ATTN: paddymac, Jim K and any others interested--In the US making alchoholic beverages is controlled ENTIRELY by the Federal Government. It is legal to make up to 400 gallons US for your own consumption or to give away, but distilling ANYTHING including water, is illegal. It is illegal to build or be in posession of a still. Individual states have nothing at all to do (legally) with making alchoholic beverages, just with selling regulations.