Charcoal in Cone Pit vs Drum Tort
2019 ж. 6 Қар.
295 402 Рет қаралды
I compare two common backyard charcoal making methods.
Activated carbon video: • Making Activated Carbon
Time lapse from attempt one: • pit charcoal time-lapse
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Plot twist: he's just making all this charcoal to eat it
As long as he doesn't eat a kilo at once, he'll be fine.
Water purification???🤔
@@tonyk421 He could also be using it as a soil amendment.
Food reserves for chicken hole
Cody's charcoal chips. Wherever fine foods are sold.
Benefits of Tort method, charcoal doesnt choke you when eating. got it
Breathing nano particules will will you.
@@PandemoniumMeltDown I've always wanted to be willed....
@@jhyland87 XD
18:17 Cody coming to terms with the fact that a hole in the ground makes objectively better charcoal than his handmade barrel setup.
but you have to actively manage it.
But it doesn't taste as good
I'm not sure about that. Visually, at least, it seems like a lot of the cone charcoal got turned into ash, while the tort charcoal was mostly converted to the intended product.
@@ComradePhoenix That's because in the Tort the fuel is separated from the charcoal, whereas in the pit it's all mixed together.
For creating art charcoal creations, the harder charcoal from the retort would be desireable. I've been dying to figure out how to make a binchotan charcoal xylophone, for example.
“Ive been kinda obsessed with charcoal recently” *nervous laugh* “So anyway....”
Taste Test
It's definitely a fetish at this point
Gunpowder. Lots of gunpowder...
Charcoal is amazing, shut up.
@mattroski007 The ridiculously high temperature required to turn charcoal into graphite keeps me up at night. Had to get that off my chest.
in 2000 years archaeologists are going to find Cody's ranch and be confused to no end.
Or they'll find Cody's remains, and the isotope proportions in his body will keep scientists busy for years 😂
@@alexandrebourdinot5344 This is actually really funny, because it's true :D
@Michael Nilson WOOSH
@Michael Nilson A chicken hole bunker, loads of Uranium/Yellow Cake, an endless supply of various chemicals, a chain mail vest, gunpowder, dynamite... Archeologists: I see nothing unusual here
@Michael Nilson **whistle** 15 yard penalty ! Keep your bad day to yourself 3rd down and 22 **whistle**
I feel like we're missing a marketing opportunity. Cody's Coal cereal, the healthy breakfast option. Cleans your teeth and low calorie!
Also induces vomiting
Be careful if you are using charcoal or activated charcoal to clean your teeth. Overtime it wears away the enamel of the teeth causing sensitivity among other problems.
Did you eat a tide pod? Accidently swallowed a bottle of aspirin? NO PROBLEM with just 1 bowl of Cody's Coal all the toxins in your stomach are swept away! And it's fortified with minerals too! Act fast supplies are limited
@@linhfphung7867 no it doesn't, the poison does that, if you have enough charcoal it will absorb the poison and pass it out in your stool, or you will vomit it up if given something to induce vomiting also
You can also use your shit to paint things black after that
Charcoal taste test is definitely still my favourite part
how'd you comment three hours ago when its an hour old?
@@cloneboi9800 oh wow his comment is 6 hours old lmao
thefinaldegree I questioned my existence watching that part.
Taste Test Regular KZheadr: I tasted durian holy shit I am dying. Cody: Here is a pile of dry wood burned on the ground in the wild. It tastes pretty good.
Cody: tastes charcoaled brain - tastes like sodium metabysulfite what does sodium bysulfite taste like? probably like Sodium Pyrosulfite...
@@tadza3417 hey mr big brain we don't understand
Don't forget the roasted bee
I am pretty sure any charcoal tastes better than durian fruit.
@@lrmackmcbride7498 The taste is not the issue with durian heheh. It tastes fine. It's getting past the automatic gag reflex when you smell it that's the problem.
"honey whats for dinner?" Cody :- tort and pit Charcoal.
Ah yes my favourite
Charcoal de la torte, en Charcoal de la terre
dude way too early...
in case you've forgotten Cody is currently single.
@Andreas mathiassen Gordon Ramsay: *finds wood in his plate of charcoal* "IT'S RAW!"
Internet- plant 20 million trees Cody- *burns all the trees and eats them
actually younrger trees absorbe more co2 than older ones. And triming branches off lets the tree grow taller
You created tons of hexagonal carbon but can you try making tetragonal? You know what i mean.
You can actually see something from my diamond making project in this one at about: 13:48 (dont tell Action Lab if you figure out what I'm planning)
underrrated comment
Ah yes, I see, Cody is going to use his hands to manipulate experimental apparatuses for his diamond making project! I'm off to inform Action Lab and see what they can do with this inside information. He may even wear gloves while doing it!
@paul beenis It's fabulous darling. What's it like, living life as Baul Peenis?
I would love to see him doing a taste test out of it.😂
Yep, those have been my findings too. It also helps to make the charcoal out in the open so you see the level of 'doneness' visually. Overcooking charcoal for some purposes (fireworks) is determental.
i prefer my charcoal medium well
@@Fuck_YTIs raw charcoal just wood?
@@mikeuk1927 yus
Most clear writing of the words "Cody's Lab" that I've seen in a long time :)
first
"I dug a small depression in the ground"--LOL YEAH RIGHT; sure looks like a blasted area.
Digging with explosives is still digging.
You can see the shovel marks, what kinda charcoal are you on?
@@Forakus pre alpha. give me a break, he just released this video.
@@Forakus Hemp ... for real though, hemp charcoal rules Same with poppy actually. Plus it's a good use for the pods following use
0:09 Don't feel bad, I love the Charcoal series ! Lots of interesting stuff going on with charcoal, and as you said, it's a great way to chemically store CO2.
Yes, on my italian channel Ludvictv i want to make a series of a video about it, but the energy to char it's important and the other 50% of the plant ,carbon monoxide and the other component of wood gas when burning produce a part of carbon dioxide, how to resolve the energy to char and to char without produce many co2
So this is why he's been growing all of these plants, so he can turn then into charcoal and eat then.
Cody is more likely to just cut the middle man and eat the charcoal
I'm about to spend 20 minutes watching a guy make coal. This is peak internet.
Also holy shit the carboniferous carboy! We need an update Cody!
Also watching him eat it.
Well santa didn't bring me coal this year so I have to learn from cody how to make it myself :P
A little tip for making the charcoal with the highest surfacearea: Try to use the lightest wood (smallest density), as theres already a very high sufacearea. For my blackpowder, i use Balsawood, that is used for small planes. It almost crumbels with the lightest touch, you can imagine! Also the surfacearea is super high. sry for any typos, Im german :)
I kind of miss his mining series. Hope he starts it up again.
Yeah i miss the mining series also its why i subscribed
He wants to but youtube doesn't want explosions and stuff so he is limited to mechanical tools which takes out half of the fun... But I think he said he would mine at chicken hole base.
Me to
@@comedicsketches The problem is not with uploading them. It's monetisation. Videos with explosives get flagged as "not suitable for all advertisers" which basically means you get no money for them. It also means they get recommended less (no money for cody = no money for youtube = bad for business).
Backcountry Smith eh KZhead doesn’t like anything though so he shouldn’t care, maybe he’ll start again in the summer
In the UK I've seen the historical method of stacking the wood, lighting it then covering it in sod. I wonder how this compares with your 2 methods
I believe doing it as the colliers once did would be more efficient because you're letting less air in to combust your desired product. A lot more work though!
That's how primitive technology makes his charcoal. He stacks all the wood vertically with the biggest logs in the middle, slaps on some mud all around leaving some holes at the bottom for it to act as an impromptu rocket stove, lights it from the top then covers all the holes with more mud.
That process is fairly efficient but takes several days and has to be watched the whole time. Sometimes the sod breaks and the hole needs to be plugged quickly or it turns into a bonfire. The kiln is a "set and forget" system.
In the UK the historical people call this method .. a charcoal clamp. Traditional earth covered clamps. Great video. Most interesting.
You should burn 1000g each in a controlled setting and see how far you can raise the temperature of 1l of water with it.
Yeah, the pit coal looked quite ashy.
Primitive technology channel had a cool way of making charcoal.
Missed ya Cody, welcome back, I hope things are getting better for you. I know its been a hard several months. Thank you for keeping things rolling. You're well loved by your community. Cheers brother, thank you for sharing your skills, knowledge and hobbies.
Love to see the difference using a beehive charcoal oven. that was the standard commercial method in the Sierra Nevada for 100 years. Lots of work to build one, but you do have the clay... Thanks, great series of videos describing a really important backwoods skill.
As a former firefighter, I know that chunk charcoal spontaneously ignites as it dries out, which causes a lot of indoor fires when people bring their fuel charcoal in from the rain.
This sounded a little urban legend, so I looked it up. According to the research you would need a volume the size of a hours to get any sort of self heating. Seems it was one of those things based conjecture without science testing that got carried forward into official fire protection docks but has since been debunked by the same folks. But the legend keeps going. Google "The Myth of storing wet charcoal".
@@craigs5212 I experienced something similar as well, and without being biased by knowing it beforehand. a piece of coal during the day is going to look black and "turned off" even if it's still glowing red on the inside
I left a drum of charcoal open to heavy rain for hours. Had to dump several inches of water. Mindful of such reports, In a safe place,, I spread them to dry in the sun. No problems and I was able to recover it all. The summer sun did help.
never argue with a chemist: they have the best retorts.
this man has explained the entire smelting process of dwarf fortress to me in a way that I can understand
Hey Cody I read a article about artificial petrified wood and I think it’s within your capabilities
Audio on this one is great, Cody 👍
Thanaks! I was going to make another editing pass to fix some issues after getting feedback from patron but after taking 7 hours to upload I was like 'its good enough right?"
Hey everyone its cody charcoal 1989 coming to you with this vintage 2019 homemade charcoal, got a nice hiss to it, let's get it out on a tray.... nicee
Pairs well with a cup of instant coffee type 2
The method I was taught as a young Danish boyscout, was building a pile of firewood with dry grass stuffed in between and around the wood pieces, and stacking peat around it, with small air holes near the top, rather than a big opening. You may have better results with less air flow. I also think the stacked peat has the added benefit of releasing moisture and compressing the charcoal in the burner, putting most of it out when the dry grass burns away. My results have been pretty good, although larger pieces of wood are often still wooden inside after doing this - Can come out a bit "half baked"!
hey cody, long time lurker here. I am a huge fan of yours. Keep up the great work! You are actually one of my favourite channels alongside AvE and this old Tony. The Edutainment space on KZhead actually feels gerat to watch. Your style is from the good old days of KZhead of the Point and shoot days. Please keep reminding me of ke time i started watching KZhead. Don't stop making geat stuff
This was the best charcoal video, everything was like messy in the way he did it, it was very fast paced, but everything was so precise.
Love your videos Cody you have made me LOVE Chemistry I’ve been watching for two years now and chemistry always excites me!
Intro was great. You said the same thing I was thinking. No matter what the subject matter is and if it has been repeated I am always digging a Cody's Lab video.
Don't worry about "doing a lot" of any one thing Cody! Your videos are great, so as long as you enjoy doing what you post, you can post whatever you like I'd say.
Somebody needs to stop him,,, he's removing all the carbon from the atmosphere
Climate Scientists: We've gotta do something! Hungry Cody: I mean, I could eat again.
The barrel method looks like less hassle in the long run, prep, light and walk away
I love the glassy sound of charcoal as you open up the barrel and move it around. You should make a charcoal wind chime!
I'd say: For the cone pit, you have to extinguish the fire with external elements such as water or sand. For many applications, this leads to another extra step such as drying or cleaning. Contrary, the drum tort (if created relatively air tight) can just be closed, preventing any air intake, will go out on its own and thus gives "cleaner" charcoal without requiring another extra step.
Good to see your Pupparoni trotting around saying howdy to the audience.
"normal people": what? charcoal wtf me: YES ANOTHER CHARCOAL VIDEO
What I like about Cody, "He teaches me about things I had no idea I was even interested in." Thanks Cody!
Cody lives off Charcoal now and has reached a new power level!
Yep, theres a reason the West Virginia charcoal guys have made there's that way for 200 years.
Their's?
@@Rambo.cc.1188 really?
This is why mom hates you!
If anyone wants to make an anti-ASMR that's physically painful to listen to, I recommend sampling the handling and opening of the barrel around the 4m mark to around the 5m mark.
Cody's lab is a gem on youtube, I get excited for every new vid.
The tort charcoal is going to be my preferred method since the pieces are much stronger. I plan on using it to fuel a forge and I can’t have dust flying around, sure I have a air filter on but I’d still be worried about my eyes. Thank you for the video, Cody, I appreciate the work you do.
Can you try to carbonize a flute/recorder/whistle out of wood, would be interesting to know if it will still work after!!!!!
i think it would work, just sound the worse and the intonation / ratios between notes would be messed up if it shrinks, so it would not sound musical anymore
Now I finally know what to do with my hole in the ground!
I'm always going to love your videos, man. Something about the factual presentation just does it for me. Keep being awesome, Cody!
It appears that Cody is producing clouds for us when there are no any on the blue sky :D 18:40 till end ;D Thanks Cody, the world wouldn't be the same without You :D
I'm officially giving you the nickname *carbon cody*
I'm honestly afraid of what the final video in the series is going to involve.
And he can share a crunchy snack with admirers... carbon dating! (I'll get my coat...)
I enjoy these videos. :-)
I appreciate this channel and the effort you put into it. Cant wait to watch what you do out at CHB over the course of time.
You know it's going to be a good day when there is two videos from Cody to watch.
Cody's Restaurant: A whole menu in charcoal
An entire burger, but its turned into charcoal. With coal wings and coal potatoes on the side.
Excuse me waiter, I asked for my steak to be charcoal, not merely 'well done'.
Was that the carboniferous bottle in the bkg during the taste test? I never heard what happened with that.
This is great! I've been wanting to make biochar, but don't have metal cans. Thanks for making this video, and verifying the results!
Thanks for doing this. I've been using the cone method and found it refreshingly low-tech, but I assumed I was getting low conversion rate. The retorts also burn through after a few burns. Holes in the ground are easier to come by, and easier to "dispose"of when you're done. Hat tip to SkillCult, his videos introduced me to this technique. There is so much to love - I throw in all my blackberry cuttings and other pernicious weeds you don't want in the compost. Then let the chickens kick it around for a few weeks to charge it. Great soil amendment, waste upcycling and C02 sequestration all at once. Plus you get to spend the afternoon playing with fire.
Cody: "Fire is lit." Me: "THE FIRES OF GONDOR ARE LIT! GONDOR CALLS FOR AID!"
Another already? It’s been 10 minutes
Cody don't apologize got doing videos on subjects that interest you. That's what makes your channel great.
Cody! As you learned, charcoal will reignite if you open the retort vessel while still hot. Let that stuff cool....we can wait an extra day for your videos. Be safe, man! Much love, and keep it up. :D
Wow, two videos in 10 minutes? :)
Cody must have found some good internet to upload videos
I let it upload overnight; took 7 hours.
@@theCodyReeder ouch. How big was the file if I may ask? A lot of my uploads end up being 5 to 15gb and I use my phone to upload because my phone is faster than my DSL internet.
@@Zeus33rd it was about 2gb
@@theCodyReeder holy crap, 7 hours for 2GB. I feel your pain my friend
Holiday season is coming with gifts. Thank you for the videos, man. Hope you get nice clear skies for the Mercury transit.
To make activated charcoal, use tort method and periodically add more air and take out samples. Small batch first to graph surface area, then scale up.
I'll be making a video on using an oil drum to make charcoal soon
Nice channel I'll be watching for the charcoal vid!
👍👍👍👍
I love your pallet shed video :-)
@@callumwright5478 will be coming soon 👍
@@pokerlover5968 thanks
Cody: "welcome to my charcoal ranch. you can have pit or tort coal to eat. which will it be?"
We love all your videos. The more videos you make, the better.
your campfire method was amazing it felt so comforting to watch this just now THANK YOU love your videos man!
"Almost 70 pounds... looks like 68 pounds." Not nice, Cody, not nice...
Cool video! I guess, the only disadvantage of the pit method is that you manually add the wood, so it takes more time. But theoretically, that also could be automated somehow. And somehow it feels funny, when you just eat the coal.. how can you eat something so black? *takes a sip of coca cola*
I’m thinking of altering the design of a wood pellet furnace so that it does it for me. Make charcoal and heat my house!
@@theCodyReeder definitely many options for this. I love rocket stove type furnaces
I've been really enjoying these charcoal videos. I've been interested in making charcoal since I was a little kid, so watching you play with it is very satisfying. Thanks!
Cody, I make charcoal in a 55 gallon drum, using the same method as you used in the pit. I start the fire and keep adding small wood up to 2.5 inches, until it is full of charcoal, then hose it down good until it is cold or it will burn up. Then I place it on a tarp to dry. With this method, you can get good quality charcoal for forging or smelling fast, but it is not food grade/activated. The best activated charcoal is mostly made from coconut shell. Great channel, keep up the interesting work.
Would have unsubscribed if taste test wasn't there
The "cone" method, also known as the "log YEET" method
I like these charcoal videos. I didn't at first, but now I do. I think I'm going to try making some myself using some of your methods.
Glad to see you getting back in the game Mr. Cody, Great video Please keep them coming
Me: Anyone: Literally no one in existence: Cody: This charcoal has a good crunch
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Codyyyyyyy omg!!! You made my day with that music at the end 😍😍😍😍 thank you!!!
Hey Cody's lab you keep doing what you do and we'll keep watching buddy
Cody, you bring the FUN back to lab practicals, thanks =)
I think you would be the coolest HS chemistry teacher, you'd also enjoy it profusely, and you would definitely turn kids on to science in general. Cheers!
Great video Cody. I really appreciate that your videos include success and fails because even the fails are a learning experience that you endure so we don't have to. You do real life science that us at home can easily follow and perform (usually) with a few purchases from ebay and the local junk yard. Keep up the good work.
Charcoal really is just a great material to mess around with! So easy to make lots of applications too, and very intresting physics Keep doing the stuff you enjoy!
Thank you so much, you answered all my questions. i use the cone method in a cut open barrel laying on the ground.
yeah this video is excellent. and the time lapse at the end really helps with understanding the process and provide context.
Very cool and interesting lab content Cody!
Nice! These are the best kind of experiments.
Now make it really efficient. Have a way to store the off gases as fuel, cook a turkey while making the charcoal, and then use that batch of char to cook on and make another batch.
Fan since the magnet under skin days. Never miss one. Love.
Love your work mate! Big love from Australia!
Another fascinating video, thanks Cody!
Great comparison video! Thanks for sharing this! 👍
Hi Cody ! Big hello from France! And many thanks for sharing ... very interesting :)
Holy cow! You're up to almost 2 million subs!!! When I found your channel I think you where at around 25,000! And the vids just keep gettin better! Can't wait to see the completed Mars base.
Nice to see you back on your game!
Thank you for the effort and for sharing this fantastic experiment with Charcoals. You just saved me a lot of money and trouble by making the choice much clearer and easier for me for how to make my own biochar in our orchard. God bless you