Ah... I can't just buy it in my state and I'm a hundred miles from a state line so conservation and recovery makes slightly more sense but in the end you are right. It is just isn't expensive enough of a reagent. Oddly, because Everclear isn't sold in my state, 200 proof from a lab supply seems to be cheaper once shipping is accounted for. Granted it will only be 100% once.Not worth the effort.
Also, you really want a distillation process to remove water, not a rotovap.
For me, Everclear is just a consumable like many others in the process. I suppose if you are trying to pinch pennies, you could convert labor and electricity into higher grade Eth, but if you are pinching pennies you probably don't have a rotovap in your bedroom. You might have a Source Turbo (which I have and it is now collecting dust - not a great product if you want control and thruput) but a rotovap us many thousands of dollars.
And does 99% EtOH give better product than 95%? Not for me. So why bother?
In my opinion, this is just a means to an end any my time is worth way more than a bottle of Everclear every now and then. Always in stock 5 minutes from home. No brainer.
Depending what state your in , I’m in Florida and can only buy 151 everclear - the land of drinking you can buy a cold beer on ice at the gas station register but 190 proof anythingWait you are the Walter White of better consumption of daiquiris via science and booze isn’t even legal there? Livin on the edge there brother.
Since you are buying online and understand the chemical drawbacks to this it might be a good option for someone buying online.
https://710spirits.com/
Booze is legal here but 151 is the limit here as well. We have some screwy blue laws here...Wait you are the Walter White of better consumption of daiquiris via science and booze isn’t even legal there? Livin on the edge there brother.
Since you are buying online and understand the chemical drawbacks to this it might be a good option for someone buying online.
https://710spirits.com/
I don’t drink either , originally from Michigan where no trouble there any redneck can get it!Well I quit drinking a while ago but I’m glad the libertarians running the show here make it easy on me. Never thought local access to EtOH could be a problem for some people
Whoa man, did you say Isopropyl? You definitely want EtOH - Ethanol.I don’t drink either , originally from Michigan where no trouble there any redneck can get it!
I can get moonshine here sometimes but very few test alcohol content.
Best I can do here is 99% iso - I’ve done the quick wash thing - probably not right but I tried then you gotta thin it ?
So theres my first mistake! Got thing I thru that in the trash huh! Thanx can’t remember who’s thread I took direction from ? It was a while ago and I’ve just sorta put that on the back burner- you guys got me very interested again thanxWhoa man, did you say Isopropyl? You definitely want EtOH - Ethanol.
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