Head of the household can legally make 200 gallons of wine or beer. It’s illegal under Federal Law
to distill alcoholic spirits.

I have heard freeze distilling is illegal too but it depends on who you ask what answers you get.

Home distilling is 100% illegal in any amount. PERIOD! There are no loopholes for "amount" In fact, if you posted pictures here of s still, I would advise you to take them down. It is a FELONY. You are not even allowed to distill wood alcohol without a federal license. You would be dealing with the ATF here and you know all about how those Jack Booted Thugs operate.

It's illegal federally. That said, you can buy premade stills quite reasonably on Ebay and other online sources. I would have someone who is NOT planning to use it do the buying and have it shipped somewhere it won't be used. But, if you're looking for cheaper yet.. google Pressure Canner Stills.



10lbs sugar to 25lbs whole kernel corn is a good starting place.

I think the only thing you can legally distill sans permits is essential oils.

You are incorrect, you just cannot distill spirits without the license. There are far more things to distill then liquor that you would drink and there is an entire forum dedicated to distilling that is excellent. I don't speak for them, but federal agencies are not going to waste time and money busting young gary who is age 23 who is distilling raccoon (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman), deer meat and rotten tree bark in his moms basement. However if young gary was distilling say corn liquor and was then selling or attempting to sell it, they would most definitely use time and money to arrest young gary.

Lets not fear monger here, we can distill tons of things that are no consumable but are useful for lures and baits. There are actually many useful reasons to own a still and it's my opinion as long as every American trapper and Canadian trapper are not breaking the law, they should own one as well.

Home distilling is 100% illegal in any amount. PERIOD! There are no loopholes for "amount" In fact, if you posted pictures here of s still, I would advise you to take them down. It is a FELONY. You are not even allowed to distill wood alcohol without a federal license. You would be dealing with the ATF here and you know all about how those Jack Booted Thugs operate.

There is no federal prohibition against owning a still. There are several "legal purposes" where distilling is legit... Water, essential oils, etc... The only prohibition concerns alcoholic spirits.

You can also apply for a fuel alcohol permit. Pretty inexpensive permit. I don't know all the rules and regulations but I wouldn't run a fuel still if I didn't own an E85 vehicle.

Mike

Stills need to be registered with the feds. I would assume the ATF. Obviously, you can get permits and such. Heck you can make booze with the correct permits. However, that's not really the discussion. We're talking about making spirits in the garage. Not becoming a full-fledged distillery.

Depending on how your individual state legislates beer and wine, you need nothing but equipment. The other part is that I can buy 1000 stills and none of them need to be registered. Distilled water, vinegar, essential oils, heck you can even do other stuff and a still is never required to be registered ever. The only time registration is required is when distilled spirits are being produced, however it has never hurt anything to be safe and ask questions.