Distilling Legal or not?
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Anyone know for sure? Is distilling small quantities for personal use legal or not? Everything I can find on the subject alludes to the fact that it's illegal in any amount. If you are going to say it's legal, please provide proof in a link that shows the statute. Thanks.
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It is illegal is distill alcohol for consumption.
With a free permit you can distill alcohol as fuel though. Wouldn't it also be required to be denatured, additives to make it undrinkable?
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It is illegal is distill alcohol for consumption.
With a free permit you can distill alcohol as fuel though. Wouldn't it also be required to be denatured, additives to make it undrinkable? I do not believe so but I cannot confirm that.
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As I understand it, you are allowed to make so many gallons of liquor with a Fed permit, and probably State permit, for personal use or sale.
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As I understand it, you are allowed to make so many gallons of liquor for personal use under Fed/ State laws. That's not correct. You can only make a set amount of beer and wine for your own use (200 gallons a year if married and 100 gallons if single). Distilling spirits for consumption is against federal law. Those danged revenuers will getcha.
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another law we need to change.
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As I understand it, you are allowed to make so many gallons of liquor for personal use under Fed/ State laws. That's not correct. You can only make a set amount of beer and wine for your own use (200 gallons a year if married and 100 gallons if single). Distilling spirits for consumption is against federal law. Those danged revenuers will getcha. Yep, they got Gpa once in 29, he got smarter lol. You got the equipment and the know how Finster, just make a still on the DL and you'll be fine.
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As I understand it, you are allowed to make so many gallons of liquor for personal use under Fed/ State laws. That's not correct. You can only make a set amount of beer and wine for your own use (200 gallons a year if married and 100 gallons if single). Distilling spirits for consumption is against federal law. Those danged revenuers will getcha. Amount allowed varies by state for beer and wine. Distilling is illegal. You can, however, distill essential oils so owning the equipment isn’t necessarily illegal. I’d just make sure I could prove I was using it for essential oils.
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Last time I checked the permit to distill alcohol (for drinking) was outrageously expensive... You would have to sell drugs to come up with the money to legally make whiskey.
Looks to me like it's a way for the big boys to monopolize the market... Ain't no way a small time or hobby/personal distiller could ever afford it.
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Yup, confirms what I have found out. It's a shame. I wanted a small one just for a bad batch of wine that went bad or old wine that has gone over the edge. It will still make fine brandy. A 5 gallon still would have suited my needs. Well, nothing to get into a twist over. I'm not looking for a vacation at club Fed for a fifth of homemade brandy.
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I say go for it, don't be a sissy lol. Use some of those onions in your pocket for taste.....
I wonder if tap dancers walk into a room, look at the floor, and think, I'd tap that. I wonder about things.....
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I don't know how anyone would find out if you froze your old wine and poured the alcohol off. It might be legal, since it's not technically distillation. They sell stills on Craigslist here all the time. I doubt any records are kept. People also frequently convert waster distillation units by replacing the heating element with a lower wattage one, usually 360 Watts. Keith
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Just distill at night. Thats why they call it moonshine. Its only illegal if you get caught.
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Here's more info, including distilling alcohol for fuel. https://culinarylore.com/food-law:distilling-whiskey-brandy-legalBut It’s Still Legal to Distill Alcohol to Use as Fuel, Right?
Wrong! A lot of people seem to think this is true. They probably have read this in some article written by someone who wants them to buy a still. They say, sure, you can distill it as long as its not for consumption. Just use it in your lawnmower! Read carefully the laws I gave you above. Do you see any loopholes? Do you see anything that says it’s EVER legal to operate an unregistered still? No, there is nothing in the law that says you can distill alcohol for fuel. You cannot legally operate an unregistered still, period.
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unfortunately congress is to busy passing new laws to start repealing old ones. Sure would be a breath of fresh air to hear a politician say we have to many laws. time to repeal 90% of them. If it stays a crime to steal murder and rape the rest will take care of itself.
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Yup, confirms what I have found out. It's a shame. I wanted a small one just for a bad batch of wine that went bad or old wine that has gone over the edge. It will still make fine brandy. A 5 gallon still would have suited my needs. Well, nothing to get into a twist over. I'm not looking for a vacation at club Fed for a fifth of homemade brandy. I have heard but not confirmed that Pa. was a sanctuary state for stills, unless you claim white privilege or have a Confederate flag on your dodge.
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