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lenerdenatortoday at 3:37 PM4 repliesview on HN

It'll be interesting to see how many people get methanol poisoning from trying their hand at it without doing the research properly. That being said, so long as it's for private or non-profit use, I don't really see the harm here.


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jotuxtoday at 4:56 PM

>It'll be interesting to see how many people get methanol poisoning from trying their hand at it without doing the research properly.

If you're into home brewing or distilling, the first and only comment people completely unfamiliar with the process say is something about going blind because of methanol. It's disappointing because the process is so rich with history and really interesting problems to solve but the zeitgeist is completely poisoned by prohibition-era propaganda.

OkayPhysicisttoday at 4:41 PM

Unless they try to make booze from woodchips, they'll be fine. Using fruit or grains or potatoes makes it really hard to end up with enough methanol to be dangerous.

amanaplanacanaltoday at 4:31 PM

Probably none. Unless someone is intentionally adding methanol to it.

FergusArgylltoday at 5:04 PM

I dunno, I tried making some myself when I was quite young and I can still see. Don't know what I did wrong / right...