chemical reactions?
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 7:19 pm
Been meanin to ask this for awhile, and when I was drainin a year old barrel tonight it reminded me of these questions. Maybe some of you chemical guys can answer them.
When I rinse out a bottle that has contained spirits, it foams like mad. Now, Im talkin bout store bought that friend have given me, or a bottle that ive had my makins in. Why the foam up?
#2When I diluted my high proof, the temp rises. This happens when i have water and spirit setting side by side for days and the dilute by 20%. Ive never checked them individually before mixing but when i check to verify final proof the temp has risen by around 2 to 3 deg C. Once again why?
Neither of these cause me to lose sleep, but i do wonder what causes it.
Now an observation I do understand. The earlier mentioned barrel project yeilded me 22proof higher than when i put it up
, course the volume was a bit lower. I had read about this and it held true.
When I rinse out a bottle that has contained spirits, it foams like mad. Now, Im talkin bout store bought that friend have given me, or a bottle that ive had my makins in. Why the foam up?
#2When I diluted my high proof, the temp rises. This happens when i have water and spirit setting side by side for days and the dilute by 20%. Ive never checked them individually before mixing but when i check to verify final proof the temp has risen by around 2 to 3 deg C. Once again why?
Neither of these cause me to lose sleep, but i do wonder what causes it.
Now an observation I do understand. The earlier mentioned barrel project yeilded me 22proof higher than when i put it up
, course the volume was a bit lower. I had read about this and it held true.