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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.
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.
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.
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?
If that were true no cars would require seat belts.
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.
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.
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.
So what your saying is it's not the alcohol that will make you go blind...it's theuneducateddishonest Rednecks who make the stuff that will cause it? Makes sense.
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.
Another is the use of improper still materials, such as automotive radiators, which can introduce lead and glycol in to the mix.