Comments on: Filtering Spirits Using Brita Type Filters

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:18:27 +0000

It’s a subject of great debate, with many differing viewpoints. Personally, I have chosen to avoid plastic where possible as I don’t want to take the risk. There is some more information here (Q8):

http://www.wikignole.be/wiki/New_Distillers_FAQ

Basically, seeing as there appears to be evidence that plastics can leech out into water when stored in plastic bottles, it seems logical that alcohol (as a solvent) would have a similar effect. The amounts concerned are probably very small, but it would be remiss of me to recommend that people do this when it could potentially impact on their health.

Or to put it more bluntly, if it was me then I’d probably switch to glass containers (pretty cheap at Ikea) as soon as possible. There’s a small risk from what you’ve already done, but in the ‘real world’ it’s *probably* minimal. The choice is yours!

By: Christopher

Christopher — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 23:58:05 +0000

since you wrote:

“For now, just know that most people would say that plastic and alcohol do not mix, and that you could be risking your health if you choose to do so.”

(sorry, i don’t know how to use tags apparently)

By: Christopher

Christopher — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 23:56:13 +0000

I’ve started infusing vodka with fruit in some plastic containers I bought from Tesco. Now I’m worried since you wrote

I searched here for an article on the risks associated with alcohol/plastic interaction, but couldn’t find one. Should I be concerned? Should I dump out this vodka I’ve been infusing?
Thanks!

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Fri, 07 May 2010 08:34:31 +0000

Thanks Steve, glad you like it! Just goes to show as well how much better the stuff you can make at home is compared to the cheap spirits you can buy… or even the expensive brands!

By: steve

steve — Thu, 06 May 2010 22:19:34 +0000

Love this site – I’m still learning the dark arts of brewing but the britta vs vodka experiment is one I’ve tried a few times and it does make cheap ass supermarket vodka more bearable!

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By: Sven

Sven — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:20:15 +0000

Glad to see this blog is still going. I came across it a little while back and have found it very useful. Look forward to reading more articles in the future

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