[Sca-cooks] FWD: RE: Ice Distillation in Homes

[Jadwiga Zajaczkowa / Jenne Heise]

> Okay, this is the second letter form the ATF that supports the idea that the ATF is not going to
> burst into your home for freezing an ice-cube tray of mead in your home freezer.  In fact, exactly
> the opposite is true.... the ATF doesn't handle these matters any more.

Yes, that's exactly true. However,
The Alcohol and Tobacco Trade and Tax Bureau DOES regulate distillation 
of alcohol.

See their FAQs: http://www.ttb.gov/faqs.htm

"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."

See US Code collection:
26 E 51 J part I title 5601
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode26/usc_sec_26_00005601----000-.html

"(8)  Unlawful production of distilled spirits
not being a distiller authorized by law to produce distilled spirits, 
produces distilled spirits by distillation or any other process from any 
mash, wort, wash, or other material;"

Whether or not the production of 'ice mead' is something they worry 
about, I don't know. 


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