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Commitments and Major Customer (Details)	3 Months Ended
Commitments and Major Customer (Details)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) BTU T gal	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)
Ethanol [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Entity-wide, major customer, unrelated party, amount	$ 54,891,000	$ 21,763,000
Supply Commitment, quantity, unpriced contracts \| gal	15.3
Selling and Marketing Expense	$ 116,886	100,495
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss	$ 1,013,000		$ 5,371,000
Distillers' Grains [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Supply Commitment, quantity, Priced Contracts \| T	21,500
Supply Commitment, Remaining Minimum Amount Committed	$ 3,100,000
corn oil
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss	251,000		$ 589,000
distillers' grains and corn oil
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Entity-wide, major customer, unrelated party, amount	7,898,000	$ 6,056,000
Corn [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Purchase Commitment, Remaining Minimum Amount Committed	11,900,000
Natural Gas [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Long-term Purchase Commitment, Period		10 years
Purchase Commitment, Transportation Fees	1
Purchase Commitment, Remaining Minimum Amount Committed	$ 3,100,000
Long-term Purchase Commitment, Minimum Energy Volume Required \| BTU	622,875

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