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I don't agree with "strictly" illegal. 1 - it depends on what you're distilling. https://www.distillate.org/laws/list https://www.distillate.org/laws/list 2
by yial 1y ago
I don't agree with "strictly" illegal.
1 - it depends on what you're distilling.
https://www.distillate.org/laws/list https://www.distillate.org/laws/list
2 - while federally illegal to just get a still and start churning out spirits, ... https://www.ttb.gov/regulated-commodities/beverage-alcohol/distilled-spirits/permits https://www.ttb.gov/regulated-commodities/beverage-alcohol/d... a free permit and some paperwork (okay a lot of paperwork) lets you.
Disclaimer: I don't hold any licenses or permits related to alcohol, but as a holder of a half dozen other ones, I believe it would be surmountable to do this legally if you really want to.
- drob518 1y agoYou can do it legally, but I think the point is that many people think that home distillation is like home brewing of beer (legal and fairly easy as long as you don’t sell it). It isn’t. The Feds control distillation much more strictly, and as the site you referenced pointed out, even possessing an unlicensed still in some states is illegal.
- ghushn3 1y ago"In some parts of the world..." The world is bigger than the US, friend.
- yial 1y agoHaving lived in both India, Peru, and the USA I agree. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonshine_by_country https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonshine_by_country I would argue that it’s either not illegal, or not enforced, on more of the population of the world if taking a wider view approach. Apologies if my initial comment was US centric, I was replying really to the “most U.S. states” section as that was easier to quantify and reply to.