[Guntoteninfadel]

Well hell yes you should............ never know when I might stop by for a visit!:

 

[Guntoteninfadel]

I've literally never thought of this but we're DIY people - couldn't we just distill hard liquor if we thought it was useful?

Heck, my immigrant grandparents knew how to make wine and fortified wine and hard liquor out of common stuff (potatoes, grain, grapes, fruit, corn, etc.).

They weren't alcoholics but did it kind of as a mild hobby.

I wouldn't stockpile booze, I'd just make it if I thought it was worth the effort. I have a bunch of apple trees, I could make applejack by the gallon if I cared to do so - so could anybody with access to fruit, grain, or spuds.

making "booze" whether it be liquor/beer or wine is just like any other skill, without practice your going to fail miserably. With liquor it could actually injure or kill someone, with the others it will probably just be nasty........... just saying

 

[Guntoteninfadel]

Talked to an ATF agent at a party a couple years ago about distilling. He says that any 5 gallon cook pot is too small to produce commercially, which is what they target. So don't sell or trade. Most people buy sweet feed for livestock and a 25#sack of cheap sugar (Sam's Club). Like older fatter guy was saying, it's tedious but like everything, if you do up a couple carboys one day, then the third weekend after you can distille 3 fifths. And vodka is the Polish way to say moonshine. A guy in one of my hobbies drains off the first 50 ml from each 5 gallon batch, allegedly. Gets 3-4 pints. Cuts it with water down to eighty proof. He makes brandy, vodka, "whiskey" using corn, grain and rye in proportions. He's retired and bored so he has several hobbies, brewing cider ingredients and distilling amongst. I think that a supply contract with a bar might be useful in a bad situation. Coffee will be harder to come by.

your mileage is going to vary by state I am afraid. They did a full on swat type bust on a guy with a beer brewing set up here a couple years ago and made a big stink. This was all over another agency spotting a "still" in the back yard of a house BEHIND the house they were doing a warrant search on. Long story short, arrested but no charges filed, would not listen to the guy about his beer making hobby even with emptys and a fridge half full of home made beer. He eventually got what equated to an apology from the ATF..... lawsuits pending.

I have a state issue license to do the work I do. Any type of felony charge and I loose my ability to earn a living so no bueno for me at this time to even play. One day I will retire though.......