Home made black powder

"my powder is so fast, the ball hits the target before the frizzen hits the spring!"

Why would anyone doubt that?

HisSoldier said:

The way to prove your powders is a chronograph I think, but really high chrono results with lots of garbage left in the bore would be an important negative for me.

For my own needs both a chronograph and a first patch from the cleaning rod tells me all I need to know.

Now, if someone has more comprehensive information on types of wood and processes I'd like to see it, I only spent 10 minutes looking and I'm sure there must be lots more info on it, but but just saying "Mine's great BP" without proof is what's called anecdotal information. Not that it's subject automatically to doubt, but it's also not subject to acceptance without proof.
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I agree that chrono results don't tell the whole story since how dirty the powder leaves your gun is also important. I'd also add that how fast and easy it ignites enters the equation. As I mentioned previously one of the powder combinations I tried fired reliably and had good power but there was a noticeable delay between pulling the trigger and the shot going off on every shot. That is not acceptable.

I've run some shots with the powder I've been making lately over the chrono as well as some using Goex for comparison purposes. My powder imparts about 10% less velocity than Goex according to the chrono, but it ignites just as reliably and with no delay that I can tell. It's hard to really judge exactly how dirty a powder is unless the difference is a lot. I would say my powder is no more or less dirty than the Goex. I am completely satisfied with my powder and don't spend any time trying to make it better, although I'm sure it could be improved. I shoot a lot and my main concern is that I am able to have powder when I want it without worrying about supply chain issues.