This was redistilled multiple times for that very reason. I have also since bought a fractionating column which makes achieving a purer product much faster. : ) Thanks for your comment!

@@thebiomajor5750 I need to "Explain why it is advisable to use a fractionating column as part of the apparatus." rather than regular distillation. why is that

@@jiminycricket6973 it speeds up the distillation process by allowing only the lightest molecules to make it into the condensor, where the heavier ones attach and condense on the glass threads in the fractionating column.

NPC 19867 Thank you! I could put more effort into the videos but I really enjoy the science and sharing it with people. Thank you for such a nice comment. :)

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William none so far

Mohamed TAHIRINE what I do is that blue cooler in the video, I fill with water and free it then top it off with tap water afterwards so its ice cold when it begins running through the condenser.

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Yes please

I ordered everything off eBay. Maybe instead of writing it all out, I should make a video?

So I'll write a short list for you to google items or look on eBay: SH3 Hotplate 3000mL Round Bottom Flask (available in different sizes but 3000mL seemed to be best for larger batches) T connector for the condenser and the flask Thermometer adaptor (that's the piece above the T connector) Lipsig Condensor Aquarium pump Aquarium pump hoses Erlenmeyer flask or collecting bottle Fractionating column (optional but will make the process much faster) Stir bar (optional) Glass alcohol thermometer 2 Chemistry stands 3 Claw Grips All of these can be found on eBay. But before you start you'll need to ferment an ethanol solution to distill. I have another video with the link in the description and all the required supplies are in the video. I should also mention when buying all the glassware, they come in various diameter sizes for the connections. You want to be sure that no matter which size you go with, that they all match so they will fit together properly. A quick google search will help determine how the sizing printed on each piece works.

ebay search term ur looking for is Fractional Column

They would probably remove more water. The 3 angstrom sieves that I used bing to water molecules but are too small for ethanol to bind. If you try this let me know what happens!

Hey! This was pretty much just a distillation but repeated several times and then excess water left over absorbed with molecular sieves.

Good question. The flask used actually is a flat bottomed one for precisely that reason.

@@thebiomajor5750 Oh I did not realise! Thank you for your answer

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It’s an alcohol hydrometer. Just picked it up from eBay.

If you're talking about the end where I used the small clay balls, those are called molecular sieves and they absorb water. 3 Angstrom size is perfect for getting rid of any remaining water and purifying your final product.

its a stir bar

Activuss TV I made a separate video showing the fermentation process. I’ll put a link to it in the description since everyone is interested in that. This might produce some methanol so I wouldn’t drink it without testing it but mainly produces ethanol.

mohamed salahi it is possible to make anhydrous 100% ethanol through the use of 3A molecular sieves.

@@thebiomajor5750 thank you very luch for the expianation . In this video . You can explain to me

Just heat it to a 100C

The solutes with the lower boiling point evaporate first so initially more ethanol is coming over than water. As the water concentration increases in the boiling flask, the temperature rises until once almost all the ethanol has come over, then the water would begin to evaporate and come over as well. The trick is stopping the distillation after most pf the ethanol has come over before you get water diluting your product. Hope that makes sense.

ahmed ali hmm. That’s odd. Even though by then the yeast are dead you should still be able to see them in solution. One way to find out! :)

@@thebiomajor5750 yeah, the yeast is at the bottom of the container, but i want to know if overfermenting it have any consequences

I didn’t because I didn’t want to waste anything. I just redistilled it several more times.

To think of it has a quantity is ignorantly dangerous. It's the methenal you fear. But this is super easy. Menthenol does not create an azeotrope with water, so it will all boil out together before climbing to ethenol Temps. . As Menthenol boils well below the ethinol level, you simply need to watch your vapor Temps.

amazon Vevor 32 piece 24/40 lab glassware kit organic chemistry, then you need a heating mantle

Have is past tense, meaning you already did it. As you were writing in the present tense, you would state it as I "like the background music" . Sorry for the correction, I'm tired of talking like a retard because the 3rd world is lazy.

@@falsedragon33 no one asked u lmao

@Chuck Fina thank you very much. Champagne yeast and distillate yeast are not available. Because I am in Iran and unfortunately these yeasts are illegal!!!!!🥺🙄. What do you mean by distilled yeast? Can you explain more? And where can it be obtained? Thank you again.

@Chuck Fina Thank you very much. I hope you are always healthy. Good luck.👍👍🌹⚘❤💜🌹

Hi. Good morning _ Excuse me, I had a question: what is the proportion between distilled water, sugar and yeast? 🌹💜❤👍

@Chuck Fina Excuse me, what is the weight of yeast bags?

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78 degrees

@@elix_0512 thank you 🙏

@@fahadcccps my pleasure

Im not familiar with the term “heads” but I didn’t discard anything but the leftover liquid after most of the ethanol came over. By repeating the distillation, I was able to get rid of more water each time.

The Bio Major “heads” refers to the minuscule amounts of methyl, congeners, aldehydes and esters which evaporate and condense at much lower temperatures then the alcohol in your still, which means it’s the first bit of toxins to enter your collection jug. If you don’t throw that stuff out, your risking blindness.

@@hammondcheesa-angwich6009 oh yeah. I don’t use this for drinking but i would imagine that repeated distillations would get rid of those lower boiling point impurities.

The Bio Major okay cool, Another question, after “beer stripping” (which is what you did here by putting the wash through its first distillation) , did you water down that newly distilled distillate before throwing it in again to be distilled once more? Or did you just throw it in?

@@hammondcheesa-angwich6009 I didn’t add any more water since it is so hard to get rid of in the first place. Just threw it back in the larger flask to redistill several times.

It is an alcohol hydrometer yes.

@@thebiomajor5750 thanks a lot. I also have another doubt in the distillation process. How many repeats do u do to get the most accurate measurements? Also, I won't be getting as much ethanol as you, my ethanol produced would keep decreasing.

@@sairamprasath7216 I don’t remember the exact count but it was quite a few times. I’m glad I had the molecular receives otherwise there’s no way I could get it to the purity I did. I have since done this again using a fraction of the column and that seem to reduce the amount of distillations necessary.

@@thebiomajor5750 Thanks a lot!! never got such a fast reply :)

@@thebiomajor5750 Hi, I was wondering if we could measure the ethanol in some other way? Also, why use a hydrometer when you can directly measure in volumetric flask? Is it because of errors?

I wouldn't try it, I'm uncertain what tests there are to ensure there is no methanol present and you wouldn't want to go blind or get brain damage from drinking this if it had any in there. I'm sure there is some way for people who distill drinkable alcohol to check for this though.

maw kuri i would think so, but not 100% positive. Look up the genus and species and see whether they do anaerobic fermentation and if ethanol is a byproduct.

@@thebiomajor5750 I just found your video channel. Have you ever considered making antibiotics? How would one?? Love this info THANK YOU !!

Chris G I have considered it yes, but theres no way Id take it without testing it for chemical purity and I don’t have an NMR or anything to do that with. I saved a procedure from an organic chemistry lab manual for an older used one, and perhaps in the future I’ll try synthesizing it but without a way to see what Ive really made, its not as fun. I may be able to bring it a sample to my university to use their equipment.

@@thebiomajor5750 Excellent. I am working on doing the same for my personal experiments. Good luck and Bless

Get some on Amazon or ebay, that's what I did.

Nat B I bought each of the pieces separately from different dealers on eBay.

@@thebiomajor5750 thanks man. Do you know the names of those items?

​@@natb9741 Yeah. So I'll write a short list for you to google items or look on eBay: SH3 Hotplate 3000mL Round Bottom Flask (available in different sizes but 3000mL seemed to be best for larger batches) T connector for the condenser and the flask Thermometer adaptor (that's the piece above the T connector) Lipsig Condensor Aquarium pump Aquarium pump hoses Erlenmeyer flask or collecting bottle Fractionating column (optional but will make the process much faster) Stir bar (optional) Glass alcohol thermometer 2 Chemistry stands 3 Claw Grips All of these can be found on eBay. But before you start you'll need to ferment an ethanol solution to distill. I have another video with the link in the description and all the required supplies are in the video. I should also mention when buying all the glassware, they come in various diameter sizes for the connections. You want to be sure that no matter which size you go with, that they all match so they will fit together properly. A quick google search will help determine how the sizing printed on each piece works.

@@thebiomajor5750 Do you have an estimate of how much all this glassware will cost?

@@piperna5786 The glassware alone isn't too much. I'd say for what I used in this setup, perhaps $100-$150.

you can make it with some pots prob

Rumtean Miki yeah this set up is not what most people have in their kitchens but the principle is quite simple. After fermenting the ethanol you just need a way to distill it. I’ve seen other videos on KZfaq where people have made their own distillers. The glassware isn’t that expensive if you order from eBay though.

@@thebiomajor5750 you probably can make it with some pots buckets etc

@@thebiomajor5750 can i ask do you know how to do isopropyl alchol or is it made with ethanol?

Elia341 this particular procedure just isolates the ethanol already produced by the yeast. I’m sure there are procedures online how to make isopropyl alcohol though. But it may be more complicated.