You’d have to run industrial scale distilling to get enough methanol off sugar fermentation to be dangerous.
Locals told the AP they suspected a popular herbal drink with high alcohol content, known as “Monkey Tail,” was mixed with methanol, causing the deaths.
A trader who sells the concoction in Odigbo, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of being arrested, told the AP there are two versions of Monkey Tail: an original, safe version, and another version which is unsafe.
I’ve understood that’s a myth. In a solution of both methanol and ethanol, both their boiling points changes based on their respective concentrations, hence it’s really hard to separate the two. Most brews however contain a very small amount of methanol, and as long as the ethanol content in a couple of magnitudes higher, the methanol is safe to consume
Improperly managed distillation process. Methanol comes off at a lower temp and they apparently didn’t correctly separate it from the alcohol.
You’d have to run industrial scale distilling to get enough methanol off sugar fermentation to be dangerous.
I’ve understood that’s a myth. In a solution of both methanol and ethanol, both their boiling points changes based on their respective concentrations, hence it’s really hard to separate the two. Most brews however contain a very small amount of methanol, and as long as the ethanol content in a couple of magnitudes higher, the methanol is safe to consume