Thread: chemicals in cotton wool drink filter

"john brook" <> wrote > On a website for real ginger beer, they recommended
straining it through
> cotton wool.
>
> I could see cotton wool could make a handy very fine straining medium, but
> might it leach some chemicals perhaps used in the production process; that
> were not good to have in the final product?

There is indeed 'cotton wool' that has been bleached and sterillized to use
for medical purposes such as packing a wound. It may be safe enough to
strain ginger beer but I'm not so sure about the taste or the er...umm...
would the word be 'clarity'? Seems like you'd wind up with some fuzzy
particles. Interesting question. Polly

On 6/13/2011 9:25 AM, Polly Esther wrote:
>
> "john brook" <> wrote > On a website for real ginger beer, they
> recommended straining it through
>> cotton wool.
>>
>> I could see cotton wool could make a handy very fine straining medium,
>> but might it leach some chemicals perhaps used in the production
>> process; that were not good to have in the final product?
>
> There is indeed 'cotton wool' that has been bleached and sterillized to
> use for medical purposes such as packing a wound. It may be safe enough
> to strain ginger beer but I'm not so sure about the taste or the
> er...umm... would the word be 'clarity'? Seems like you'd wind up with
> some fuzzy particles. Interesting question. Polly
>
>
Filter papers, as used by chemists, don't add to the filtrate but it's
difficult to select the right grade especially if the particles being
filtered tend to stick together. You might just be able to use the
filter basket of a coffee maker.

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James Silverton, Potomac

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On Mon, 13 Jun 2011 13:29:17 +0100, john brook wrote:

> On a website for real ginger beer, they recommended straining it through
> cotton wool.
>
> I could see cotton wool could make a handy very fine straining medium, but
> might it leach some chemicals perhaps used in the production process; that
> were not good to have in the final product?

People have been using cotton balls to strain heroin, speed, and
cocaine for decades and they're not dying left and right and quite
happy.

-sw

On Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:57:49 -0400, James Silverton
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On 6/13/2011 9:25 AM, Polly Esther wrote:
>>
>> "john brook" <> wrote > On a website for real ginger beer, they
>> recommended straining it through
>>> cotton wool.
>>>
>>> I could see cotton wool could make a handy very fine straining medium,
>>> but might it leach some chemicals perhaps used in the production
>>> process; that were not good to have in the final product?
>>
>> There is indeed 'cotton wool' that has been bleached and sterillized to
>> use for medical purposes such as packing a wound. It may be safe enough
>> to strain ginger beer but I'm not so sure about the taste or the
>> er...umm... would the word be 'clarity'? Seems like you'd wind up with
>> some fuzzy particles. Interesting question. Polly
>>
>>
>Filter papers, as used by chemists, don't add to the filtrate but it's
>difficult to select the right grade especially if the particles being
>filtered tend to stick together. You might just be able to use the
>filter basket of a coffee maker.

An aquarium filter may work... just let it run for a day.

On Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:26:01 -0400, Brooklyn1 wrote:

> An aquarium filter may work... just let it run for a day.

Oh yeah - I want fish turds, algae, and fisdh pee in MY ginger beer!

-sw

Sqwertz wrote:

>On Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:26:01 -0400, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> An aquarium filter may work... just let it run for a day.
>
>Oh yeah - I want fish turds, algae, and fisdh pee in MY ginger beer!

Normal folks would assume new... we all know you don't clean your
ass... dwarfs have such short arms. LOL

On Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:22:05 -0400, Brooklyn1 wrote:

> Sqwertz wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:26:01 -0400, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>
>>> An aquarium filter may work... just let it run for a day.
>>
>>Oh yeah - I want fish turds, algae, and fish pee in MY ginger beer!
>
> Normal folks would assume new... we all know you don't clean your
> ass... dwarfs have such short arms. LOL

So I'm supposed to butty an aquarium pump just so I can buy an
aquarium filter just so I can strain my ginger brew?

Do you have any more of those bright ideas up your sleave? I'd like
to hear them!

-sw

Sqwertz <[email protected]> wrote:

>Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>>>On Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:26:01 -0400, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>
>>>> An aquarium filter may work... just let it run for a day.
>>>
>>>Oh yeah - I want fish turds, algae, and fish pee in MY ginger beer!
>>
>> Normal folks would assume new... we all know you don't clean your
>> ass... dwarfs have such short arms. LOL
>
>So I'm supposed to butty an aquarium pump just so I can buy an
>aquarium filter just so I can strain my ginger brew?
>
>Do you have any more of those bright ideas up your sleave? I'd like
>to hear them!

You're just a CHEAPO MuhFuhkin' Bastard... we ain't tawkin' a
filtration system for Sea World here... you can buy an entire aquarium
filter kit for your widdle jug of hooch at Amazon for like $16, and
you can buy one at Walmart for $11:
http://www.amazon.com/Small-World%C2...7988222&sr=8-1
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Regent-For...-1-ct/10313136
And between filtration jobs you can shove the tube up your
tighter-than-a-clam's-ass butt hole and maybe pump yourself up to big
boy size. All the normal folks know you're angry because you couldn't
think of using an aquarium filter... only a total moron couldn't think
of a dozen ways to filter your widdle ginger poop... normal brained
people would be ashamed to post your silly question... you're a
friggin' loser, dwarf... you were always a loser, you will always be a
loser.

On Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:04:52 -0400, Brooklyn1 wrote:

> Sqwertz <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>
>>> Sqwertz wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:26:01 -0400, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> An aquarium filter may work... just let it run for a day.
>>>>
>>>>Oh yeah - I want fish turds, algae, and fish pee in MY ginger beer!
>>>
>>> Normal folks would assume new... we all know you don't clean your
>>> ass... dwarfs have such short arms. LOL
>>
>>So I'm supposed to buy an aquarium pump just so I can buy an
>>aquarium filter just so I can strain my ginger brew?
>>
>>Do you have any more of those bright ideas up your sleave? I'd like
>>to hear them!
>
> You're just a CHEAPO MuhFuhkin' Bastard... we ain't tawkin' a
> filtration system for Sea World here... you can buy an entire aquarium
> filter kit ....

LOL! Stop! You're killing me!

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-sw