The Intoxicating Origins of Alcohol Distillation
by Lori Dorn from Laughing Squid on (#6YDD0)
Synthetic organic chemist Chem Thug talks about the intoxicating history behind ethyl alcohol. He examines distilling methods, their evolution over the centuries, the isolation of the chemical formula forethanol, the deadly combinations created duringProhibition, and the various avenues explored in modern times to produce alcohol.
Join me on a deep dive into the intoxicating history of alcohol, what makes things an alcohol" in a chemical sense, and how critical advancements in organic chemistry allowed us to go from brewing humble meads to modern monstrosities
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