Anyone ever make whiskey?

[GilpinGuy]

Dude. It's medicinal man.

So true bro. I mean, like, uhhh, what was I gonna say dude? Oh yeah, don't be bogartin the J bro.

[BPTactical]

My eldest son has made a good bit of it this week.




Made it disappear that is...............

[Badger]

Wow..... I'm surprised how many, really don't know the laws involved here.


In all seriousness, it is perfectly legal to make/distill your own spirits. What is NOT legal is to sell it. DO NOT SELL ANY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE YOU MAKE. That means beer too for you home brewers out there. To do so, without obtaining the tax license required, is commiting a crime in the eyes of the government.


I've done extensive research regarding making ethanol for some of the hot rod and Harley projects. So make your whiskey, wine, beer, vodka, gin, tequila, rum, or whatever you wish.... just don't sell any of it.



Badger

[birddog]

Wow..... I'm surprised how many, really don't know the laws involved here.


In all seriousness, it is perfectly legal to make/distill your own spirits. What is NOT legal is to sell it. DO NOT SELL ANY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE YOU MAKE. That means beer too for you home brewers out there. To do so, without obtaining the tax license required, is commiting a crime in the eyes of the government.


I've done extensive research regarding making ethanol for some of the hot rod and Harley projects. So make your whiskey, wine, beer, vodka, gin, tequila, rum, or whatever you wish.... just don't sell any of it.



Badger

That is kind of how I understood it too. Not trying to be a jackass but do you have any documentation to support this. I would like to look it over.

[SouthPaw]

[hammer03]

Wow..... I'm surprised how many, really don't know the laws involved here.


In all seriousness, it is perfectly legal to make/distill your own spirits. What is NOT legal is to sell it. DO NOT SELL ANY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE YOU MAKE. That means beer too for you home brewers out there. To do so, without obtaining the tax license required, is commiting a crime in the eyes of the government.


I've done extensive research regarding making ethanol for some of the hot rod and Harley projects. So make your whiskey, wine, beer, vodka, gin, tequila, rum, or whatever you wish.... just don't sell any of it.



Badger

The ATF would disagree with you. There is an exception for producing ethanol fuel, where in small enough quantities it is not required to be denatured. However the BATFE specifically mentions home distillation in 27 cfr part 19, sub section C, part 19.51 (Home production of distilled spirits prohibited):

A person may not produce distilled spirits at home for personal use. Except as otherwise provided by law, distilled spirits may only be produced by a distilled spirits plant registered with TTB under the provisions of 26 U.S.C. 5171. All distilled spirits produced in the United States are subject to the tax imposed by 26 U.S.C. 5001.

[asmo]

The ATF would disagree with you. There is an exception for producing ethanol fuel, where in small enough quantities it is not required to be denatured. However the BATFE specifically mentions home distillation in 27 cfr part 19, sub section C, part 19.51 (Home production of distilled spirits prohibited):

A person may not produce distilled spirits at home for personal use. Except as otherwise provided by law, distilled spirits may only be produced by a distilled spirits plant registered with TTB under the provisions of 26 U.S.C. 5171. All distilled spirits produced in the United States are subject to the tax imposed by 26 U.S.C. 5001.

This! I spent 6 months and quite a bit of money on attorney fees trying to find a loophole. There isn't one. Again you can NOT distil without a license period. Doesn't matter if you are going to drink it, sell it, or throw it away.