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So---the general consensus was that if alcohol did indeed dissolve gluten and denature the toxic part---we could all drink beer without problems! Or we could just drink a lot and then eat glutenous foods. Obviously, the comment was one person's opinion, as there is no published research that has found alcohol to be a gluten 'solvent'. Obviously, distillation can make gluten derived alcohol's safe for some and are generally considered GF. I am not copy/pasting responses because they were all basically the same!
Katie
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