Here in the United States, there is no way to legally distill alcohol for personal home use without a license. See 27 CFR § 19.51: Title 61 – Alcohol and Liquor CHAPTER 6 – Control of Alcoholic Beverages Act Section 61-6-4010. Illegal manufacture, possession or sale. (A) It is illegal for any person: (1) to produce, store, preserve, receive, possess, transport, ship, buy, sell, barter, exchange or supply alcoholic spirits, except spirit drinks acquired lawfully and except in accordance with the provisions of this Title; or (2) accepting, receiving or possessing alcoholic spirits for illegal use in accordance with the provisions of this title. (B) Every person who contravenes this section is guilty of an offence and is punished on conviction as follows: (1) for a first offence punishable by a fine of not less than six hundred dollars or imprisonment for six months; (2) for a second offence, to a fine of one thousand five hundred dollars or imprisonment for one year; and (3) for a third or subsequent offence, with a fine of three thousand dollars or imprisonment for two years. SECTION 61-6-4100. Distilleries. It is unlawful for a person in that State to produce, sell, give away or possess a distillery, commonly known as a still, or an integral part of a distillery or any apparatus, apparatus, device or substitute thereof, used for the purpose of producing alcoholic spirit in violation of the laws of that State. Unexplained possession of a part of a still, device or device or device that is habitually or commonly used or adapted for the manufacture of prohibited alcohol constitutes prima facie evidence of a violation of this section. Every person who contravenes this section is guilty of an offence and is punished on conviction as follows: (a) for a first offence, liable to a fine of not less than six hundred dollars or imprisonment for a term of six months; (b) for a subsequent offence, to a fine of one thousand five hundred dollars or imprisonment for one year; and (c) for a third or subsequent offence, with a fine of three thousand dollars or imprisonment for two years. (3) It is an offence under the Beverages Act to produce beer or wine in excess of the quantity permitted by this section.
(b) 1. Under this Title, no licence or authorization is required for the production of craft beer and the possession, transportation or storage of craft beer by any person if: (A) the person who makes the beer does not receive compensation; (B) the beer is not sold or offered for sale; and (C) the total quantity of beer produced in a calendar year by the individual and another person living in the same household does not exceed 100 gallons if there is only one person of legal drinking age in the household, or 200 gallons if the household has two or more people of legal drinking age. 2. A person who produces, holds, transports or stores beer in accordance with the restrictions referred to in point (b)(1) shall not be a producer of beer within the meaning of this Chapter. 3. Any craft beer referred to in point (b)(1) transported shall be clearly labelled as home-made beer. (4) Craft beer produced in accordance with the restrictions in subsection (b)(1) may be consumed by the person who produced it and his or her family, neighbours and friends in any private residence or other private place where the possession and consumption of beer is permitted under this chapter, local ordinances or other applicable laws. This subsection (b)(4) does not apply to licensed premises within the meaning of this Chapter. Title 33: INTOXICATING SPIRITS Section: 33:1-2. License required, conditions; personal use; trademark registration; Fee 33:1-2. It is unlawful to manufacture, sell, possess, intend to sell, transport, store, correct, mix, mix, process, bottle or distribute alcoholic beverages in this state, except under and under the terms of a license or otherwise expressly authorized under this chapter; But any drink that is actually intended for immediate personal use can be mixed by anyone.
Section 561. He may also seize and keep any property contemplated in this section. (2) In addition to any other privileges granted to a licensee under this chapter, the licensee may permit malted beverages and wines produced in accordance with subsections 471.403 (2) and (3) of the ORS or homemade beer, wine and fermented fruit juices to be stored on premises covered by a full or limited on-site sales licence, an off-premises sales licence, a brewery restaurant licence. Licensee`s brewery licence, vineyard licence or storage licence. Malt beverages or wines and homemade beer, wine or fermented fruit juices must be clearly labelled by the owner and kept separate from the licensee`s inventory of alcoholic beverages. (2) to transport or import alcoholic beverages into the State for resale in contravention of the provisions of this chapter; or (d) homemade beverages produced under the restrictions set forth in paragraph (a) may be used for public display, demonstration, tasting, or sampling with sample sizes in accordance with § 6-31 if the event takes place in a private home or place other than an authorized retail location.
