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Taste buds can detect chemicals in as concentrations as low as a few parts per million, I dunno.
by jrochkind1 9mo ago
Taste buds can detect chemicals in as concentrations as low as a few parts per million, I dunno.
- hinkley 9mo agoSomeone once said the reason we had alcohol before civilization is that we carry around a chemical testing laboratory in our faces. It just so happens that everything in beer that can go wrong and hurt you (any sooner than cancer) creates a distinct aftertaste and you can learn to avoid it rather easily. The only exception of course is if you use poisonous ingredients in the first place.
- gunalx 9mo agoor instdad of ethanol have brewed methanol.
- jrochkind1 9mo agoThat's much more of a danger when distilling, just brewing with yeast it's difficult to wind up in a situation with dangerous methanol.