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[AbbyRoad]

i'm curious, has anyone tried distilling their own alcohol?

personally no, but i have witnessed my friends do it. and drank the result

[Ikku]

My friends brewed their own beer once (it was ok) and then distilled some to make alcohol. I tried a little bit, I was too scared of it being impure and going blind if I drank too much. It was also ok. I'd rather pay for properly made high quality liquor if I'm going to drink liquor at all (which is never).

I'd like to try brewing my own beer just to say I've done it.

[JTP]

Alton Brown's actually got an episode of Good Eats dedicated to brewing.

[sugarstalker]

Used to drink home made alcohol a lot before. and you can't get methanol (the stuff that makes you go blind) from distilling ethanol.

[crackrjak]

Yeah, i remember something about that on three sheets with zane lamprey, think they talked about it when they went and found some moonshiners.

[JTP]

you can't get methanol (the stuff that makes you go blind) from distilling ethanol.

This.

If you want methanol, go to Georgia and get some pinecone party liquor.

[greensp4rker]

i've been doing some research... apparently if you distill something that you fermented at home, like a fermented sugar/potato mash/corn mash/etc, then you CAN get methanol... but you get rid of it by discarding the first bits of alcohol that condense, because methanol has a lower boiling point than ethanol. I suppose if you're careful its easy to make alcohol at home thats safe to drink.

you can't get methanol (the stuff that makes you go blind) from distilling ethanol.

that makes sense... like if you distilled store-bought alcohol (which usually has <0.01% Methanol I think.. its difficult to eliminate completely) then you will end up with even purer ethanol.
i only asked this because I'm thinking of trying it someday.

[greensp4rker]

yesterday was my birthday turned the big 23 woot woot
worked all morning then had a nice visit with the fam jam. my mom, brother and sister came to town to have dinner with me.
then after they left, there were beers at my friends apartment. all in all it was a busy day.
now i must get ready for work today......argh i need more sleeeeep

catch you fiends later

Happy birthday abby!

[pkkupo]

A late happy birthday to you, Stabingness. 23 laps around a star. You might be interested to know that translates to about 13.5 billion miles. Not bad at all.

Songwriting a lot these days. Living alone throws into sharp relief the fact that I waste a lot of time... Hope I can give the metal fans a taste pretty soon. Oh, I guess I wrote an acoustic piece as well. Super gay, but I like it.

[WeedGuru_Flow]

Happy belated bday Abby! !!!

[JTP]

There's a known star that's one light year away?

Edit: Well, half a light year.

[Mate]

A late happy birthday to you, Stabingness. 23 laps around a star. You might be interested to know that translates to about 13.5 billion miles. Not bad at all. .

exluding the galactic precession the solar system is subject of.

Happy to see you again pkkupo. the forum has been lacking with interesting facts.

There's a known star that's one light year away?

Edit: Well, half a light year.

no. closest star is a red dwarf of type late-M ; it's also a flare star 40 times more dense than our sun.
it's in the centaure constellation.

it's name is Proxima Centauri and it's 4,2 Light year from our sun.

Our sun has to be jeaous of proxima's lifespan - it will last for trillions and trillions of years.

[sugarstalker]

i've been doing some research... apparently if you distill something that you fermented at home, like a fermented sugar/potato mash/corn mash/etc, then you CAN get methanol... but you get rid of it by discarding the first bits of alcohol that condense, because methanol has a lower boiling point than ethanol. I suppose if you're careful its easy to make alcohol at home thats safe to drink.

you can't get methanol (the stuff that makes you go blind) from distilling ethanol.

that makes sense... like if you distilled store-bought alcohol (which usually has <0.01% Methanol I think.. its difficult to eliminate completely) then you will end up with even purer ethanol.
i only asked this because I'm thinking of trying it someday.

aye, what most of those who burn that I know, you usually throw out the first 5dl or so that is distilled. also. if you're planning on burning yourself, use sugar and yeast (and water obviously). when you have it at about 80-90% you drink it with coffee. very nice.. very nice indeed.

edit: sorry, it's 5% of the finished product you're supposed to dump, since it contains impurities like methanol etc. sorry

[JTP]

no. closest star is a red dwarf of type late-M ; it's also a flare star 40 times more dense than our sun.
it's in the centaure constellation.

it's name is Proxima Centauri and it's 4,2 Light year from our sun.

Our sun has to be jeaous of proxima's lifespan - it will last for trillions and trillions of years.

That's what I thought. Didn't know about Proxima Centauri, though; pretty neat.

Incidentally, I find my trips usually have a common theme: space.

[Mate]

i like to think about anything that is nearly infinite - stuff wich the answers exists. but wich is totally impossible to count with exactitude.

just with music and chess. The combinations of melody you can make are litterally up to your imagination

Same for chess - anyone that knows themselves well will completly transcribe their personality on the chessboard -it's also sick to think that they are more chess games than particles in the visible universe - if you don't believe that(most people do not believe me when i say that, they have no idea of how huge the game of chess is) look up for yourself in books and internet.

just thinking about people. i am currently in another country - and they are all people i didnt knew - all possibilities i never even imaginated. All these people - i can interact with them and dive into that infinite chain of possibilites

or just really basic stuff like. How many bricks there is on that building ? how many fish is there in the whole water of earth.

i really like how my mind works and how easy it is to amaze it.