Ciu as Bio Premium

Bekonang very famous for his trademark drink is ciu already known throughout the Solo and the surrounding area even up to the entire Java. Ciu is actually a nickname for the compatriots of an alcoholic beverage made from 30% fermented liquid waste from the manufacturing process of sugar cane molasses. 

In Bekonang, ciu has existed since the Dutch colonial era, production is carried out clandestinely and content of alcohol is still low. In the reign of the kings of the palace of Yogyakarta and Surakarta, ciu always served at the harvest feast and welcome the royal guest and enjoy until drunk by the royal courtier and the people around the kingdom.

The manufacturing process initially molasses which is usually purchased in the package insert into a drum in large drums and then it is boiled with a closed meeting, the large drum has a pipe or hose for the steam distillation of water out, water vapor was boiled molasses will flow through the pipe distillation-pipe and into ciu.

Ciu boiling process is still very traditional with the use of firewood as fuel, because the combustion process with a good wood will produce a good quality ciu.

Apart from being an intoxicating beverage ciu is actually the raw material of various kinds of goods that are useful when processed again.  Among other things like drugs, methylated spirits, pure alcohol, and so forth.  It's just more ciu abused and sold as hide liquor. In Bekonang ciu a home industry is very promising result, because the broad market sales ciu, to be sold as industrial raw materials sales ciu, example MOU with PT. Acidatama Palur and much more. 

It is impossible to eliminate the alcohol industry in  Bekonang, Sukoharjo this. In addition to buffer the economic pulse Sukoharjo, alcohol product was known as the ciu is capable of being a main ingredient of bio-premium. Genius idea of the people in Bekonang  as an alternative to answer the fuel crisis.

By using modern distillation machine, ciu  product is able to be transformed into a formula for the premium blend to produce bio premium. The premium is likely to meet the octane number at level 116, 117, and 118 in which the usual premium octane number range only at par 88 course. This is a premium equivalent to Pertamax but the price is much cheaper. The benefits of this premium bio of them are also able to reduce levels of pollution, environmentally friendly, and also save fuel. Selain itu mesin mobil pun akan lebih awet, dan tarikannya pun terasa jauh lebih enteng. In addition, the engine would be more durable, and pull them feels much more lightly. it's called the Fuel Grade Ethanol (FGE). So actually with FGE produced, is also intended to avoid abuse of the ciu