For a broader explanation of how whiskey is made, check out this video that the “collective we” made in 2017. kzread.info/dash/bejne/lYZrpNZydczFqqw.html

Welcome to Reactions, Sophia!

In eastern Europe it's pretty much a tradition to have at least one distillery per household ;) You can easily buy those in your local DIY shop.

This is less “can’t” and simply “not permitted to”. I *can* distil alcohol at home really easily, I’m just not supposed to.

@Unassuming_Gay

2 жыл бұрын

Unless you live anywhere else where it's permitted lol. I make rum and brandy all the time

@Gothic_Analogue

2 жыл бұрын

@@Unassuming_Gay I make mead, I don't need to distil it but it helps increase the alcohol content.

@WingDiamond

Жыл бұрын

Yeah the BATF is gonna haz something to say Aboot Dat!

This is such an informative and well-made video! And the host was so good-natured and entertaining!

Great to have you on the show, I learned a lot from this video. Greetings from Sweden.

How can you not love chemistry.

@ScienceCommunicator2001

2 жыл бұрын

Imagine! It's way better than chasing fantasies (like string theory)

@TinoPetersson

2 жыл бұрын

@@ScienceCommunicator2001 Well, it's a theory. Not at proven law of physics.

@ScienceCommunicator2001

2 жыл бұрын

@@TinoPetersson I don't think it should even be called a theory! That is because it hasn't been experimentally proven to be true

Great video, looking forward to seeing more of your content.

Really like this channel. Looking forward to your videos

I am loving the new host! I can't wait to see more of her videos.

@ACSReactions

2 жыл бұрын

Check back later in July for another video with Sophia.

Welcome to the channel! Great first video. :D

This is the perfect level of explanation I was looking for tonight. Thank you!

Cool video, Sophia is a great host!

This is the explanation I needed!

If you want a really interesting look at the effects of methanol poisoning, there's a really interesting book/documentary called the "poisoners handbook" that goes into the early years of the science of forensics in New York

Great video!

Amazing video

Ha I grew alum crystals, played with temp, saturation and time

oh shit in german we call cheap alcohol "fusel", now i know why.

just curious she said distillers discard the first few gallons of the distill to avoid methanol but i assume that's for very very large distill where as most home distillers would only discard the first few ounces right. and also methanol comes from fruit pectin so more ethanol is produced from fermentation of fruit rather than corn or sugar any one know?

Welcome Sophia

What about the influence of molecular weight on boiling point? That has to have more of an effect than the London dispersion forces.

@ACSReactions

2 жыл бұрын

Molecular weight is a proxy for London dispersion forces, although the shape also has an effect. www.chem.purdue.edu/gchelp/liquids/disperse.html

this ignores the alternate method of distilling... freeze distillation. for potable wines and meads, lowering the temp sufficiently causes water to freeze out. if done slowly, crystal formations remain porous... and one can remove water by slushing the wine, then pouring out & collecting the resulting concentrate. it is, physically, much safer.

@brettito

2 жыл бұрын

Check out Ice Beer.

@WilliamHostman

2 жыл бұрын

@@brettito I have - didn't care for it.

@timchapman6702

3 ай бұрын

No it’s not. It does not remove the bad stuff.

@WilliamHostman

3 ай бұрын

@@timchapman6702 Freeze distiliation removed all the yeast and suspended particles from my mead, leaving me with a smother, clear, (barely) flammable fluid... Each method of distilation has its uses.

@timchapman6702

3 ай бұрын

@@WilliamHostman no doubt.

I’m curious what happens to the heads and tails? Do these have uses? Are these discarded as waste?

@punkdigerati

Жыл бұрын

Some people will save them all up and do a run with them. It's mainly unwanted products though, methanol and unpleasant flavors.

fire video

So here is a question. Suppose I purchase cheap cheap vodka and then distill that. Since I already paid taxes on it can I distill that? I dont plan to drink it just for chemistry purposes

@iamjimgroth

2 жыл бұрын

I don't know where you are, but where I am (Sweden) you may not create alcohol stronger than (I think) around 15% as an individual. As a company you have to pay tax based on alcohol percentage. I recall something about different rules for non drinking alcohol. I would be surprised if rules in any part of Europe or America differ by a lot.

@punkdigerati

Жыл бұрын

@@iamjimgroth in the USA it's illegal to do any distillation without a license, even freeze distillation.

@iamjimgroth

Жыл бұрын

@@punkdigerati At least you can get a license!

@punkdigerati

Жыл бұрын

@@iamjimgroth it's only for distilleries, not personal use, takes months and lots of money.

@iamjimgroth

Жыл бұрын

@@punkdigerati oh, same as here then. :(

Im a chemist and whisk(e)y lover. This made sense. My wife is a whisk(e)y lover. Wife while watching video: OOOOooogeadail~~~

Love the new host :)

"Structurally it is very similar to ethanol, but it's a poison." Is there a reason you didn't mention that ethanol is also a poison? 😅

@waynejr6521

Жыл бұрын

In prison we made wine from aspartame sweetner packs and distilled it into liquor.

@Oberon4278

Жыл бұрын

@@waynejr6521 lol no you didn't, aspartame isn't fermentable

@waynejr6521

Жыл бұрын

@@Oberon4278 I promise you it is. About 400-500 packs on around 2 gallons of fruit juice produces about 16oz of liquor,I just can't find ANYTHING on the subject to learn how dangerous drinking liquor distilled from aspartame is, and I am very curious to know.

@Oberon4278

Жыл бұрын

@@waynejr6521 So, you were adding aspartame to fruit juice? Cause if that's the case, it was the fruit juice that was fermenting, not the aspartame. Aspartame is definitely, absolutely, 100% not fermentable. That's the entire point of aspartame: it's a sweetener that is not bioavailable.

Well, you can if you want to…

So why even use corn, wheat, rye, or barley. You could just use a tree to make ethanol and cut your cost dramatically.

Distillation is the core of chemical engineering

Forgot the legal reason why you cannot distill alcohol at home. However, get a fuel distillation permit.

in prison we made wine from aspartame and distilled it into liquor because we couldn't buy real sugar. Is that dangerous on a scientific level?

I'll stick to drinking it.

make some poitin fun

Hi, Sophia! You're fun!

You can legally make your own alcohol in Australia at home. The title of this video should have mentioned where it's illegal. And why explain how alcohol is made with a irrelevant title?

It is certainly not dangerous to make alcohol at home. The law is just another flaw of the handholding US system. Like Americans need warnings of choking hazards on plastic bags. Many other countrys distill their Liquor at home without any issues. Calling it dangerous is just misinformation.

The short answer not mentioned in the video: Because the government wants their tax revenue.

@winstonsmith478

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, that's the first thing that came to mind when I saw the video title and if THAT isn't mentioned in the video, it isn't worth my time.

@facklere

2 жыл бұрын

The video is interesting and goes fairly in depth about the chemistry behind fermentation and distilling while touching lightly on some safety considerations, but I think they do a cursory job of answering the title question.

"Nonessential components" you know, like literal poison.

Taxes, the answer is taxes

Where is my favorite host samantha , not seen her very long ❤❤❤❤❤

@ACSReactions

2 жыл бұрын

Sam hasn't hosted a Reactions video for a while, she's been busy with her podcast, Tiny Matters 👉 www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/tiny-matters.html 👈

@sidhuumoosewalagodforme9897

2 жыл бұрын

@@ACSReactions will she return after her work 😔 I'm missing her ! All the best for her podcast 🥰

short answer because if you where allowed to make it at home the government couldn't tax you on it. al capone didnt get in trouble for making liquor he got in trouble for tax evasion. and you dont have to throw out the heads. the work great for cleaning things, a fuel additive, and for a anti freeze for things like window washing fluid in your car. the problem with drinking it is that it cant be processed by your body. but it will bind to ethanol and can be processed like that. in very small amounts. still very dangerous.

I'm pretty certain you are allowed to. You just aren't allowed to SELL it to anyone.

@iamjimgroth

2 жыл бұрын

Different rules in different places.

@punkdigerati

Жыл бұрын

Not in the US.

@mikek6298

Жыл бұрын

It is a federal crime for any US citizen to distill ethanol without a license for any reason. This has been the case since prohibition.

You actually CAN distill at home and the GOVERNMENT CANT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT until they find out!

Can't believe you made a 14 minute video when a one sentence answer would have sufficed. "Alcohol vapors are flammable and the product could be contaminated with methanol"

This methanol bs is old old ancient stuff, please do som research

I am going to be very disappointed it this video repeats the methanol myth. Aaaaand there we go, repeating the methanol myth. So disappointed.

@danielanthony1054

Жыл бұрын

what did you expect it's the US, they literally invented it. still going around after 100 years

I find the body language of this host is a little bit too sassy, feels like it takes away from the content of the video and directs that attention to the host

I enjoyed this video, however there were a few clearly incorrect snippets of information provided which indicates the writers/producers didn't do all the research they should have. For example, the methanol issue is a non-issue. Beer brewers ferment the same "mash" as distillers, and yet all the fermented beer is bottled, including all the methanol and other "non-desirable" alcohols. Distillers remove methanol and other alcohols, not because they have to, but because they can, and beer brewers can't. Distillers remove the methanol (and others) because it makes the end product more refined. Sugar-based fermentations (think rum) produce virtually zero methanol.