• AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
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    7 months ago

    Federal law strictly prohibits distilling at home.

    Offenses under this section are felonies that are punishable by up to 5 years in prison, a fine of up to $10,000, or both, for each offense.

    Edit: can we just talk for a second about how oppressive the law is for poor people? Do you have $10,000? Cool, give it to us and go home. Oh, you don’t have it? FIVE YEARS in a federal penetentary!

      • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
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        7 months ago

        Wine or beer isn’t liquor. Liquor is distilled spirits. It is against federal law to distill at home

      • @[email protected]
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        37 months ago

        They quoted it!

        While individuals of legal drinking age may produce wine or beer at home for personal or family use, **Federal law strictly prohibits individuals from producing distilled spirits at home **

        Big difference (in safety) between homebrew and moonshine.

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          17 months ago

          (Ehhhh not really, if you know what you’re doing and throw out the Methyl, which isn’t hard, the only “danger” becomes the same as cooking: fire. It’s kinda just some leftover prohibition era bullshit.)