In article >,
"jacqui{JB}" > wrote:

> "Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
> ...
>
> > On eBay I've seen glass distillers, Italian
> > copper distillers (advertised as fully functional
> > but for decorative use only, whatever the heck
> > that means),
>
> They have to say that because it's generally illegal to distill your own
> spirits. It's a taxation issue.

No it's not.
You are allowed to brew a specific amount of alcohol per year for
personal consumption only. You just cannot legally sell it without a
liquor license.

http://www.happymountain.net/the%20law.html

Hope this helps?

>
> > Before I blow $$$ buying a totally unsuitable
> > distiller, I'd like any worthwhile free advice
> > on the subject.
>
> rec.crafts.distilling used to have some worthwhile traffic, but that looks a
> lot less hopeful today; ditto alt.alcohol and alt.alcohol.home-distillation.
> (Bummer.) But this site looks promising:
> http://www.homedistiller.org/ -- be sure to read the section on "legality."
>
> HTH.
> -j
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