2 weeks to flatten the curve guys

  • Grandpa_garbagio [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    6 months ago

    It’s possible if it’s adulterated with just methanol but the cure for methanol is ethanol, so the only real significant cases of this happening were when feds were intentionally poisoning supplies during prohibition

    https://slate.com/technology/2010/02/the-little-told-story-of-how-the-u-s-government-poisoned-alcohol-during-prohibition.html

    Not saying it doesn’t happen but it’s rare as hell outside of intention

    • nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de
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      6 months ago

      It’s the first % of moonshine, so if it’s each jar filled sequentially, the first jar can be deadly, though that’s more with fruit based brandy that grain based.

      The problem is quantities of ethanol required to fix it will be too high if you had pure methanol in the early batch.

      The early stuff apparently tastes like shit anyway though, so unless they’re completely clueless it’s not likely to make it in.

      • Bartsbigbugbag@lemmy.ml
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        6 months ago

        I’ve had homemade moonshine and it’s pretty much tastes likes gasoline even without methanol. I can’t imagine how bad that first bit must be then.