flame holder for the syngas cooking the wood into charcoal.

[@vuthisa]

Great vid thanks. You will get a lot of biochar enthusiasts coming over to have a look. We just built a mini retort for a client using rocket stove tech. My advice is to insulate everything. It will cost around $800 but it will last forever with proper maintenance. It will also speed up pyrolysis. Rockwool is amazing. Just use a respirator mask when cutting it up😀

[@donmartin7728]

Curious how old water heaters would work as a jacket or inner sleeves? They vary from 22-28’ in diameter. If not inner sleeves then possibly take 4 cut them in quarters then to height then reattach around your barrel. One could most likely get them for free from the landfill or junkyard.

[@shadymaint1]

Pack between the barrels with wood. When it burns the temp inside the inner barrel who get hot enough for a full burn.