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pour your alcohol in a jar with a lid. (this can also be done in its container but its easier to see the layers in clear glass). pour in some salt and shake the shit out of it for a few minutes. keep pouring in salt and shaking until no more salt will dissolve and let it sit until the heavier salt water solution settles to the bottom. then you just pour off your top alcohol layer and it should be over 90% pure at this point. i usually just buy it at 90% but last night they were out and only had 70% and it burns like shit in my alcohol lamp so this trick comes in handy sometimes.

pour your alcohol in a jar with a lid. (this can also be done in its container but its easier to see the layers in clear glass). pour in some salt and shake the shit out of it for a few minutes. keep pouring in salt and shaking until no more salt will dissolve and let it sit until the heavier salt water solution settles to the bottom. then you just pour off your top alcohol layer and it should be over 90% pure at this point. i usually just buy it at 90% but last night they were out and only had 70% and it burns like shit in my alcohol lamp so this trick comes in handy sometimes.

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[–] 0 pt 4y

thats right i forgot about heet. i have to go to ace hardware and pick up a gallon of alcohol there. i think they sell it as fuel or paint thinner.

[–] [deleted] 0 pt 4y

it pretty much the same thing if i remember, methanol & isopropanol

or if you really wanna get prepper you could build a reflux distill, the first cup or so depending on your size is the same the thing. also it would have acetone it as well.

plus you can drink it while waiting for your doom. 95% ethanol burns so clean btw.

[–] 1 pt 4y

i have a nice reflux column i built out of 2 inch copper pipe. i cut it up into sections to put a new condenser section and glass chamber. i never got around to putting it back together. i use an empty beer keg as a still pot. i have a picture of it before i finished it.

https://pic8.co/sh/Yj8vnc.jpg

[–] [deleted] 0 pt 4y

nice, that is the kind of setup i would like to have. my pot is only 5 gallons. 10 gallons i think would be best.

I have been wanting to make a column like that for a long time now. the one thing i dont see see is how you keep it cold, you must have a coil inside, anyways. thanks for sharing