The Gilpin bit is ridiculous. Glucose level in urine is less than 100mg/l, let’s say that you get one diabetic guy doing really really bad at 400 mg/l. The normal human can produce 2l of urine daily, tops, let’s make this diabetic guy even more super human at 4l per day. Conversion of glucose into ethanol yields 40% in mass and this is the theoretical value. So let’s make this guy inhumanely diabetic, amazingly pisser and extraterrestrial efficient. Then, you get 1.6 grams of ethanol per day. You need no less than 200 guys like this one to produce one litre of 40% whiskey.
What’s wrong with this family?? Why would they even consider using “piss” in their whiskey business!?! Thank the good Lord they ain’t in the chocolate business!
Ok, that whiskey bit is a little misleading, he doesn’t use the urine directly; the whole thing started as an art project. He takes the urine, purifies it into water (similar to what water treatment plants already do today before they send it back out for you to drink), then he extracts the sugar molecules and adds them into the mash to help speed up fermentation.
Now the part I don’t understand is he then blends it in order to reach the color and flavor that he’s looking for, but he can still call it a single malt whiskey…
So who was the first person to try this idea…and who’s idea was it in the first place? -"The next time you hear someone say that their drink tastes like piss, you might want to have them check the label, because Gilpin Family Whisky actually is. The completely drinkable, single-malt alcohol is distilled from the urine of elderly diabetics. Yum?
In a world where homebrew beer is all the rage, and home distilleries are starting to take off, James Gilpin decided to take DIY alcohol to a whole new, much weirder level." -http://weekinweird.com/2016/10/26/whisky-from-urine-of-elderly-diabetics/
I’m really into whiskey, but I think I’ll pass on tasting Gilpin Family Whisky. Why? Because this single malt whiskey is made from urine. Specifically, it’s made from the sugar rich urine of elderly diabetics.
Why elderly diabetics? Because “large amounts of sugar are excreted on a daily basis by type-two diabetic patients, especially amongst the upper end of our aging population.” That sugar is removed by purifying the urine and then added to the mash stock to accelerate the fermentation process. So yeah, it’s filtered and fermented and all that good stuff but dude, it’s still piss.
You can’t actually buy Gilpin Family Whisky because it’s given away as a public health statement. Urine as a display piece, I suppose. Gilpin Family Whisky only takes a couple of weeks to make a batch but Gilpin himself think it’s “best if it is left in the bottle for a little while.” I wonder why. [Gilpin Family Whisky via BoingBoing via Wired.uk]
Only in the 21st Century is the fact that Polar Bears and Penguins live in different Polar Regions “surprising”. Computers and Cell Phones are making humans stupid.
Templo S.U.D. over 6 years ago
As much as I refrain from any strong drink, I give a big no thank you to that whisky.
Bilan over 6 years ago
Diabetics would only have a high sugar-concentrate if they’re not following doctor’s orders.
Gent over 6 years ago
Well, polar bears and penguins often meet in the “Arctic Circle”.
James Wolfenstein over 6 years ago
The Gilpin bit is ridiculous. Glucose level in urine is less than 100mg/l, let’s say that you get one diabetic guy doing really really bad at 400 mg/l. The normal human can produce 2l of urine daily, tops, let’s make this diabetic guy even more super human at 4l per day. Conversion of glucose into ethanol yields 40% in mass and this is the theoretical value. So let’s make this guy inhumanely diabetic, amazingly pisser and extraterrestrial efficient. Then, you get 1.6 grams of ethanol per day. You need no less than 200 guys like this one to produce one litre of 40% whiskey.
NeedaChuckle Premium Member over 6 years ago
I would have to be real drunk to try a shot of Gilpin.
linsonl over 6 years ago
Needachuckle, I’ll drink to that!!!
Jaw Jacker over 6 years ago
What’s wrong with this family?? Why would they even consider using “piss” in their whiskey business!?! Thank the good Lord they ain’t in the chocolate business!
Dkram over 6 years ago
Walrus are not found in the antarctic ether, but, we still have Tennessee Tuxedo.
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J Short over 6 years ago
They have a bunch of fat folks in stalls where they force feed them Oereos.
gwhitfield Premium Member over 6 years ago
So penguins and polar bears are poles apart?
aimlesscruzr over 6 years ago
Ok, that whiskey bit is a little misleading, he doesn’t use the urine directly; the whole thing started as an art project. He takes the urine, purifies it into water (similar to what water treatment plants already do today before they send it back out for you to drink), then he extracts the sugar molecules and adds them into the mash to help speed up fermentation.
Now the part I don’t understand is he then blends it in order to reach the color and flavor that he’s looking for, but he can still call it a single malt whiskey…
aimlesscruzr over 6 years ago
As for the carpaccio, that’s one of my favorite dishes. And in Italy, you can get cavallo too, and that is even better than manzo…
Carl Rennhack Premium Member over 6 years ago
The most vibrant reds I ever saw were in the Young Socialist Alliance (YSA) in the 1960s & early 70s!
PatsyL.Paul over 6 years ago
Seals and whales are bi-polar :)
ChessPirate over 6 years ago
Whiskewww…
benthere7 over 6 years ago
So who was the first person to try this idea…and who’s idea was it in the first place? -"The next time you hear someone say that their drink tastes like piss, you might want to have them check the label, because Gilpin Family Whisky actually is. The completely drinkable, single-malt alcohol is distilled from the urine of elderly diabetics. Yum?
In a world where homebrew beer is all the rage, and home distilleries are starting to take off, James Gilpin decided to take DIY alcohol to a whole new, much weirder level." -http://weekinweird.com/2016/10/26/whisky-from-urine-of-elderly-diabetics/
MDMom over 6 years ago
. . . unfortunately, Gilpin Family whiskey isn’t the worse . . . yuck! :p https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DloYpQke2WY
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 6 years ago
This Whiskey Was Made From Urine
Casey Chan
9/04/10 9:00pmFiled to: Alcohol
I’m really into whiskey, but I think I’ll pass on tasting Gilpin Family Whisky. Why? Because this single malt whiskey is made from urine. Specifically, it’s made from the sugar rich urine of elderly diabetics.
Why elderly diabetics? Because “large amounts of sugar are excreted on a daily basis by type-two diabetic patients, especially amongst the upper end of our aging population.” That sugar is removed by purifying the urine and then added to the mash stock to accelerate the fermentation process. So yeah, it’s filtered and fermented and all that good stuff but dude, it’s still piss.
You can’t actually buy Gilpin Family Whisky because it’s given away as a public health statement. Urine as a display piece, I suppose. Gilpin Family Whisky only takes a couple of weeks to make a batch but Gilpin himself think it’s “best if it is left in the bottle for a little while.” I wonder why. [Gilpin Family Whisky via BoingBoing via Wired.uk]
https://gizmodo.com/5630289/this-whiskey-was-made-from-urine
WDD over 6 years ago
The puffin is the evolutionary equivalent of the penguin and lives in the Arctic. One significant difference: the puffin can fly.
arthurseery over 6 years ago
Only in the 21st Century is the fact that Polar Bears and Penguins live in different Polar Regions “surprising”. Computers and Cell Phones are making humans stupid.