![]() ![]() ![]() WHEREAS it is currently illegal in the United States for persons to distill alcohol (ethanol) in the home for personal consumption (as a beverage) ĪND WHEREAS distillation does not create alcohol (ethanol), but rather separates and concentrates it ĪND WHEREAS it is not the strength (proof) of alcohol (ethanol) that creates drunkeness, but rather the quantity consumed ĪND WHEREAS it is currently legal in the United States for persons to make (via fermentation) limited quantities of alcoholic (ethanol-containing) beer and wine at home ĪND WHEREAS information on how to safely distill alcohol (ethanol) is freely available in books and on the Internet ĪND WHEREAS it is now common knowledge that lead-containing apparati and lead-containing solders are unfit for distillation, making lead poisoning from the consumption of spirits a well-mitigated threat ĪND WHEREAS any methanol present in a given distillation source liquid (mash) can easily be discarded by removing a small portion of the first part of distallation product liquid ("heads" of the distllate), making blindness from the consumption of spirits a well-mitigated threat ĪND WHEREAS the legalization of home brewing (beer) and home winemaking stimulated the economy by the advancement of the science and sharing of knowledge, resulting in microbreweries, brew pubs, craft vinyards and wineries, and a host of new products for the consumer ĪND WHEREAS New Zealand's government revenue from distilled spirit excise taxes actually increased when, in 1996, New Zealand legalized home distillation, presumably due to increased interest in spirits generated by the new hobby ![]()
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