Alcohol Distillation and Its Health Effects

Alcohol distillation is an extremely hazardous endeavor that requires careful thought and practice to perform successfully. This activity involves boiling a mixture of water and alcohol at high temperatures in order to separate out their respective vapors through fractional distillation, with water boiling at 78.5 degC (173.3 degF) while ethyl alcohol boils at 100 degC 212degF; once collected, these vapors can then be condensed further for more concentrated products that may include hard liquor spirits or alcohol.

Distillation alcohol generates extremely hot vapor that may cause burns. Furthermore, this flammable gas is easily ignited when in contact with an ignition source such as static electricity – for this reason alone it is crucial that when distilling alcohol you keep a fire extinguisher close at hand.

Alcohol production through fermentation is one of the oldest organic reactions used by humanity. Ethanol (ethanol) is one type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages and plays an integral part in modern medicine, scents, dyes, flavourings and industrial chemicals such as paint thinners and fuel.

Methanol, also known as methyl alcohol, is an extremely dangerous byproduct of distillation processes. Although its boiling point resembles that of ethanol, its molecules cling together and make separation during distillation difficult, leading to blindness, kidney and liver damage, respiratory system issues – even death – when consumed directly. Illicit moonshine distillation operations have long been implicated as major sources of lead poisoning in rural Alabama communities – even leading to several automobile radiator mechanic deaths as a result of lead exposure through consumption directly.