Should my Tesco Vodka be freezing solid when i leave it in the Freezer?

Dub.

It`s happened to me two weeks running now. My 12 euro bottle of Tesco Vodka has almost frozen solid when i have left it in the Freezer for a few hours. I`ve been leaving Vodka in the freezer for twenty years now without seeing a bottle freeze before.

Vodka shouldn`t freeze in a domestic fridge freezer should it?

Is it the cheap Tesco vodka, or my freezer?




ps. just realised how often i said the words freeze, frozen or freezer in that op.

Deepest apologies.

stupidusername

How about you stop putting it in the freezer?

TeddyTedson

They must water it down

ted1

Alcohol won't freeze but the water content in it will, also the bottle it comes in is thinner and not as good as a insulator as other brands bottles

ASOT

Yeah it shouldnt freeze op.

Bring it back and blast them with piss.

starbelgrade

stupidusername wrote: »

How about you stop putting it in the freezer?

Vodka from the freezer is lovely.

It shouldn't freeze though - I would imagine that the Tesco vodka is freezing due to it's low alcohol content.

delw

no vodka shouldn't freeze,even Tesco vodka but the more watered down it is the better chance of freezing

Hande hoche!

Just take it out of freezer by the time you are finished drinking the defrosted bit it should start to thaw out.

starbelgrade

delw wrote: »

no vodka shouldn't freeze,even Tesco vodka but the more watered down it is the better chance of freezing

The alcohol content of Tesco vodka is not much more than wine & wine will freeze in a freezer.

Tesco vodka is also vile. It tastes like paint thinner.

Dub.

stupidusername wrote: »

How about you stop putting it in the freezer?

I`ve been putting vodka in the freezer for years. Saves the hassle of worrying about ice.

Herb Powell

Dub. wrote: »

I`ve been putting vodka in the freezer for years. Saves the hassle of worrying about ice.

Seems to do the opposite actually..........

starbelgrade

Dub. wrote: »

I`ve been putting vodka in the freezer for years. .

You must have a massive freezer.

caesar

Vodka from the freezer is great...nice and syrupy

It shouldn't freeze, though I have heard of the tesco stuff freezing, but this might be down to the bottle glass being thinner as mentioned.

Guill

It has nothing to do with the thickness o the bottle, it's just piss. Pay up!

Sonics2k

Vodka shouldn't freeze.

Dub.

Herb Powell wrote: »

Seems to do the opposite actually..........

For the last couple of weeks yeah, which is why i started the op.

Vodka is not meant to freeze in the average domestic freezer.

Shi.t i`m saying freezer and fridge a lot again.

Dotrel

Vodka's freezing point depends on the proof. Higher the proof the lower the freezing point.

Even 40 proof freezes at something like -20oC , so it would suggest that whatever you have there isn't vodka (or at least very watered down vodka).

Jesus Shaves

It's like the way my tesco value chicken nuggets freeze long before the McCain ones

later12

What's the setting on your freezer? Is it on the same shelf as always?

Tesco vodka is about 38% iirc, no problems there, and personally I only ever drink vodka in a cocktail so cannot tell the difference.

I doubt whether most people can, frankly.

Guill

Tesco Vodka is probably not actual Vodka, if it is freezing then it must be just Alcohol mixed with water and (possibly) flavouring. Actual Vodka would be chemically different and therefore have a different freezing point.

Stolen from net:

Just to correct one of the people that answered, "anything with alcohol in it won't freeze", that is not true, beer and wine freeze and they contain alcohol. The alcohol content of vodka is much higher than that of wine or beer, so it won't freeze in a regular freezer, but it certainly will freeze. Vodka has a high component of ethanol which has a freezing point of approx -100degC. The higher quality vodka has more ethanol and freezes at a lower temperature. Cheap vodka has more water and freezes easier

Dub.

later10 wrote: »

What's the setting on your freezer? Is it on the same shelf as always?

Tesco vodka is about 38% iirc, no problems there, and personally I only ever drink vodka in a cocktail so cannot tell the difference.

I doubt whether most people can, frankly.

I`ve been drinking this same Tesco vodka for a few years now. It has only started freezing in the last two weeks.

K-9

So if you'd vodka in the freezer for days it wouldn't freeze? well good vodka. Not that it would get a chance here.

Freezing is the best way to cool vodka. Ice is for wimps.

funkyouup

Sounds like your freezer is ****ed then, but seen as you drink tesco vodka you probably cant afford a new one:pac:

Dub.

funkyouup wrote: »

Sounds like your freezer is ****ed then, but seen as you drink tesco vodka you probably cant afford a new one:pac:

You are right. I lost my job two months ago and this sh.it is all i can afford with my savings.

Trouble is they seem to be watering it down all of a sudden.

Senna

Dub. wrote: »

Trouble is they seem to be watering it down all of a sudden.

I would bet its still they same alcoholic content, should be 37.5% same as Smirnoff etc. They have probably changed the way its made and added more chemicals, its these that might have raised the freezing point.

Jimoslimos

I think this calls for a properly set up experiment,

using
Tesco vodka
Smirnoff/big brand vodkas/grey goose/etc
some more generic supermarket brands
70% ethanol
100% ethanol
mix of ethanol in water 38% v/v

All liquids should be placed in same type of glass container.

After set periods (2hours say) consistency of solutions examined and noted. Should significant differences be observed with the Tesco vodka the next step is to carry out a distillation to determine actual alcohol content.

Wouldn't be much of a challenge to set up a proper DOE to test this.

RichieC

russian standard ftw.

Hande hoche!

RichieC wrote: »

russian standard ftw.

True that, also cheaper than Smirnoff.

oranbhoy67

starbelgrade wrote: »

The alcohol content of Tesco vodka is not much more than wine & wine will freeze in a freezer.

Tesco vodka is also vile. It tastes like paint thinner.

Tesco vodka has - at the very least- double the alcohol content of any wine so your way off the mark there!

Mully_2011

It's freezing point depression, the formula is Delta T = K(sub F)m where Delta T is the change in freezing point, Kf is a constant (-1.86m/C for H2O), and m is the molality of the soln.

If you want to calculate the freezing point of Vodka go through the following exercise.

Assume 1000g of soln, we'll use 80 proof in this example, 40% ethyl alcohol (CH3OH) and 60% H2O. That means we'll have 400g of CH3OH and 600g (0.6kg) H2O.

First, obtain the number of moles of CH3OH in the soln to determine molaity. CH3OH has a molar mass of 46.7g/mol.

(Mass CH3OH) / (Molecular Weight CH3OH) = moles CH3OH

(400g CH3OH) / (46.7g/mol CH3OH) = 8.57 mol CH3OH

Next calculate the molality of the soln.

(Moles Solute) / (Mass Solvent) = Molaity

(8.57 mol CH3OH ) / (0.6kg H2OH) = 14.28m

Now, plug into the freezing point depression equation.

Delta T = K(sub F)m

Delta T = (-1.86m/C)(14.28m) = -26.56C

so theres something wrong with your vokda

Jimoslimos

Mully_2011 wrote: »

Assume 1000g of soln, we'll use 80 proof in this example, 40% ethyl alcohol (CH3OH) and 60% H2O. That means we'll have 400g of CH3OH and 600g (0.6kg) H2O.

Excellent post, but is the percentage alcohol calculated as w/v or v/v?

Overheal

darokane wrote: »

It's like the way my tesco value chicken nuggets freeze long before the McCain ones

because it has more water content

Jimoslimos

You also need to factor in that Tesco vodka is approx 37.5% alcohol content, not 40% like some other brands

Darkginger

I've never known vodka to freeze - and I've put all sorts in our freezer, from the cheapest to the...erm...well, mid-range. It goes slightly gloopy, but never, ever freezes. Something weird there - was it the standard Tesco vodka, or their value range?

Overheal

Darkginger wrote: »

I've never known vodka to freeze - and I've put all sorts in our freezer, from the cheapest to the...erm...well, mid-range. It goes slightly gloopy, but never, ever freezes. Something weird there - was it the standard Tesco vodka, or their value range?

You mean to tell me Tesco is now in the business of something other than a "value range"

AstridBean

stupidusername wrote: »

How about you stop putting it in the freezer?

The correct way to serve vodka is freezer-cold, neat. If it's right vodka, that is.

Captain McDuck

Maybe its piss?

georgieM

Is someone that lives with you taking sneaky shots and refill it with water

Ellis Dee

If you happen to live on a farm and keep pigs, I'd give some of that Tesco vodka to them as soon as it thaws out and before you drink any of it yourself. If the pigs can still see the next day, you're safe.:)

I never drink vodka, but have some Finlandia permanently in the freezer for the occasional guest, and it never freezes.:cool:

Sonnenblumen

Absolut Vodka from freezer is a great way to drink vodka and with a fruit juice chaser on the side.

44leto

Mully_2011 wrote: »

It's freezing point depression, the formula is Delta T = K(sub F)m where Delta T is the change in freezing point, Kf is a constant (-1.86m/C for H2O), and m is the molality of the soln.

If you want to calculate the freezing point of Vodka go through the following exercise.

Assume 1000g of soln, we'll use 80 proof in this example, 40% ethyl alcohol (CH3OH) and 60% H2O. That means we'll have 400g of CH3OH and 600g (0.6kg) H2O.

First, obtain the number of moles of CH3OH in the soln to determine molaity. CH3OH has a molar mass of 46.7g/mol.

(Mass CH3OH) / (Molecular Weight CH3OH) = moles CH3OH

(400g CH3OH) / (46.7g/mol CH3OH) = 8.57 mol CH3OH

Next calculate the molality of the soln.

(Moles Solute) / (Mass Solvent) = Molaity

(8.57 mol CH3OH ) / (0.6kg H2OH) = 14.28m

Now, plug into the freezing point depression equation.

Delta T = K(sub F)m

Delta T = (-1.86m/C)(14.28m) = -26.56C

so theres something wrong with your vokda

Boolax I am afraid.

The way Russians drink their Vodka is neat and straight from the freezer, or in their case, this time of year straight from outdoors. Its actually quite nice and refreshing that way, but warning, it goes down to easilly and it blows the head off you.

BUT our Vodka is weaker in alcohol so the water in it freezes. But if you spend a few more bucks and buy blue lable then you can serve that straight from the freezer.

Enjoy but heed the warning.

cosanostra

Just make vodka ice cubes and be done with it

checkyabadself

Freezer? I keep my turpentine in the shed.

c_man

With all the drink offers on now there's really no excuse for it.

It really makes you think, in this day and age with all our advances, some citizens are forced to drink Tesco own brand *goes to Mass to pray for yer souls*

Turpentine

checkyabadself wrote: »

Freezer? I keep my turpentine in the shed.

You could at least give me a f..f..f..f..ucking blanket

Johnny Foreigner

Dub. wrote: »

It`s happened to me two weeks running now. My 12 euro bottle of Tesco Vodka has almost frozen solid when i have left it in the Freezer for a few hours. I`ve been leaving Vodka in the freezer for twenty years now without seeing a bottle freeze before.

Vodka shouldn`t freeze in a domestic fridge freezer should it?

Is it the cheap Tesco vodka, or my freezer?




ps. just realised how often i said the words freeze, frozen or freezer in that op.

Deepest apologies.

Smirnoff red label.
Enough said.

Johnny Foreigner

AstridBean wrote: »

The correct way to serve vodka is freezer-cold, neat. If it's right vodka, that is.

I find the best way to serve it is poured over pert breasts.

harry Bailey esq

alcohol does not freeze.so the bottle should definitely not freeze solid if the alcohol content is 37%.two things i would wonder about however.first of all why buy that teSco muck for 12 squid when for an extra 2 euro ya could buy something decent.secondly,who stores vodka in a freezer?

Jesus Shaves

Overheal wrote: »

because it has more water content

Oh the irony!;)

AstridBean

Johnny Foreigner wrote: »

I find the best way to serve it is poured over pert breasts.

No saggies for you, huh? :pac: Other than that, I find this statement totally understandable and normal! :P

Johnny Foreigner

AstridBean wrote: »

No saggies for you, huh? :pac: Other than that, I find this statement totally understandable and normal! :P

No, the breasts have to be pert.