Useless but fun speculation of the day: If you were suddenly transported back to the 12th century, what useful modern inventions could you re-create, using only then-current technology, or technologies you made from then-current technology?
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That's the problem with most answers to this question. To actually implement them in the 12th century (as opposed to just having a nice idea), you'd need a wide assortment of related technologies, engineering expertise, supply chains, etc.
Distillation was possible with 12th century technology. It just wasn't widely practiced yet.
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And in winter you could even teach distilling via fractional freezing with almost zero tools or supplies. You just need the knowledge.
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That process concentrates everything else, not just alcohol, thus the result has a very (often undrinkably) strong taste.
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