Hello all,
I'm about to attempt the 'coffee pot beer' recipe from allaboutbeer as well as a brandy recipe from welchs juice, but I wanted to make sure of some things and I'd really appreciate some help.
Is there any danger when brewing of creating isopropanol or some other non-ethanol? I read that you only have the danger of making methyl when using wood for distillation, so I'm alright there. If there is this risk of creating something that will blind or kill me, is there any way of testing an alcohol to verify that it's ethanol?
My other question is when making brandy or beer, during distillation do you just cheese cloth the lid, or do you want it airtight with something like a cap/cork/balloon?
I appreciate your time!
I'm about to attempt the 'coffee pot beer' recipe from allaboutbeer as well as a brandy recipe from welchs juice, but I wanted to make sure of some things and I'd really appreciate some help.
Is there any danger when brewing of creating isopropanol or some other non-ethanol? I read that you only have the danger of making methyl when using wood for distillation, so I'm alright there. If there is this risk of creating something that will blind or kill me, is there any way of testing an alcohol to verify that it's ethanol?
My other question is when making brandy or beer, during distillation do you just cheese cloth the lid, or do you want it airtight with something like a cap/cork/balloon?
I appreciate your time!