======Water to Wine to Milk to Beer======


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====Procedure====  
  -Fill a “water” glass with distilled water and add sodium bicarbonate solution.  
  -Add phenolphthalein drops to an empty “wine” glass.  
  -Place barium chloride solution in a “milk” glass.  
  -Put sodium dichromate crystals in a “beer” glass and add hydrochloric acid just before the demo.  
  -Pour the liquid from the water glass into the wine glass (it turns red).  
  -Pour from the wine glass into the milk glass (it turns cloudy white).  
  -Finally, pour from the milk glass into the beer glass (it turns amber and frothy).



====Links==== 
TURNING WATER TO WINE TO MILK TO BEER Water | SCIENCE OR MAGIC TRICK - KnowChem: 
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Chemistry Demo: Water, Wine, Milk, Beer - Dr. B's Chemistry: 
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📄 Water to Wine to Milk to Beer Chemistry Demonstration - Science Notes: [[https://sciencenotes.org/water-to-wine-to-milk-to-beer-chemistry-demonstration/#google_vignette]]\\


====Variations====
  *Use sodium carbonate instead of sodium bicarbonate for a stronger effect.  
  *Replace sodium dichromate with yellow food coloring for a safer but less vivid beer color.



====Safety Precautions====
  *Wear goggles, gloves, and a lab coat throughout.  
  *Handle hydrochloric acid carefully - it is corrosive.  
  *Barium chloride is toxic; avoid contact and inhalation.  
  *Sodium dichromate is highly toxic and should only be used by trained chemists.  
  *Dispose of solutions in chemical waste containers following local regulations.




====Questions to Consider====
  *What causes the red wine color to appear? (Phenolphthalein indicator turning pink in basic solution.)  
  *Why does the milk stage turn cloudy? (Formation of insoluble barium carbonate precipitate.)  
  *What produces the bubbles in the beer stage? (Acid reacts with carbonate to release carbon dioxide gas.)  
  *How could this demonstration be adapted to use only safer household materials?