Filtering my Tequila with a Pur Water Filter

[Zysoclaplem]

Because I could barely taste the Jose after running it through 4 times.

 

[FreshPrince]

w
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why would you do that?

 

[kranky]

I'm guessing the alcohol was diluted by the residual water in the filter.

 

[blurredvision]

Hell, I've been here too long. I remember a thread here about this very thing a couple years back, and in it was a link to a site where someone was doing some unscientific testing on filtering alcohol. You might want to google for it.

EDIT: Maybe this is it.

EDIT2: Another one.

 

[ballmode]

uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

[Kerouactivist]

Originally posted by: Zysoclaplem
Because I could barely taste the Jose after running it through 4 times.

I've heard of filtering vodka through a water purifier but never tequila

 

[FoBoT]

no, it can change the taste of vodka, but it doesn't filter the alcohol

 

[MegaVovaN]

Alcohol is not large particles...it is blended extremely well with water.

It is very hard to sepate alc and water thru boiling (similar boiling points), and def filter won't do jack.

All you may accomplish is filter some (large) particles in tequila.

 

[Dr. Detroit]

Don't by the cheap mixto crap.

Regular old Cuervo is 49% grain alcohol + 51% tequila. The gold color comes from food coloring.

I can understand filtering Vodka beacuse it's nothing more than grain alcohol with no flavor, but tequila should taste like tequila. Spend a little extra on the 100% agave stuff and leave the filtering for that Popov crap!

 

[Q]

your a dumbass OP DIAF

Yes I am pissed b/c the Steelers lost and I need to vent

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: Quintox
your a dumbass OP DIAF

Yes I am pissed b/c the Steelers lost and I need to vent

lawlz

 

[Throckmorton]

Filtering does work, at least for vodka, where purer=better. It wouldn't reduce alcohol content

 

[sjwaste]

The activated charcoal in the filter binds to aromatics, right? If so, it might remove a lot of the flavors but probably also some of the impurities.

We did it with vodka, definitely works well. Not sure about tequila, though. I'm sure it'll improve the quality, purity-wise, but it'll probably remove a lot of the flavor.

 

[aphex]

If i run it through backwards, will it make it stronger?

 

[sjwaste]

Originally posted by: aphex
If i run it through backwards, will it make it stronger?

Yup! Those brita filters are directional.

 

[MegaVovaN]

Originally posted by: sjwaste

Originally posted by: aphex
If i run it through backwards, will it make it stronger?

Yup! Those brita filters are directional.

Are you saying brita will retain water but let alcohol through? :roll:

 

[sjwaste]

Originally posted by: MegaVovaN

Originally posted by: sjwaste

Originally posted by: aphex
If i run it through backwards, will it make it stronger?

Yup! Those brita filters are directional.

Are you saying brita will retain water but let alcohol through? :roll:

Only if you run it through backwards.

You caught the sarcasm the first time, though, right?

 

[altonb1]

Originally posted by: sjwaste

Originally posted by: MegaVovaN

Originally posted by: sjwaste

Originally posted by: aphex
If i run it through backwards, will it make it stronger?

Yup! Those brita filters are directional.

Are you saying brita will retain water but let alcohol through? :roll:

Only if you run it through backwards.

You caught the sarcasm the first time, though, right?

Now THAT was funny...

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Originally posted by: altonb1

Originally posted by: sjwaste

Originally posted by: MegaVovaN

Originally posted by: sjwaste

Originally posted by: aphex
If i run it through backwards, will it make it stronger?

Yup! Those brita filters are directional.

Are you saying brita will retain water but let alcohol through? :roll:

Only if you run it through backwards.

You caught the sarcasm the first time, though, right?

Now THAT was funny...

Good one. I chuckled.

 

[Exterous]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
no, it can change the taste of vodka, but it doesn't filter the alcohol

thank you mythbusters