3 ms·
The only reason I'd ever buy everclear (95% ethanol) is for cleaning optics.
by dekhn 3y ago
The only reason I'd ever buy everclear (95% ethanol) is for cleaning optics.
- MostlyStable 3y agoIt's also great for doing various tinctures/extractions if you get into the more exotic side of cooking/food/mixology
- wlesieutre 3y agoGood solvent for shellac as well, without the nasty smell and headache from denatured alcohol fumes. Costs more though, since it’s sold and taxed for consumption.
- dekhn 3y agoI can't practically get everclear since I live in California, where it's illegal. I use 99% IPA for shellac, it's not denatured but you wouldn't want to drink it anyway.
- paragraft 3y agoBefore my brain caught up I was just about to ask you what brewery is it that can do a 99% Indian Pale Ale...
- wlesieutre 3y agoHow about a hops extract?
- wlesieutre 3y agoStock up if you're ever in Oregon, Arizona, or Utah. No luck in Nevada either.
- 13of40 3y agoFun fact: Vodka is usually distilled to a high purity close to everclear using a reflux still, then diluted with water to get down to 40%.
- lostlogin 3y agoIf the very elaborate still in a neighbours garage is anything to go by, gin, limoncello and various others can be made this way too. 10+ bubble plates and away he goes.
- conductr 3y agoIn my high school days, we used it for Jell-O shots and drunk watermelons. Probably should have used vodka but ever clear was more bang/buck. I remember taking a shot of it once as a group “dare” type situation. It was as awful as you would guess
- dekhn 3y agoI've never drunk it. I don't like high proof alcohol. Once I worked in a very informal lab and we were always looking for alternatives to buying industrial chemicals. I was working with optics, and Everclear came up as a good alternative to denatured alcohol or isopropyl alcohol. My friend who ran a microscope lab said it was pure enough to clean optics... however, since it was illegal to buy in California, we had a friend pick it up in Arizona and drop it off with us. We put it in the flammable storage cabinet with a label saying it was 95% alcohol. Once during a lab inspection we tried to explain, but the inspector just said "yes, I went to college"
- alanfranz 3y agoWhy would everclear be better than denaturated alcohol? Usually (I live in Europe btw) denaturated alcol is cheaper and has same proof of drinkable liquids.
- outsidetheparty 3y agoThe "denatured" part means it contains additives that make it poisonous and foul-tasting.
- dekhn 3y agobecause I prefer my cleaning solvents to be consumable in an emergency.