KoH vs. NoAH

[w5gm]

Ok,
I have 50lbs of KOH. I think I should have gotten NoAH. Does anybody know the difference in the amount you have to use? Should I take back the KOH and use NoAH instead? R.Vinson uses NoAH. I am trying to copy his system perfectly.

[txcas]

There is no need to return the KOH. It is a better catalyst than NaOH. It disolves in methanol a lot easier than NaOH, it is more forgiving than NaOH, and in cold weather you will not end up with solid glycering in your reactor. You use a little more per batch, but it is worth it. Use this spreasheet to figure out how much you will need per batch.

[Bio-Texas-DFW]

Plus if you ever run into high titration oil the NaOH will not work, but the KOH will. (high being 6+)