Moonshine legal in your state?

[johno]

Here are some laws for some states regarding moonshine stills: www.coppermoonshinestills.com/id8.html Also some really cool copper stills to look at ;D

[bluelacedredhead]

I was tempted to buy a Mason Jar of Shine in Florida in 1979. It had state tax stickers on it and full disclosure of contents.
But the best part was the Warning sticker about smoking and open flames too close to the bottle, LOL

[canadamike]

Makes me remember when they used to sell 90% alcool ( for our american friends, it is by volume, so roughly double it). Gosh it was strong.

The old folks used to mix it with St-George, an undrinkable thing they where gutsy enough to call wine to make CARIBOU.

One drink of that shit would be enough to clean L.A.'s sewer system...

[bluelacedredhead]

Alcool. Isn't that what they call straight grain alcohol at the L.C.B.O., Michel?? Alcool & Grape Juice in a garbage can..Purple Jesus...Hall-e-loooooo-Yeee Haw

There was some Shine making the rounds at one of the parties at the last big poultry event we attended. Thank god I had the sense NOT to partake, LOL

[canadamike]

Yes Wendy, but I don't see it anymore. Hangover stuff anyway..

[landarc]

We have a company that sells so called white lightning here in CA. But, they do it all legal like, with proper controls and taxes paid. It is just like Everclear, very pure and clean. I don't see much point in it. I have looked into stills, just to distill water, mind you.

[Jim]

the way I see it if you want to distill something for home use just do it. Don't tell your family and friends. Just be resonable and responsible.

[canadamike]

In France they have authorized small local distllers. People like bell4562, here, bring their harvest of fruits and they make alccol with them. We should have it here in North America...

[flowerpower]

Alot of people up here make Hard Apple Cider in the fall. Very tasty!

[Jim]

I like to take cider and ferment it two ways. Ferment some using ale or pilsner yeast and ferment some with wine yeast.

[flowerpower]

My biggest dilemma is getting unpasteurized apple cider. You can't buy it in NY, even at an orchard.

[canadamike]

Flower: just spit in the gallons, they won't be pasteurized anymore!

[flowerpower]

You're too much.

[winter unfazed]

Having grown up largely in the Ozarks, I have seen and smelled it. It's illegal past a certain concentration, but a lot of people make it and are in technical violation of the law.

[Jim]

its ok if its pastuerized. You innoculate it with your own choice of yeast.