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Kind that can be produced through simple distillation and is suitable for use as an alternative fuel.This study was conducted to develop an automated control of the heating system for reflux hydrous bioethanol distiller. Production processes were done for the evaluation of the system from fermentation of the sugarcane molasses, automation of the heating system and distillation. Both Application of Automated Control for Reflux Hydrous Bioethanol Distiller (AHED) and Existing Hydrous Bioethanol Distiller (EHED) were evaluated in terms of boiler and reflux head temperature, hydrous bioethanol yield, hydrous bioethanol purity and recovery, time of operation and energy consumption. AHED was compared to EHED in terms of hydrous bioethanol yield, hydrous bioethanol purity and recovery, time of operation, and energy consumption. AHED and EHED were not significantly different in terms of hydrous bioethanol yield, hydrous bioethanol purity and recovery, and time of operation but performed significantly different in terms of energy consumption. Cost analysis was performed in the study considering all the costs incurred throughout the whole production process and it was proven that the machine has economically feasible for the use of bioethanol production.