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250K: quite cold. 300K: beach weather. 350K: you're distilling your own moonshine right ? (worksforme)

• Y_Y 1y ago
  In case any of you are distilling your own moonshine, please be aware that at 350 kelvins (77 Celsius) you're likely to be getting methanol[0]. You should have the antivenom (ethyl alcohol, like vodka) on hand just in case. Home distilling is great fun, and sometimes it's even legal, but please have an accurate thermometer and try not to poison yourself and others unless absolutely necessary. (These temperate levels are also humidity and altitide/pressure dependent, if your still is in the high Appalachies then just listen to your heart.) [0] https://diydistilling.com/distillation-temperatures/ https://diydistilling.com/distillation-temperatures/
  • fch42 1y ago
    Amen to that. I wasn't trying to encourage anyone to try their hand on distilling without learning more about it. Only highlighting that one can "humanly relate" to Kelvin-based temperatures. If one so wishes. And that "reference points" there needn't be any more "arbitrary" than for °F/°C.