Ever heard of a "porn disagreement"?

[bburnett]

http://5newsonline.com/2014/02/09/police-find-illegal-still-in-west-fork-couples-home/

 

[steingar]

Since when (after repeal of prohibition) is it illegal to distill alcohol in your own home? What business is it of anyone's if I brew or distill in my own house?

 

[poadeleted21]

Since when (after repeal of prohibition) is it illegal to distill alcohol in your own home? What business is it of anyone's if I brew or distill in my own house?

Revenuers. You're allowed to make a set amount (varies by state I believe)

My friend owns a distillery, you wouldn't believe the red tape he had to cut through to get his license to do it. It involved getting Senators and Representatives involved.

They want their tax money when you put the lid on the bottle.

 

[Old Geek]

I'm pretty sure that if my wife came in and saw me browsing titties there would be a "porn disagreement".

 

[Geico266]

Revenuers. You're allowed to make a set amount (varies by state I believe)

My friend owns a distillery, you wouldn't believe the red tape he had to cut through to get his license to do it. It involved getting Senators and Representatives involved.

They want their tax money when you put the lid on the bottle.

Not easy to distill alcohol. Lots of people try it and go blind or die. Revenue is certainly on the list, but public safety certainly is number.

 

[LoneAspen]

Not easy to distill alcohol. Lots of people try it and go blind or die. Revenue is certainly on the list, but public safety certainly is number.

That's what I read up on too, not too long ago. I saw some show that mentioned how common it was to brew beer or make wine for personal use, but distilling anything was a bad idea or illegal.

I thought it was due to taxes, but most of the things I read said it was because of people not distilling correctly, and injuring or killing themselves due to methanol poisoning.

 

[Tom-D]

By Federal law, you are allowed to distill 5 gallons of whiskey for your personal use, any more than that it is considered intent to sell and a tax stamp is required.

states laws vary.

 

[weilke]

Didn't know it was a felony to own a still.

 

[poadeleted21]

Not easy to distill alcohol. Lots of people try it and go blind or die. Revenue is certainly on the list, but public safety certainly is number.

It's extremely easy to distill alcohol. If you're cooking it up for your own consumption, nobody cares if you drink turpentine.

 

[Geico266]

It's extremely easy to distill alcohol. If you're cooking it up for your own consumption, nobody cares if you drink turpentine.

If that were true no cars would require seat belts.

 

[JeffDG]

Since when (after repeal of prohibition) is it illegal to distill alcohol in your own home? What business is it of anyone's if I brew or distill in my own house?

Since the Whiskey Rebelion under Washington!

 

[poadeleted21]

If that were true no cars would require seat belts.

If it were true you could build your on plane and fly it "not for hire"..... Oh wait.

Seat belts violations are just another tax, nobody cares if you wear them or not.

 

[bburnett]

"I'm making it for my car". You know, green and all. How can you put me in jail for trying to save the planet?

 

[steingar]

Not easy to distill alcohol. Lots of people try it and go blind or die. Revenue is certainly on the list, but public safety certainly is number.

You are kidding, aren't you? Few things in organic chemistry are more simple than distillation of alcohol.

 

[Sac Arrow]

Not easy to distill alcohol. Lots of people try it and go blind or die. Revenue is certainly on the list, but public safety certainly is number.

You are kidding, aren't you? Few things in organic chemistry are more simple than distillation of alcohol.

It's not particularly difficult, but one common mistake is not discarding the initial distillate, which contains methanol, acetone, and other toxic substances.

Another is the use of improper still materials, such as automotive radiators, which can introduce lead and glycol in to the mix.

 

[JB1842]

It's not particularly difficult, but one common mistake is not discarding the initial distillate, which contains methanol, acetone, and other toxic substances.

Another is the use of improper still materials, such as automotive radiators, which can introduce lead and glycol in to the mix.

So what your saying is it's not the alcohol that will make you go blind...it's the uneducated Rednecks who make the stuff that will cause it? Makes sense.

 

[airguy]

So what your saying is it's not the alcohol that will make you go blind...it's the uneducated Rednecks who make the stuff that will cause it? Makes sense.

It's not the ETHANOL that will make you go blind - it's all the other crap that a proper distillery takes out, that a simple one-pass won't. You need to know a little bit of chemistry to do it safely.

 

[JoseCuervo]

It's not the ETHANOL that will make you go blind - it's all the other crap that a proper distillery takes out, that a simple one-pass won't. You need to know a little bit of chemistry to do it safely.

Emphasis on the "little bit" of chemistry. It ain't rocket science.

 

[poadeleted21]

So what your saying is it's not the alcohol that will make you go blind...it's the uneducated dishonest Rednecks who make the stuff that will cause it? Makes sense.

FTFY. And by fixing it, you can see why if you make it yourself, you have nothing to worry about.

 

[gaius46]

By Federal law, you are allowed to distill 5 gallons of whiskey for your personal use, any more than that it is considered intent to sell and a tax stamp is required.

states laws vary.

There are also number of logistical issues that make it impractical for most. Stills can't be built in places of habitation for example.

And as you mention there is state law. There are still one or two states in which brewing your own beer is still illegal.


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[silver-eagle]

During the distilling, the bad stuff comes out first. Called Feigns, most distillers include this in their next batch. Once the liquid coming off the still reaches a specific gravity, that goes off for a second or third distillation.
Of course there's a forum for this too. I thought about doing home made wine, beer, or alcohol but I don't have the patience to wait for the whole thing to brew or age. It's kind of like hunting. I can just drop by the local store and get what I like, not much work involved.
Now, internet porn... I don't even have to leave my easy chair...

 

[Clark1961]

Another is the use of improper still materials, such as automotive radiators, which can introduce lead and glycol in to the mix.

That aught to add a little unique flavor...