Things you wish you could say

[JacinLarkwell]

I was reading up on how to create my own ginger bug too. I was about to look up how to grow sassafras and if it would grow up in OR. I have plans for so many plants up there.

The ginger bug looks pretty easy.
https://nourishedkitchen.com/ginger-bug/

I got excited, thought it was a literal bug

 

[cheepteach]

And illegal in the states unless you have a Federal permit.

you can make for personal consumption but can't sell it. My moonshine is made from Everclear--already distilled and sold in liquor stores

 

[cheepteach]

I see a lot of recipes online that basically mix vodka or everclear with root beer extract, I assume this is not the real way? When I read this I imagined a bunch of beakers and tubes in a shed, but it seems like people put this all in crock pots now.

Pinterest has lots of flavored moonshine recipes made from Everclear. Different states have restrictions on its proof and sale. But you can set up a still and make your own from scratch for your own use---cannot sell it without permits

 

[CarpCharacin]

True savages just drink the everclear straight.

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

True savages just drink the everclear straight.

And savvy people use it to clean any accidental cuts after a drunken night of partying, I'm guessing.

 

[R2elk]

you can make for personal consumption but can't sell it. My moonshine is made from Everclear--already distilled and sold in liquor stores

Check the laws again. You can legally make wine. You cannot legally distill alcohol without a Federal permit in the U.S.

Making a mixed drink is a different thing than distilling alcohol. To me, it is not moonshine unless you distill it.

 

[R2elk]

Pinterest has lots of flavored moonshine recipes made from Everclear. Different states have restrictions on its proof and sale. But you can set up a still and make your own from scratch for your own use---cannot sell it without permits

In the U.S. you cannot legally distill alcohol without a Federal permit. More than a few states still prohibit the ownership of a still even though there are legal uses for a still such as making distilled water and essential oils.

 

[cheepteach]

True savages just drink the everclear straight.

agree! that stuff is harsh!

 

[cheepteach]

In the U.S. you cannot legally distill alcohol without a Federal permit. More than a few states still prohibit the ownership of a still even though there are legal uses for a still such as making distilled water and essential oils.

really?!! I assumed wine and liquor had same restrictions. thanks! now to cancel that still order from Amazon.....

 

[R2elk]

really?!! I assumed wine and liquor had same restrictions. thanks! now to cancel that still order from Amazon.....

I believe that stills are legal in NY but you should check your state laws.

Amazon sells an air cooled still that does not have the expected appearance of a still.