How to Make Your Own Moonshine?

Procedure:
  1. Place your mash pot on its heat source and pour in 5 gallons of water.
  2. Heat water to 165 °F.
  3. Turn off heat source when you reach 165 °F and immediately stir in 8.5 pounds of Flaked Corn Maize.
  4. Stir mixture continuously for 7 minutes.

Why is it illegal to make your own moonshine?

So why is moonshine still illegal? Because the liquor is worth more to the government than beer or wine. ... In 2005, almost $5 billion of federal excise taxes on alcohol came from legally produced spirits. Until 1978, it was illegal to home-brew liquour or beer—and the rules on wine-making were somewhat ambiguous.

What is the easiest way to make moonshine?

Directions:
  1. Bring water to a boil and add sugar.
  2. Stir until the sugar dissolves then let cool to room temperature.
  3. While the simple sugar mixture is cooling, take your alcohol and blackberry mixture and strain out the remaining blackberries.
  4. Return the alcohol mixture into its jar and pour in the simple sugar mixture.
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