The Biochar Cone Kiln

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The Cone Kiln Affordable Biochar for Gardeners and Small Farms

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Coneheads Unite! Coneheads around the world are using the Biochar Cone Kiln to make biochar quick and easy with very little smoke. Make biochar in your backyard with your yard waste!

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The Cone KilnAffordable Biochar for Gardeners and Small Farms

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What is it? It’s a truncated cone

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What does it do?

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It makes biochar. Quick ‘n’ EZ!

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Where did it come from?

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Awesome! We want one!

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But how do you use it?

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Do you light it on top?

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This was all we got.

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Let’s try it this way

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We add new wood in layers

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Top layers exclude air – charcoal!

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Keep adding layers

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Last layer

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Almost done!

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Time to quench it

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35 Gallons of Biochar!

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Numbers

Yield = 35 gallons (7 five-gallon buckets)

Time – about 2 hours, not counting wood splitting

Kiln dimensions: 43” top diameter, 16” bottom diameter

Cone vertical height from ground: 16”

Kiln material – 16 ga mild steel

Kiln cost - $250 from Kevin the Welder

More info at my blog: www.greenyourhead.com

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Thank You!

Kelpie WilsonWilson Biochar [email protected] at: www.greenyourhead.com