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Moonshine

Moonshine is a high proof spirit typically made from corn mash. It is usually homemade, and tends to be more popular in times of prohibition.

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What are the moonshine laws in Virginia?

Yes. You can make moonshine in your home in West Virginia. It has been done for years. Is it legal? No. The Revonners are likely to catch you and throw you in the clink. Making bathtub gin is also illegal. It is also illegal to set up growlights and grow marijuana in your home. Prison isn't so bad. You get three hots and a cot.

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.

What are the effects of drinking moonshine?

you get really fuggD up...lol One shot is like drinkin 6 beers

When was moonshine made illegal?

Alcohol altogether was made illegal in the prohibition of 1920. after that law was lifted the brewing of anything other than beer or wine was made illegal for personal use.

Can you make moonshine in Calif?

It is legal to grow weed now

(since January 2018 ( in California only).)

How much moonshine can you have in Ohio?

No. Distillation of liquor without a distiller's license is illegal everywhere in the US under federal law. Whether it's also illegal under state law is kind of irrelevant.

Can you make your own Moonshine?

yes anything with enough sugar can be made into alcohol. so the equation is yeast + sugar = co2 and alcohol as a byproduct. so yes sweet corn with enough sugar can be made into alcohol. try homemade cider first though.

How long do you let moonshine ferment?

It all depends really on things like amount of yeast, mash, temperature, etc. But usually it'll take abut 4-5 days. To be sure, wait to distill until the mash has stopped bubbling and it has a really sour taste. Fermentation speeds up at higher temperatures, but make sure you don't let the temp. get above 120F or the yeast will start to die, which means theres nothing to produce alcohol.

Is moonshine legal in Washington state?

Moonshine is illegal in every state. You can buy a product they say is moonshine in liquor stores, but it's not anywhere near the alcohol percentage of real moonshine.

How is the best way to dilute moonshine?

Moonshine is diluted in a proofing barel. Water is added slowly until the desired proof is achieved.

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.

Can you own a moonshine still in Alabama?

Yes, it is illegal in the state of florida to operate a moonshine still and to even be in possession of the liquor. Less than a gallon in your possession is a misdemeanor of the second degree; more than a gallon will get you charged with a felony of the third degree.

How do you make Moonshine legally in SC?

Can you make Moonshine legally in South Carolina

What does moonshine taste like?

I am drinking some now. Made from white sugar, bakers yeast and water (and cinnamon, but that didn't work) The actual flavor, when watered down a whole lot, it something like white bread dough.

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

Can you make moonshine in Nebraska for yourself?

Yes, as it is on most all other states ... BUT ... only for personal consumption. You cannot sell it nor distribute it to others than your own immediate household family (those living with you under the same roof as permanent residents).

Is it legal to make moonshine in Washington?

No, it is illegal to produce distilled spirits without a license in the state of Washington.

US Federal law makes it illegal to produce or sell distilled liquor without a license in all 50 states, so it doesn't matter what state you're in.

A properly licensed distillery can make liquor according to traditional "moonshine" recipes, sell it in earthenware jugs or mason jars, and even call it "Moonshine" if they want ... as long as all the taxes are paid on it, the government is perfectly happy with this. If you mean that kind of moonshine, sure, it's legal; there are a few distilleries that do more or less exactly this.

Is possessing moonshine legal?

The States of Nebraska, Kansas, and Tennessee (as well as the District of British Columbia) state in their State Constitution that moonshine, also referred to as alcohol, is "the right and apparent civility of the state or district resident thereof, accoriding to his or her own citizenship clauses."

Another View: The above statement is all well and good, but does not answer the question which is . . . is it LEGAL?

(in the US) several LICENSED distilleries lawfully produce "moonshine" whiskey - and PAY THE FEDERAL and STATE TAXES on its production.

The above highlighted phrases are the crux of the matter: LICENSED - LEGALLY PRODUCED - and TAXED.

Can moonshine give you heartburn?

Yes, I am drinking it as I type this, and I have wicked heartburn.

But I love it.