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supercool
Supercooled juices for greater refreshment? | |
While some juices and beverages may lose some of their distinct flavor when chilled excessively, I find that I'd enjoy some other beverages- White grape, specifically, more if they could only be SUPERcooled. I've tried sticking a glass in the freezer prior to consumption, but rather obviously that only
creates ice crystals. I've experimented lightly with adding pure grain alcohol to lower the freezing point without altering the flavor too much, however, the "feeling" of the alcohol in the mouth was displeasing when trying to enjoy SuperCoolGrape. Can anyone think of an alternative anti-freeze (preferably not Anti-Freeze, of course, for obvious reasons)?
Read this.
http://www.telemet.com/snow_snomax.htm
Website says that PURE water can be supercooled below zero... in somewhat lay terms. [polartomato, Jul 14 2002, last modified Oct 21 2004]
For angel
http://www.halfbake.../idea/soy_20coolant
soy coolant [thumbwax, Jul 15 2002, last modified Oct 17 2004]
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Ugh. Worse than antifreeze. |
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Chicken-flavored supercooled soup, anyone? |
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Maybe a small amount of brine could be added to a fruity one, but covered up with sugar/flavoring? |
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//Soy Coolant.//
Is that like soylant cool? |
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Propylene Glycol. Very low freezing point (almost as efficient as its poisonous cousin, Ethylene Glycol), Propylene Glycol is potable in weak solution. It has been used for years as an opthalmic lubricant, so the drinks should go down reeeaaallll easy. |
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One thought occurs to me: more than "brain freeze", if these drinks *are* supercooled, you stand a strong chance of giving your throat frostbite. You might possibly want to rethink your idea. |
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Good point, DC. Apparently the winos in Russia have a problem with the low freezing point of vodka and the damage it can do to a throat if swigged too deeply. |
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Are they "winos" if they drink substances, like vodka, other than wine? Wouldn't they then be called "vodkaholics?" |
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Run the grape juice through a very fine filter before freezing. Ice crystals form around particles suspended in the water. |
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Or use ice cubes made of grape juice? |
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//Are they "winos" if they drink substances, like vodka, other than wine?// |
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Almost baked. I can't wait for a chilly soda like "Pepsi Freeze" or super-cooled water. http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99991677 |
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