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The risk is in distillation process. Even small amounts[1] methanol can be devastating. Other than that unopened high spirits don't change much at all. [1]:ht
by xxs 12y ago
The risk is in distillation process. Even small amounts[1] methanol can be devastating.
Other than that unopened high spirits don't change much at all.
[1]:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methanol#Toxicity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methanol#Toxicity
- nkozyra 12y agoEven so, the risk of deadly or injurious methanol levels in typical distilling is low. It's only when people are using improvisational pieces in the process (like the radiator/moonshine legacy) that things get dangerous. In other words, making liquor (or even lower-ABV alcohol like beer and wine) is pretty safe across the board assuming you aren't just using old car pieces or old wood in the process. I'd think that in most cases there'd be some degradation of the ABV over a long period of time that might make it susceptible to human pathogens, but that level is pretty low, something like .8% ABV.