What are the home distilling laws in texas?

Texaspipeliner: What are the home distilling laws in texas?
Is it something i can do for myself or is it completely illegal to even have the still. Thanks for the info. Please texas law not interested in other state laws.

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Answer by テアチェＲオＦィフェ！！！
Na its legal my mom use to make some every now and then(im from texas) They even sell kits on how to do it so im pretty sure its not illegal.

Answer by hoodoorocket
It’s federal law that makes it illegal in all states. There are permits, but they are impossible to get (and impossible to comply with) so for all practical purposes it is not possible to legally distill alcohol.

Of course Texas is the only state with the legal right to secede from the union, I’d try that trick first, then work on the Texas laws that are in your way next.

Good luck.

Answer by Stuart
No, it is not legal. There are only a handful of ‘first world’ nations which allow home distillation of spirits. New Zealand, Russia, Italy, and the Ukraine to name a few.

In the USA, it is legal to posses a small still for the purpose of extracting “Essential Oils” for use in making perfumes and such, but to do so from any liquid containing alcohol in the first place is illegal.

Now, realistically, the only reason you would be caught is if you tried to sell your moonshine to others, a practice that is even illegal in most of the countries listed above, and someone turned you in. You also might get caught from the smell of the still running.

Frankly, I would just be happy and content to legally brew Beer, Wine, and Cider at home if I were you.

Answer by Alcohololic
Distilling falls in the realm of the ATF or IRS, depending on if you plan to profit off distilling. You don’t want to mess with the feds.