Hello, looks like a nice forum!
Have been looking at pellet stoves for awhile, but never committed due to the cost of the pellets. Generally, natural gas is the same or cheaper to heat with, plus I did not have to buy a stove and then haul pellets.
But two things. Natural gas will go up in price and it would be nice to use a renewable energy source!
I have access to wheat bran which is pretty fluffy. I have also seen a reference to wheat bran pellets as a bio fuel, but can not find any information on how they might burn or the energy content. If I can make my own fuel, it would be worth it to me to get a stove. If not it will have to wait until fuel prices justify it.
anyone try this before or would anyone be willing to try burning some bran pellets if I made some as a test?
The other materials I was considering was wheat middlings or paprika. Yes, paprika but it is more expensive than wheat bran or middlings.
Brian