Nearly Time to Collect Data

As the first phase of my experiment is almost done, I have needed to think about the kind of data I need to collect. At the moment, I've been collecting ethanol and glucose tests for a little bit to identify the stage of the processes going on. In the future though, I will need to collect data on energy potential, which is a lot more complicated than what I've done thus far. To identify energy potential, I will need to combust my test samples under water and track the temperature rise with some kind of instrument. From the temperature rise, I can determine what the energy content of my test sample is. All in all, not that complicated when described in this fashion, but it requires me to perform mathematics endemic to thermodynamics. In other words, I have no experience with what I will be trying to test. As I am currently sick with a head cold, I will be posting this on Saturday instead of Sunday like I usually do.