91% isopropyl alcohol is BACK

RRP said:

Contrary to some eggers I do like to have 91% on hand when I really need to get my egg fire up fast. Only problem is it goes BOOM when it ignites so you have to be QUITE careful. I just squirt some on the lump, strike a “wooden kitchen match” stand way back and throw it in. DAMN near an explosion!

Ever since the pandemic started then 91 & 93% have been impossible to find as the companies making hand sanitizer gobbled up the market! 

Today I found some 1 quart bottles at Wally World. Now with 2 bottles that should last my need for HOT and FAST fires for some time.

Isopropyl alcohol is poisonous and therefore not allowed in hand sanitizer.   FWIW

That said, it is used for other types of sterilization.  

Nay, 93% won't work here, too cold 

Actually, after researching it, isopropyl alcohol is acceptable by the FDA for hand sanitizer.   I stand corrected.  It and ethanol are the only two alcohols that are acceptable.   You are right, Ron!

Methanol bad, Ethanol good.

SonVolt said:

Methane, the best

The ol' upper decker

RRP said:

True story...what got me hooked on using an accelerant was a 1.75 liter of Ever Clear that I had purchased years ago for some reason that escapes me. Anyway - in order to use it rather than just pitch it I started lighting my fire with it until gone! Now 91% is far far cheaper.

Come on Ron, tell the truth - you and Pat decided to make jello shots, didn't you? 

RRP said:

LOL - nope, I fall on my butt often enough stone sober, so no need for Jello shots!

RRP said:

OK - I didn't remember the "why" but I did remember the "$47" which the better half didn't know. After all what is a better way of destroying a stupid move than to burn it up?

buy a bottle of this and store in the freezer, serve in a small aperitif style glass on sunday mornings. the everclear mixed with lemon peel and sugar stored for 6 months makes this. some are too sweet, the villa massa is just about right

nolaegghead said:

Not that I drink anymore, but just the sight of an everclear bottle makes me want to hurl.  Everclear is loaded with contaminants, my guess is fusel oils/alcohols.

used to make 55 gallon barrels filled with punch, one of the ingredients was everclear. used to see lots of hurling clear thru the next day.  things really got going if i opened a bottle of pepperoncinis for breakfast in the morning.

buzd504 said:

JohnInCarolina said:

RRP said:

True story...what got me hooked on using an accelerant was a 1.75 liter of Ever Clear that I had purchased years ago for some reason that escapes me. Anyway - in order to use it rather than just pitch it I started lighting my fire with it until gone! Now 91% is far far cheaper.

Come on Ron, tell the truth - you and Pat decided to make jello shots, didn't you? 

Jello shots made out of everclear are like sterno.  And they burn going in both directions.

I really was just joking.  I wouldn’t recommend to anyone actually trying to make those.

Back in my college days I did once make a batch of jell-o shots out of Devil Springs vodka.  I had more than my fair share of them.  I don’t remember much from that evening but I’ve been told that at some point I was just crawling around on the dorm room floor, unable to stand and jabbering gibberish.   Ah... college!

JohnInCarolina said:

buzd504 said:

JohnInCarolina said:

RRP said:

True story...what got me hooked on using an accelerant was a 1.75 liter of Ever Clear that I had purchased years ago for some reason that escapes me. Anyway - in order to use it rather than just pitch it I started lighting my fire with it until gone! Now 91% is far far cheaper.

Come on Ron, tell the truth - you and Pat decided to make jello shots, didn't you? 

Jello shots made out of everclear are like sterno.  And they burn going in both directions.

I really was just joking.  I wouldn’t recommend to anyone actually trying to make those.

Back in my college days I did once make a batch of jell-o shots out of Devil Springs vodka.  I had more than my fair share of them.  I don’t remember much from that evening but I’ve been told that at some point I was just crawling around on the dorm room floor, unable to stand and jabbering gibberish.   Ah... college!

I tried making them in college once with everclear.  Couldn't get them to turn to jello.  Was just red everclear.  I think I used too much everclear and not enough water...

speaking of Apple Pie . . . I made a batch of Hoss's AP and took it to 1 of the OKC's eggfest.  Boy did I get some dirty looks from some company reps that had to drive back to Dallas that night!  

JohnInCarolina said:

saluki2007 said:

JohnInCarolina said:

buzd504 said:

JohnInCarolina said:

RRP said:

True story...what got me hooked on using an accelerant was a 1.75 liter of Ever Clear that I had purchased years ago for some reason that escapes me. Anyway - in order to use it rather than just pitch it I started lighting my fire with it until gone! Now 91% is far far cheaper.

Come on Ron, tell the truth - you and Pat decided to make jello shots, didn't you? 

Jello shots made out of everclear are like sterno.  And they burn going in both directions.

I really was just joking.  I wouldn’t recommend to anyone actually trying to make those.

Back in my college days I did once make a batch of jell-o shots out of Devil Springs vodka.  I had more than my fair share of them.  I don’t remember much from that evening but I’ve been told that at some point I was just crawling around on the dorm room floor, unable to stand and jabbering gibberish.   Ah... college!

I tried making them in college once with everclear.  Couldn't get them to turn to jello.  Was just red everclear.  I think I used too much everclear and not enough water...

You have to cut it with water to legit make jello. I don’t know where the line is but I’m sure we pushed it with the Devil Springs.

Max 20% v/v or 40 proof