Making Black Powder with a Ball Mill Skylighter, Inc.
To make 500gram batch Dissolve 375 grams of the prilled Potassium nitrate in 300ML of water the powder will dissolve as the pot is heated. When the liquid in the pot turns clearno white crystals add 125 grams of the milled sulfur/ (willow)charcoal. It takes a lot of mixing to get the fluffy powder mixed in.