Ok, that gives me all the knowledge I wanted.By "pharmacy alcohol" do you mean methylated spirits? Do acetobacter survive in that poison? (not a rhetorical question but it I thought that vinegar was made from the interaction of actobacter with ethanol (not methanol and other poisons) in the presence of oxygen).
I'm already trying thatHowever, the answer to your question is simply answered. Get a mother (of vinegar) and add some to methylated spirits and see whether the mother survives. After a month or two, if it survives you will get your answer...
By "pharmacy alcohol" do you mean methylated spirits?
Nah, it converts ethanol into acetic acid.i thought the acetobacters turned sugars into acetic.
Well there you go.
So back to bernard question- what type of alcohol is “pharmacy” and will that work? As the man says, one easy way to find out...
so just out of curiosity @gatewood if you’re not gonna eat or drink it, whats the purpose?
For the record, the experiment is complete and, as can be expected, no acetic acid was produced. However, of note, some mother of vinegar actually managed to survive even with concentrations of up to 30-40% of methylated spirits.
For the record, the experiment is complete and, as can be expected, no acetic acid was produced. However, of note, some mother of vinegar actually managed to survive even with concentrations of up to 30-40% of methylated spirits.
It didnt grow any of course, I guess most of the acetobacter was killed, but some were shielded by their fallen comradesthat would be odd, i'd guess acetobacter need nutes like yeast do.....
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