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Everclear/Grain Alcohol in Northern NJ

scott123

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scott123

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I'm thinking about making my own extracts and would like to use grain alcohol to do so. I'm having a hard time finding it in liquour stores, and when I do, it's ridiculously priced. Anyone come across a good deal on it?

Rosie

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Dr. Lowell says that you need a Federal Stamp to get 100% grain alcohol. Chemistry supply places sell it. Also, 95% grain alcohol which is available usually has some chemicals in it making it undrinkable. Your best bet is to buy the "drinkable alcohol" in a liquor store.

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Curlz

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Don't know about Everclear specifically, but I'd trust Lowell on that info!

Fwiw, I'm becoming a big fan of the Total Wine & Liquor stores--GREAT prices and GREAT selection. I know there is one in West Orange on the back end of Essex Green shopping center (in the strip opposite the Shop Rite), but they have other locations...somewhere.

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Don't know about Everclear specifically, but I'd trust Lowell on that info! 

Fwiw, I'm becoming a big fan of the Total Wine & Liquor stores--GREAT prices and GREAT selection.  I know there is one in West Orange on the back end of Essex Green shopping center (in the strip opposite the Shop Rite), but they have other locations...somewhere.

Brand I remember was Graves Ethyl Alcohol. Only saw Everclear on the west coast. :biggrin:

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Curlz

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Really? I'm an east coast gal and knew what he was talking about right away...I suspect we had it at one time--just not sure if we still do! :hmmm:

"I'm not eating it...my tongue is just looking at it!" --My then-3.5 year-old niece, who was NOT eating a piece of gum

"Wow--this is a fancy restaurant! They keep bringing us more water and we didn't even ask for it!" --My 5.75 year-old niece, about Bread Bar

"He's jumped the flounder, as you might say."

NulloModo

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Hmm, rest assured Everclear is quite alive and well on the East Coast (at least around here, but then again, this is a college town, any alcohol better well be availible).

He don't mix meat and dairy,

He don't eat humble pie,

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And hang the bastard high!

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richl2214

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I've seen it at Buy Rite in Nutley. I think a pint is around $15? Besides you can go into any liquor store and have them ordfer it for you if they don't have it on the shelves. My buddy use to buy it as a cleaner for his smoking pipes.

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WHT

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Dr. Lowell says that you need a Federal Stamp to get 100% grain alcohol. Chemistry supply places sell it. Also, 95% grain alcohol which is available usually has some chemicals in it making it undrinkable. Your best bet is to buy the "drinkable alcohol"  in a liquor store.

Here in Chicago they only sel the 145% because of some inane law. Anyplace else Everclear and its cousins are 198%. Ten years ago in NJ a 750Ml went for about $18.00 a little high but liveable because of the purity.

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Poots

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last time i checked it was available by the 1.75 liter in South Orange at Wine Emporium on Valley Rd...i think for around 30 bucks. i used to make some great punch with that stuff..... :wacko:

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