Edit: Deleting this post. It's starting to get controversial, but that's OK. Not what I planned on, but whatevers.
this post was submitted on 25 Aug 2024
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Don't distill your own isopropanol in your garage/yard. Simple as that.
That is shocking because many articles on the internet suggest this, and I myself have been distilling IPA for years.
Not trying to challenge or argue, but I’m just surprised and a little embarrassed.
Can anyone comment why this hasn’t been a problem for me? Is this a matter of potency? Or number of cycles of distilling?
This post goes into detail why you shouldn't do it: https://lemmy.ml/post/19598195
As to why there are so many articles on the internet: if there are many articles recommending jumping off a cliff... /j
That stuff is dangerous. Don't trust anyone on that stuff, just because they have a homepage.
I'm guessing you were just lucky.