[TR] Lucas Beer in Stereo ++ Very True Story

[fred thomas]

> If I remember my chemistry correctly, flame tests for copper ions are
> also green.  The difference in color should be noted--copper burns
> bluish-green, while a pale sea-foam green color indicates lead.  So,
> someone being very careful to exclude lead from their copper distilling
> equipment would be tarred unfairly by this flame test.  As well, this
> test would indicate little about the much greater danger in
> moonshine--wood alcohol.  All commonly available alcohols burn with a
> light, barely perceptible blue flame, and it would take some discernment
> to note the flame difference between methanol and ethanol.
>
>
> Cheers.
>
> -- 
> Michael D. Porter
> Roswell, NM
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Have no idea bout Chemistry class, ye see he never made it even to grade 
school, how long have ya been running a still ??? Now I wonder if they 
taught you that the higher the alcohol content the stronger the drink and 
the drinker only drinks half as much, also the higher the content the bluer 
the flame, the bluer the flame the stronger the smell  the better the taste, 
he never taught all of his hand-me-downs knowledge or even his cooking 
skills, just know he could tell by the color of the flame what was in the 
batch, I'm sure chemistry class taught many things but I doubt very 
seriously they have ever had a class on "Stills" or how to make a quality 
"SHINE", nice to know we have a monitor on the list, know how you feel now 
Joe. "FT"