16-11-2004, 23:56
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Ahh Methanol, now thats a whole new story.... nice with fresh orange though   |
Try carrots
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16-11-2004, 23:58
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Try carrots |
 you mean carrot juice ???? 
We used to get it at about 20,000 litres a delivery where i used to work, thats a lot of carrots ... lol
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17-11-2004, 00:04
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Rather than oranges, try carrots with your methanol: Carrots, good for your eyes. Methanol, bad for your eyes. They might cancel each other out.
God, you have to explain everything round here  
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17-11-2004, 00:41
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Rather than oranges, try carrots with your methanol: Carrots, good for your eyes. Methanol, bad for your eyes. They might cancel each other out.
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How / why is Methaniol bad for your eyes, it used to go into a pharmacutical product we made, I'm just asking by the by, as we never were told anything, baring don't drink it, hard as to get a hold of it as well, but worth it IMO
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17-11-2004, 00:51
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How / why is Methaniol bad for your eyes, it used to go into a pharmacutical product we made, I'm just asking by the by, as we never were told anything, baring don't drink it, hard as to get a hold of it as well, but worth it IMO
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One of the dangers of distilling your own alcohol is they you can end up with Methanol, (as opposed Ethanol, which is drinking Alcohol). Both are alcohols, but Methanol can make you go blind.
An ex of mine spent some time in India, and she said it was not uncommon there for 50-100 people to go blind from drinking dodgy booze at a wedding.
I think the problem is specific to distilling, rather than brewing.
When you say 'worth it', I hope you took the advice and didn't drink it?
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17-11-2004, 01:02
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One of the dangers of distilling your own alcohol is they you can end up with Methanol, (as opposed Ethanol, which is drinking Alcohol). Both are alcohols, but Methanol can make you go blind.
An ex of mine spent some time in India, and she said it was not uncommon there for 50-100 people to go blind from drinking dodgy booze at a wedding.
I think the problem is specific to distilling, rather than brewing.
When you say 'worth it', I hope you took the advice and didn't drink it?
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OOPs, I got it wrong again, I was thinking / meaning Ethanol, not methanol, easy to forget... i've had a few too many me thinks, sorry mate your dead right 
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17-11-2004, 01:06
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OOPs, I got it wrong again, I was thinking / meaning Ethanol, not methanol, easy to forget... i've had a few too many me thinks, sorry mate your dead right
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Ah it makes sense now, I was starting to think you were taking the p*ss
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17-11-2004, 01:09
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Ah it makes sense now, I was starting to think you were taking the p*ss |
MMMM it would have looked that way, speaking of which
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17-11-2004, 09:03
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so, as i understand it, assuming i am making beer..... the more sugar i put in, the more alcohol percentage the beer will be? up to a point where the yeast poisons itself...?
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Alcohol kills yeast at about 15%. Dont put too much sugar in or you will end up with some horrible barley wine type stuff which is very sweet
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17-11-2004, 09:08
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Would not reckomend brewing your own. Takes a lot of patience and when done it tastes rank!!
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17-11-2004, 09:08
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so, as i understand it, assuming i am making beer..... the more sugar i put in, the more alcohol percentage the beer will be? up to a point where the yeast poisons itself...?
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Correct......sort of
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17-11-2004, 09:26
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Would not reckomend brewing your own. Takes a lot of patience and when done it tastes rank!!
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Got to agree with that, I have tasted excellent home made wines, I have never yet tasted a decent home brewed beer. Its so cheap at the local supermarkets it doesn't seem worth the effort.
Re the ethanol, my brother who is a Dr of Microbiology used to supply a small bottle of 100% proof pure alchohol from work to any friends who were making a punch for a party. 
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17-11-2004, 12:59
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Re: home brew
well, i've just bought "CONDESSA ANISEED MIST HIGH ALCOHOL" and "SIX BOTTLE WINE OR LIQUEUR BEGINNERS PACK" from www.art-of-brewing.co.uk . We will see how it goes, no doubt my flatmates will kill me if it smells... 
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17-11-2004, 13:13
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well, i've just bought "CONDESSA ANISEED MIST HIGH ALCOHOL" and "SIX BOTTLE WINE OR LIQUEUR BEGINNERS PACK" from www.art-of-brewing.co.uk . We will see how it goes, no doubt my flatmates will kill me if it smells...
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Sounds like hangover material to me
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17-11-2004, 13:51
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Re: home brew
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well, i've just bought "CONDESSA ANISEED MIST HIGH ALCOHOL" and "SIX BOTTLE WINE OR LIQUEUR BEGINNERS PACK" from www.art-of-brewing.co.uk . We will see how it goes, no doubt my flatmates will kill me if it smells...
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might have just been better to buy a bottle of absinthe from Tescos at 80% alcohol not 80% proof you would have had much more fun and that tastes of aniseed too
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