On Tue, 09 Aug 2011 22:27:05 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:

> Dan Abel wrote:
> > In article >,
> > sf > wrote:
> >
> >> On Mon, 8 Aug 2011 09:43:46 +0200, "Giusi" > wrote:
> >>
> >>> "sf" > ha scritto nel messaggio
> >>>>> jesus. can't you get some more than decent booze at that price? not
> >>>>> paint
> >>>>> remover?
> >>>>>
> >>>> My sentiments too. They're lucky not to end up with alcohol
> >>>> poisoning. I haven't ever seen it and have only read about it here in
> >>>> rfc. What's the point? It always sounds to me like it's a bunch of
> >>>> stupid science students getting as drunk as possible as fast as
> >>>> possible. Now they're bragging about pickling their livers? They're
> >>>> still as immature as when they were in college.
> >>> But the original post is about alcohol used to make things. If you use 95%
> >>> pure alcohol, then to get to an 80 proof or 100 proof finished product, you
> >>> have more latitude. I keep carefulk track of what I have added and how it
> >>> affected the proof and when it is balanced in tatse, I add mineral water to
> >>> bring it to final proof. Meantime, you can dilute with juices, syrups,
> >>> spices, solids, whatever.
> >>>
> >> So far that part of the conversation hasn't happened. It's only a few
> >> people reminiscing about their college days and Everclear.
> >
> > You must have been skipping a lot of posts.
> >
> > In addition, there have been a lot of threads in this group over the
> > years about limoncello, which I remember you participating in. A big
> > part of that discussion was about what kind of alchohol to use in making
> > it, whether you needed something with the strength of Everclear, or
> > whether an ordinary (in the US) 80 proof flavorless cheap vodka worked
> > as well.
> >
> I clearly need to find old threads. I know people here and
> elsewhere have spoken of making liqueurs and such--yes, usually
> with vodka.

As far as I can tell, limoncello and any other liqueur will work just
fine with the 151.

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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.