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The Price of Alcohol

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by qbee42, Apr 16, 2007.

  1. qbee42

    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    I've been expecting this, but now I have hard evidence. I went to a boating store yesterday and discovered that stove alcohol (which is ethanol) is now $18/gal. Last year it was $12/gal, or an increase of 50%. This is an unscientific one point poll, but it stands to reason that ethanol prices are on the way up. Gard your liquor cabinet. :D

    Tom
     
    #1 qbee42, Apr 16, 2007
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    galaxee mostly benevolent

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    hmm. our scientific supply store lists 4L of reagent-grade etoh as costing $72.10. but i don't know what it cost in the past so i can't gauge much based on that.
     
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  3. qbee42

    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(galaxee @ Apr 16 2007, 10:11 AM) [snapback]423951[/snapback]</div>
    Reagent-grade ethanol would make better stove fuel for our boat. In particular, you could drink it as a cocktail and not have to worry about all of those nasty denaturing agents. :rolleyes:

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    We used to make ethanol in high school (not to use as a gasoline alternative B) ), and it isn't too hard. It's illegal to make it in your backyard, but it could be profitable!
     
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    galaxee mostly benevolent

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    oh, that was denatured etoh... i didn't even look up non-denatured!

    absolute ethanol: 4L $121.60 :blink:

    and you wouldn't wanna drink it with the benzene left over in there from the process of making it that pure.
     
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    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(galaxee @ Apr 16 2007, 10:41 AM) [snapback]423975[/snapback]</div>
    I can see the review now: "...with hints of apples, smokey figs, and benzene." It would be perfect in a martini. :blink:

    Tom
     
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    tripp Which it's a 'ybrid, ain't it?

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    They put phenolphthalein in lab ethanol, if I recall. Not too good for the ol' arse. :D

    BTW, the cost of a bushel of corn doubled from $2 to $4 over the last year.
     
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