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Come on baby light my FIRE!
RRP
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A few years back there was a topic about using EVERCLEAR grain alcohol for "instant lighting" a BGE. I bought a half gallon of that, used it once which about scared the living sh*t out of me and then that bottle went into the back of the broom closet!
Tonight I was busy and thought "oh boy - I need an accelorater to get my egg going".
I poured some EVERCLEAR into a squirt bottle and WOW - STAND BACK NONE BELIEVERS!!! I had a HOT BGE as soon as the blue flames went out!
ONLY warning is WATCH OUT!!!...but there was NO after taste like a petroleum product.
Tonight I was busy and thought "oh boy - I need an accelorater to get my egg going".
I poured some EVERCLEAR into a squirt bottle and WOW - STAND BACK NONE BELIEVERS!!! I had a HOT BGE as soon as the blue flames went out!
ONLY warning is WATCH OUT!!!...but there was NO after taste like a petroleum product.
Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time
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Goodness grayshush great balls of Fire!
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"The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan
Minnesota -
Pity we can't get the real Everclear in California. Since Bacardi pulled its 151 its getting harder to find anything that you could drink but would rather use as a fuel.Near San Francisco in California
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Your nanny state is taking care of youbaychilla said:Pity we can't get the real Everclear in California. Since Bacardi pulled its 151 its getting harder to find anything that you could drink but would rather use as a fuel. -
Sucks when your shot can’t be flaming.baychilla said:Pity we can't get the real Everclear in California. Since Bacardi pulled its 151 its getting harder to find anything that you could drink but would rather use as a fuel.
Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga -
How do you drink a flaming Dr. Pepper without 151 and a flame?
Everclear is (or at least used to be) 190 proof. A little goes a long way when lighting it. Can you get 90% rubbing alcohol from the pharmacy in Commiefornia?Aledo, Texas
Large BGE
KJ Jr.
Exodus 12:9 KJV
Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof. -
I can't recall the rubbing alcohol level but the Everclear sold in California is 151. The other states I believe get the full 190.Near San Francisco in California
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Ron, that's alcohol abuse. At least redeem yourself and pour what remains into a watermelon and consume.
LBGE 2013 & MM 2014Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FANFlying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL -
The rubbing alcohol I get is 90%. I never thought it did a great job as a charcoal accelerant, but maybe I wasn't adding enough.1 LBGE in Chapel Hill, NC
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I'll have to try the 90% from the drugstore. Will surely be cheaper than this Everclear sold as booze. Btw my bottle of napalm is 95% alcohol by volume and 190 proof.Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time
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i would be making limoncello with thatRRP said:I'll have to try the 90% from the drugstore. Will surely be cheaper than this Everclear sold as booze. Btw my bottle of napalm is 95% alcohol by volume and 190 proof. fukahwee maineyou can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it -
Brings back faint memories of Trash Can Punch back in the day.lolNPHuskerFL said:Ron, that's alcohol abuse. At least redeem yourself and pour what remains into a watermelon and consume.Thank you,DarianGalveston Texas -
We made it in bathtubs and called it Hooch.-----------------------------------------analyze adapt overcome2008 -Large BGE. 2013- Small BGE and 2015 - Mini. Henderson, Ky.
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