Distilling Whiskey at Home

[Oat1957]

Can I make my own whiskey at home? Is there a allowable limit I can make here in the US?

[Laughing_Lagomorph]

As far as I know, no you can’t legally do it. The allowable limit for home distillation is zero. In this regard it is different from home brewing beer or making wine.

[Oat1957]

Thank you.

[kniz]

If it is not legal then this site is breaking the law.

[Lsura]

From this BATF page:

Spirits
You cannot produce spirits for beverage purposes without paying taxes and without prior approval of paperwork to operate a distilled spirits plant. [See 26 U.S.C. 5601 & 5602 for some of the criminal penalties.] There are numerous requirements that must be met that make it impractical to produce spirits for personal or beverage use. Some of these requirements are paying special tax, filing an extensive application, filing a bond, providing adequate equipment to measure spirits, providing suitable tanks and pipelines, providing a separate building (other than a dwelling) and maintaining detailed records, and filing reports. All of these requirements are listed in 27 CFR Part 19.

Spirits may be produced for nonbeverage purposes for fuel use only without payment of tax, but you also must file an application, receive ATF’s approval, and follow requirements, such as construction, use, records and reports.

[Laughing_Lagomorph]

@kniz

If it is not legal then this site is breaking the law.

They don’t seem to be selling stills though, or even parts to make them. All they sell is instructions on how to build them.

[LSLGuy]

if you’re curious about amateur distillation of spirits, http://homedistiller.org is THE site on the net with the best technical info AFAIK.

And, as others have said, it’s 100% illegal in the “Land of the Free.”