Testing Spirits!!!!

Theoretically,

If you had distilled spirits, what is a good tell - tale sign or measurement if it is safe to consume and not let's say go um.... BLIND!?
I have been told, by burning a small sample and the flame is blue as in bar tricks you are in the green, but this doesn't seem like the safe method. I am also aware of how to use a hydrometer. Any advice or info would be appreciated except for the endless warnings.

Thanks once again for all the help
Hagis

Methanol (CH3OH) isn't much different from ethanol (C2H5OH) chemically. It boils at a slightly lower temperature, but realistically, there isn't any simple way to tell. It's a big problem with homemade grappa.

The best place I know of to answer any and all your distilling questions is
http://homedistiller.org/

Thanks for the info!!

No distilling talk.