Liquor Pressurization?

[cubsrule420]

I tried a search on this site first and was unsure of an answer. I have seen people pressurize 2 litre bottles as a tap which contains beer and pop, would it also be possible to pressurize a liquor?

Thanks,

CubsRule420

[theholymackerel]

Yer talkin' 'bout carbonatin' booze so it's fizzy, right?

I'm sure ya could, but I'm not sure it's a good idea as the carbonation will force the liquid faster from the stomach to the intestines.

Wouldn't it just be simpler to mix yer booze with soda?

[muckanic]

From memory, CO2 is less soluble in EtOH than in water, so that means less fizz for the same temperature and pressure conditions.

[possum]

I was just about to mention that muckanic.
Relative polarity of the molecule would be the dominant factor. I tink CO2 is a straight,non-polar molecule. Which is more polar, H2O or ethanol ? I hate organic chem,but I have a grip on some principles. Di-pole moment
I think is the way chemists refer to it. Of course, there is some significant h20 in most booze...carbonated 200 proof sounds crazy.

[drunk2much]

god your not the only one that hates organic chem. id rather jump on a pile of aids infected needles than have to go through that again. Your right possum co2 is a linear molecule with no polarity and water is more polar than ethanol

[muckanic]

A quick dig around indicates that CO2 is soluble in water, alcohol and acetone. So, despite being non-polar itself, it would appear to prefer to dissolve in polar substances. I have trouble thinking of a molecule containing C-O bonds that doesn't have some degree of polarity, so maybe it is all relative in the organic world. CO2 does more than just dissolve in water, as a small proportion actually reacts to form carbonic acid.

Interestingly, I remember a debate some time ago about the merits of bottle-conditioned beer where the claim was made that this had the advantage of a finer bead and more prolonged outgassing. This is all in comparison to artificial carbonation, of course. The argument seemed to be once again that the CO2 was doing a bit more than just dissolving and may have been forming some sort of compound.

[possum]

This is only slightly relavent to CUBSRULE420's question about fizzy booze, but...
Ok, Now I show the NERD colors.
There is a phenomenon known as van der Walls forces that has to do with the probabillity of the electrons in a molecule moving temporarily into a non-ideal distribution.
That means that a molecule that has a non-polar distribution on the tinkertoy model or stick and ball level, can have a polar charge distribution due to quantum effects. Electrons are funny, and thier behavior is based on probabillity.

So any way, if CO2 can disolve in ethanol, then it can disolve in ethanol.
I know my rum (@70%abv) needs some time to breath to let out the disolved gasses, and after the outgassing the stuff tastes better.

[stoker]

there's an equilibrium like this: CO2 + H2O <-> H2CO3
and that makes CO2 so solulable in water, you can't have that with ethanol, then it just dissolves

[Watershed]

There is a sparkling vodka on sale in the Uk. I've never bought it because it's probably a cheap vodka and I don't want to pay extra just to have somehting that'll go flat before I finish the bottle. Bear in mind that you're dealing with a mixture of water and ethanol not a pure system.

[markx]

Hehe...fizzy vodka, now that's something I haven't tried yet Although a word of caution to those who decide to build their own carbonating apparatus (like I did just recently ) Don't push the pressure too far and better yet, don't try to use it indoors. Sooner or later it will blow up and make a really sticky mess. I carbonated a mixture of pineapple juice and vodka in a 0.5l plastic soda bottle and blew a hose off the needle valve I used to administer pressurized CO2 into the bottle. I don't need to say that it made a terrible mess in the room. My fish tank, computer and the rug on the floor were all covered with the sticky fizzy mess.

[theholymackerel]

I use somethin' called a carbonater cap to force carbonate stuff at home.

It's a screw on cap that fits soda bottles and two-litre bottles also. The nice thing about these caps is they have quick-connects built for ball-lock connecters. So to carbonate some beer, juice, or cool-aid all I have to do is screw on the cap, set my CO2 regulater to 20-30 psi on my kegerater and then hook up one of my CO2 lines to it and shake the two-litre bottle for 60-90 seconds. Then I unhook the CO2 line, turn the pressure back to normal and let the now pressurised two-litre bottle sit for 15 or 20 min. Then I can remove the carbonater cap and repace it with a regular cap.

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I'm not a stockholder... just a satisfied customer.

[Harry]

I tried a search on this site first and was unsure of an answer. I have seen people pressurize 2 litre bottles as a tap which contains beer and pop, would it also be possible to pressurize a liquor?

Why would you want to?

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[Watershed]

You could always just shove some in a soda siphon ( remember those? ) and see what happens.

[Uncle Jesse]

sure you can pressurize alcohol and make it fizzy, i suppose. i'd hate to be around when you opened it, however. not that it's unstable, but alcohol isn't like a soft drink, and you certainly don't want it spraying in your eyes.

[muckanic]

="Harry". Why would you want to?

Possibly for the same reason that people slam shots of tequila on a table.

[Harry]

=Muckanic
Possibly for the same reason that people slam shots of tequila on a table.

Yeah, figured that. Same as climbing Mt Everest, or me doing a 750ml bottle of 40% Glenfiddich in one sitting..."Because we can"!. )


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[hornedrhodent]

You could always just shove some in a soda siphon ( remember those? ) and see what happens.

Hard to get the bulbs for them in Australia - No longer sold in supermarkets because kids would get them and wrap them up in a bunch of sparklers and light them - Banning fireworks has had some strange consequences.

[Harry]

yup. Anything that can conceivably go "bang" is viewed by authority in Oz with a jaundiced eye. I haven't yet figured out whether they're worried about National Security & terrorism, or whether they're more concerned about the lies they've told as ermmm..."promises"...at the last election polls. Next they'll be banning the humble sulphur matchstick as a potential source of anarchy (well they would if they knew it has been used for generations as a source of ignition accelerant in schoolboy 'bolt bombs').
I guess this post will get me on the 'persons of interest' list, no doubt. :-(


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[hornedrhodent]

yup. Anything that can conceivably go "bang" is viewed by authority in Oz with a jaundiced eye. I haven't yet figured out whether they're worried about National Security & terrorism, or whether they're more concerned about the lies they've told as ermmm..."promises"...at the last election polls. Next they'll be banning the humble sulphur matchstick as a potential source of anarchy (well they would if they knew it has been used for generations as a source of ignition accelerant in schoolboy 'bolt bombs').
I guess this post will get me on the 'persons of interest' list, no doubt. :-(


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I put a hole through my dads shed roof tightening one up in the vise with a spanner - so I guess I'm on the the CIA's list which will undoubtedly be forwarded to little Johnnie's spooks.




It wasn't good for my hearing.

[Uncle Jesse]

if the desire is simply to make a fizzy drink to impress friends, let me just remind you that the 'fraternity brother' mindset isn't the best one for a distiller who works with extremely hard alcohol.

we have nothing to prove, we do this for fun as a hobby.

Possibly for the same reason that people slam shots of tequila on a table.