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US appeals court declares 158-year-old home distilling ban unconstitutional (www.theguardian.com)
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A US appeals court on Friday declared a nearly 158-year-old federal ban on home distilling to be unconstitutional, calling it an unnecessary and improper means for Congress to exercise its power to tax.

The fifth US circuit court of appeals in New Orleans ruled in favor of the non-profit Hobby Distillers Association and four of its 1,300 members.

It feels like I disagree with everything that has been happening lately, so this caught me off guard. I think people should be able to homebrew and distill if they want. I hope exploding apartments and blindness rates don't go up too much.

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[–] 9 points 7 months ago (1 child)

That's badgood news

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    • [–] 17 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    A lot of people about to get poisoned soon

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  • [–] 20 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    There 2 easy ways to prevent poisonous moonshine. The first is throw out the first 5% of distillate. It tastes terrible and contains the majority of the methanol. The second is mix all of the distillate together at the end of the run. This distributes everything evenly, and prevents some bottles from being 85% abv(170 proof) while other bottles are 30% abv(60 proof).

    In related news, if you're drinking dodgy booze, make sure to occasionally do a shot of non-dodgy booze. The cure for methanol poisoning is ethanol.

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    • [–] 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Isn't there some bigger issues to tackle?

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