Iran: Death Toll From Toxic Alcohol Rises to 180 (Coronavirus Cure Rumor)

AA ^ | 19.03.2020 | Ahmet Dursun, Zehra Nur Duz

[nickcarraway]

I talked to a Pakistani whose family made it back in Pakistan.

I also knew of Filipinos, who smuggled pork and spirits in Saudi Arabia. I wouldn't do that.

[alabama_heart]

You beat me to it!! Great minds think alike.

[alabama_heart]

I imagine so! If you ever watched any of the episodes of Moonshiners, some of these guys are skidish about LEOs and could make a cup of coffee nervous and they are here in Kentucky and Tennessee. That being said....probably wouldn’t want to try it over there.

[BipolarBob]

20% is an exaggeration. About 3 shot glasses from a home still.
https://homedistiller.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

[BipolarBob]

Probably added some wood alcohol to give it a cheap kick. That’s poisonous.

[jdsteel]

“ I had been wanting to make my own moonshine.”

There’s a lot of good info online. The first bit (poisonous)is called the “heads”. The last bit is not poisonous but tastes bad. It is called the “tails”.

Moonshining is made of 2 steps, the fermentation to create what is essentially beer and the second step to distill it into liquor.

It’s a neat science experiment but step 2 is illegal in the US.

[libstripper]

Another poster here, Deaf Smith, noted how the chemistry works:

“Methanol has a lower boiling point than enthanol.
The first pint/quart of distalltion is sacrificed to the fire.”

There it is. All mash has some methanol that’s concentrated in the first pint or quart of a run due to its lower boiling point; thus, that early amount must be returned to the fire.

[alabama_heart]

Did not know that....I’m going to file that away in my brain. Just for information purposes of course...ha.

[libstripper]

Looks like the Muslim moonshiners in Iran don’t know about this. They need to be reading this thread.

[libstripper]

Obviously, your only concern is to be able to make high quality, safe hand sanitizer by cooking corn.

[Svartalfiar]

I had been wanting to make my own moonshine. Then I heard a rumor that the 1st 20% of the liquid was poison. How do I know how much is 20%? And how do I test moonshine to see if it is safe?! Therefore, I am back to store bought. Plus, the idea that the mash has to sit for 6 weeks before the still gets fired up. It just sounds too dangerous.

Get started brewing beer, there's no methanol or other death-drink stuff produced. Or, start with wine or mead, they're even simpler, no grain/mash needed. And mead is delicious!

Then, once you get used to the process, it's even easier to learn about and move to distilling. Plus you already have some of the equipment.