methanol content from potatoes

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billgates955
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methanol content from potatoes

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I know malasses produces very little methanol, and grapes produce alot but how much methanol does fermenting potatoes produce?
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Are you distilling?
Bad bill, bad.

I don't know that I have seen a beer that includes potatoes. Mushroom yes, Potatoe, no.

As for methanol, it would be more of a function of yeast and fermentation tempreture than source of converted sugar unless you are in fact steam column distilling.

Steve
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