What is this Clear Oil?

Enlikil · Post by **Enlikil** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 12:00 pm

OK. I have seen this a few times now. I don't know what it is.
I cut my 95% ethanol with water (clean purified store bought water)
and ran it through my Z-filter, and the frst bottle that came out had what looked like ALchohal and water seperation (looked like Clear oil) when i shook it up, it went away and i haven't seen it since.

NOw i did a strippin run today, and i notcied that same thing again when i was pouring it into a carboy...

I have all copper no foriegn materials, straight sugar/turbo wash. and a spotless still.

My question is, When alchohal and water first get tossed together do they appear to not mix up at first?

I can't make the 1st bottle that i had it in show it.. and i have tried over and over.
What do you guys/gals think?

Post by **Tater** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 1:24 pm

markx · Post by **markx** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 5:53 am

Haven't noticed that kind of effect.....although when mixing high proof alcohol with water it seems to react and gives off a cloud of very fine bubbles. Though it might be outgassing of the solution due to the dissipated heat from bonds that are being formed between alcohol and water molecules.

Enlikil · Post by **Enlikil** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 6:59 pm

I'M pretty sure its The water/alchohol not being fully mixed Right when they are mixed together,, although who knows maby i have oil making yeast hehehe