I'm so totally in.<div><br></div><div>--S<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 10:20 AM, Sean Cusack <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sean.p.cusack@gmail.com">sean.p.cusack@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Who said anything about distilling alcohol? Distilling spirits is illegal. Operating a still is legal. The class is how to operate a still.<br>
<font color="#888888"><br>Sean</font><div><div></div><div class="h5"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 10:11 AM, Jonathan Foote <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jtfoote@ieee.org" target="_blank">jtfoote@ieee.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:1ex">I'm not a lawyer, but the short answer on legality would seem to be<br>
NO, at least according to the feds:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.ttb.gov/spirits/faq.shtml#s7" target="_blank">http://www.ttb.gov/spirits/faq.shtml#s7</a><br>
<br>
Which is a shame -- ask me about my solar brandy sometime -- but<br>
perhaps let's not give the revenooers an excuse.<br>
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On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 2:38 AM, Sean Cusack <<a href="mailto:sean.p.cusack@gmail.com" target="_blank">sean.p.cusack@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> All -<br>
><br>
> I've received a ton of requests to teach people how to distill. So, now<br>
> we're going to do it :). I've got a sweet 20L glass still that we'll be<br>
> using for this. Its great for teaching since you can see everything that is<br>
> happening, and thus control is much much simpler than those ones you see in<br>
> the 'shiners backyards. A basic outline of what I'm planning on teaching in<br>
> the class is as follows:<br>
><br>
> Overview of what distilling is, what it does, and why it works<br>
> Things you can distill, and what you can expect out of the other side<br>
> Intro to the still, and why thermodynamics are your friend...even if you<br>
> don't know what those are yet.<br>
> Post- and pre- processing operations, and why your really do need to do them<br>
> (a.k.a. Brita filters are useful)<br>
> And of course...hands on use of the still, and a chance to try the fruits of<br>
> your labor!<br>
><br>
> Vote for your favorite date for the class at the following wiki page:<br>
> <a href="https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Noisebridge_Distilled" target="_blank">https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Noisebridge_Distilled</a><br>
><br>
> A quick note on legality. The short answer is - *yes*. Owning and operating<br>
> a still is legal in CA. Part 23367 of the ABC code allows for this. There<br>
> are lots of things you can make in a still - like distilled water, or oil<br>
> extracts...so yes, there has to be a provision to allow people to own and<br>
> operate their own distilling equipment for these reasons. Full text of the<br>
> current ABC code can be found here:<br>
> <a href="http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=bpc&group=23001-24000&file=23355-23405.3" target="_blank">http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=bpc&group=23001-24000&file=23355-23405.3</a><br>
><br>
> Sean<br>
><br>
><br>
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