Who's done it, and what are some easy ways to do this?

1/7/2010 8:33:04 PM

1/7/2010 8:39:15 PM

1/7/2010 8:42:58 PM

Quote :

"A North Carolina man who brewed moonshine on an island in the Pasquotank River was sentenced Tuesday to 30 months in federal prison, authorities said."

http://www.wral.com/news/news_briefs/story/6751768/

1/7/2010 8:45:17 PM

build you a reflux still, easier to deal with plus you get higher purity

1/7/2010 8:55:53 PM

Quote :

"John Dawson Pierce, 61, of South Mills, pleaded guilty in August to operating a liquor still without a license and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon."

1/7/2010 8:58:47 PM

We're too civilized for debtors prison but if you stiff the government out of a few bucks on liquor they'll let your ass rot.

1/7/2010 9:04:39 PM

Not illegal if you don't intend to sell / transport it.

1/7/2010 9:18:32 PM

^it's illegal to distill liquor for any reason without the required permits. remnants of prohibition still haunt us.

with that being said, just buy a fractional distillation set off of ebay.

1/7/2010 9:32:49 PM

i thought your were allowed to distill up to some quantity per year for fuel purposes

1/7/2010 9:34:37 PM

^^ ahhh, so that is the defining line between home brew / wine and hard alcohol. Interesting.


Glad to see they're focused on what matters.

1/7/2010 9:36:27 PM

^^you can apply for a permit through the ATF to run a distillery for fuel purposes only, and they are required by law to expedite your permit. If you get caught without a permit though, you might as well have been selling the liquor to little kids for the charges you're going to get.

1/7/2010 10:38:18 PM

Anybody tried to make the one with a crock pot?

1/7/2010 10:43:09 PM

1/7/2010 10:49:32 PM

Make Moonshine.

Post thread on a message board about making Moonshine.


PROFIT!

1/7/2010 10:55:17 PM

A friend of mine makes rum every once in a while because it's relatively easy. Making a pot still is stupid easy, though, as already mentioned, a reflux still will allow you to make stronger stuff more easily. I don't think a crock pot would be a good choice, as there's not a very good way to regulate the heat. You can try to find a "water purifier" for sale somewhere if you don't want to build anything.

And as far as legality, very illegal

http://homedistiller.org/legal.htm (broken links to atf.gov)
http://www.ttb.gov/spirits/faq.shtml#s7

"You cannot produce spirits for beverage purposes without paying taxes and without prior approval of paperwork to operate a distilled spirits plant. [See 26 U.S.C. 5601 & 5602 for some of the criminal penalties.]
[...]
Spirits may be produced for non-beverage purposes for fuel use only without payment of tax, but you also must file an application, receive TTB's approval, and follow requirements, such as construction, use, records and reports."

1/8/2010 9:43:24 AM

If you get serious about it, seek out a copy of this.

http://www.mitchellspublications.com/ur/nc/suttonp/maml/

1/8/2010 2:57:15 PM

I think I'm gonna make wine instead, that seems easier and will require less hassle.

1/8/2010 5:15:03 PM

POPCORN SAID FUCK YOU needs to be made into a t-shirt and / or bumper sticker

1/8/2010 5:18:51 PM

That dude's only 62 years old. That's probably what I'll look like by then.

1/8/2010 7:05:24 PM

"I'm the only man around here whose got a 2" dick and a 6" tongue and knows how to use both of em"

- Popcorn Sutton

1/9/2010 1:20:57 PM