There are good reasons for public health to ban distillation because it is easy to create toxic concentrations of contaminants such as methanol. So I do not think the rules will be changed as you imagine. Illegality makes it more likely that people will ignore safety precautions. It is just as easy to make distilled spirits or liquor as any other alcoholic beverage. Use an alcohol kit to distill the alcohol, and when finished, add quiet spirits flavors to mix the beverage of your choice. I`ve never really understood the problem with methanol, it still doesn`t create it, it just separates it. Beer contains methanol, which we generally consider acceptable harmful in combination with ethanol. Most of what you would feed with a distillery is a similar blend. As far as I know, the problem arises when the product is bottled in series and not recombined, mixed and bottled (ideally minus the final fractions), but this is a simple process, so there must be something else that people are doing wrong. I can`t say I would worry about legality for personal use, who knows what I`m doing in my own kitchen/garage if I don`t. We came to the conclusion that it was a bit risky with two young children in the house. A secondary consideration was legality and my father-in-law, who lives in the UK on a visa, was deported. This can be dangerous even if you know how to separate the methanol.
Strong alcohol and flames do not mix. Homemade spirits and liqueurs are as easy to prepare as any other home-brewed beverage. With equipment similar to winemaking, you can make high-quality, high-alcohol beverages that are almost indistinguishable from their commercial counterparts and at a fraction of the price. Given that the law is so clear and these transactions are not harassed or prosecuted, what is the situation? I attended a demonstration at one of my local shops in 2007, and the salesman (of Still Spirits) claimed to have met HMRC, who told him they would have preferred to keep an eye on the ball and never realised distillation would gain momentum at home. Now they don`t know how to deal with it. >> Since the distillation ban exists purely as >Jethro wrote:>>>As an avid home brewer, I have noticed a growing trend in home distill>>ation. Two homebrew suppliers near me sell stills and essences for>> flavoring distilled alcohol. Both highlight the fact that it is >> “illegal” to distill spirits in the UK without a licence.>>It is not illegal to sell the equipment, it is the use of the > equipment that is illegal without having the necessary licence/authority. (>By the way, I didn`t know you applied before distilling, I always thought it was okay > long as you declared the finished alcohol) In many countries other than the United Kingdom, it is at this stage that distillation of liquent from spirits is carried out. Distillation is a refining process in which water and other by-products are removed from the laundry, leaving the desired product (ethanol) at higher concentrations. This, of course, significantly reduces the amount of liquid available, but leaves a high-quality spirit for other flavors. In some countries, the use of inexpensive, low-temperature, low-volume air stills to purify water or essential oils can produce an alcohol content of about 60% vol.
Alcohol stills are also legal for those who want to distill ethanol as fuel, but permits, applications and detailed records are mandatory. Only registered distilleries are allowed to legally produce alcohol. Most often yes, visual inspection to ensure that there were no traces of mashin of the boiling container, sniffing and taking water samples. It always seemed damn stupid to me, it was a car silence, the kind that is connected to a lab faucet and the water from the condenser is used to continually replenish the boiler. It`s not ideal for distilling alcohol and we had many other stills that were better for that purpose. > Strong alcohol and flames don`t mix well friendly It`s dangerous mainly because it`s illegal, so people have a hard time getting quality material (I think that`s no longer the case with “water purifiers”) and instructions; Making safe drinkable alcohol (as opposed to fine whiskey) is probably not difficult if you can get good equipment and follow the instructions. To make spirits in the UK by distilling alcoholic liquids or by another process, such as ethylene gas cracking, you will need: If people are serious about distilling many new gin distillers, run workshops on how to make things legal and maximize success. I have obviously discussed the subject in the context of this thread. Do not hesitate to continue distilling water, for example, if it is your need. But isn`t this due more to the incompetence than to the illegality of the operation? I love the number of different ways people have found to make alcoholic beverages, the subtle (or sometimes not if) variations that can be found. I don`t drink much, but it can only come from love.
Only common sense is required. Simply remove the first 200 ml and use them to rub the alcohol. You can naturally use fermented alcohol to make spirits and liquors with special alcohol-tolerant yeasts, and you can get 20% ABV spirits. >I can`t say I would worry about legality for personal use, who knows what I`ll do in my own kitchen/garage if I don`t. I made a lot of homebrewed beers and fermented wines. Without specialized knowledge, I would not distill alcohol. At a conference, I got a taste of 140 malt, but was only allowed to smell 180 malt. Very dangerous things for the risks of poisoning and explosion. ISTR they attached devices to prevent setbacks in the 151 bottles of Bacardi due to the number of incidents.
Some parishioners may have had experience in this regard. The question was what to do with the sediment left in beer barrels after a beer festival. We may have found a reasonable answer, but we were very young at the time, and although the production may have been of surprisingly good quality, it was a herd affair. An interesting experience, but not much more. Understanding the relationship between ingredients and performance is important if your health is important to you. Otherwise, the soldiers of the former Soviet Union became regular by distilling boot polish and antifreeze – every man for himself. There may be surprising results – sweet (as opposed to bitter), for example, has a coloration that is supposed to distill blue… Any hazard would arise from the use of an open flame (i.e.
fire) in a situation where alcohol vapour may accumulate. All stills are fully electric. But again, the legislation has nothing to do with public safety. It is a financial act. In view of the fact that the ban on distillation exists only as a source of income, does the question arise as to whether the policy is of any interest? Would the police even be aware of the 1979 law, let alone willing to enforce it? (6) » Cider means cider (or perry) with a strength of less than 8-7 percent.