RW> 12 Jun 07 17:37, Bj”rn Forsstr”m wrote to DAVID WILLIAMS:

 BF>> ->> Now you can explain why the liquor didn't get as cold
as the beer
 BF>> when I ->> had in in the freezer.

 DW>>> Maybe the beer was in metal cans, and the liquor was in
glass bottles.
 DW>>> The canned stuff would cool considerably faster.

 BF>> That might be a part of the explanations but the beer was in 33 cl cans
 BF>> and the liquor was in an 8 cl jar. Another probaly is that liquor has a
 BF>> lower freezing-point than beer. It diifers 34% alchohol. 95% ethyl
 BF>> alcohol have a freezing point at -117.3C (-179.14F). Beer freeze in the
 BF>> freezer where it's only -18C (-0.4F).

 RW> It has to be the percentage of alcohol content that makes the difference.

That's what I think too but Davis seems to have a point with the glass as well.

 RW> Beer would have far less alcohol than liquor.

 RW> 100 proof liquor would be 50% alcohol, while eurapeon beer is probably
 RW> around 6% alcohol.

80 proof (40%) compared to 5.8%.

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