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Re:Perfectly Replicating Coca Cola [video] by hinkley on Sunday January 11, 2026 @04:48PM (#46580553)
Someone once said the reason we had alcohol before civilization is that we carry around a chemical testing laboratory in our faces.

It just so happens that everything in beer that can go wrong and hurt you (any sooner than cancer) creates a distinct aftertaste and you can learn to avoid it rather easily.

The only exception of course is if you use poisonous ingredients in the first place.

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Re:Perfectly Replicating Coca Cola [video] by gunalx on Monday January 12, 2026 @06:19AM (#46586955)
or instdad of ethanol have brewed methanol.
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Re:Perfectly Replicating Coca Cola [video] by jrochkind1 on Monday January 12, 2026 @09:55AM (#46589349)
That's much more of a danger when distilling, just brewing with yeast it's difficult to wind up in a situation with dangerous methanol.
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