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Is it legal to distill moonshine for personal consumption in the state of TN?
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Is moonshine legal?
While there are several companies who DO possess a federal tax stamp to legally distill and sell a product they call "Moonshine" the production of 'homemade,' untaxed alcohol for consumption is illegal in the US by federal law.
Is moonshine legal in Kansas?
No. Unless you have a distillers license, it is illegal to distill alcohol in the United States. To an extent, some states like Tennessee allow people to distill moonshine without a license as long as you can prove that you are making only enough for your own personal consummation and not for sale. You need to check with you own laws, state downward, because some are dry.
How much moonshine can be produced legally in us?
It is illegal to make distilled liquor at home non-commercially in the United States. The law sees no difference between a distiller of whiskey for gifts or personal consumption and an unlicensed commercial distiller. It is also illegal to possess it.
Is it legal to make moonshine in Kansas?
Moonshine essentially means "illegally distilled liquor." If it's illegally distilled, by definition it's not legal. The laws regulating distillation are mainly federal laws anyway, so the state doesn't matter.
Can you make moonshine for your own consumption legally?
not in the united states. it is a felony. You even have to get a special permit to make moonshine for scientific reasons. it is legal, however, to make beer.
Is it legal to make liquor for personal use?
No. Unlike fermenting your own wine, or brewing your own beer, it is against federal law to distill alcohol in ANY amount for private consumption without a federal license to do so.
How do you get licensed to distill moonshine?
Moonshine, by it's very nature is illegal to make. If you are licensed to distill spirits then you legally make distilled spirits not moonshine. Moon shine got it's name from the illegal stills being operated by the shine of the moon, in the dark of night. Some distilled spirits similar in manufacture to moonshine are vodkas, tequilas, and Everclear* distilled spirits, which are all proofed and bottled immediately after being distilled. Licensed distilleries pay a tax for each bottle of spirits distilled, moonshiners do not pay the tax, are not licensed and operate outside established legal jurisdictions. Anything that is taxed and licensed therefore is not moonshine.
How much distilled liquor is legal for family use?
It is illegal to distill alcohol for either personal or commercial use without a federal license to do so.
Is it legal to make moonshine in nova scotia?
No.
Is it legal to make moonshine in wv?
yes mountain moonshine is one of the many distilleries in west Virginia that legally produces and sells moonshine
Are there any Moonshine home brew kits?
No, there are not because moonshine is illegal to produce. It is legal to brew your own beer and wine in America. But your not guilty of breaking any federal laws until you distill the moonshine, thereby separating the alcohol from water and yielding a really high alcohol content.
Is it legal to distill hard liquor in Texas?
Yes, since 1997.
