Moonshine
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Moonshine is high-proof liquor, traditionally made or distributed illegally. The name was derived from a tradition of distilling the alcohol at night, usually when the moon was out, to avoid detection
A modern DIY pot still
A thermal immersion circulator, like this sous vide stick, is used to evaporate ethanol in plastic stills or spiral stills.
Former West Virginia moonshiner John Bowman explains the workings of a still. (November 1996, American Folklife Center)
Lucas test: Negative (left) with ethanol and positive with t-butanol.
Alcohol law
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Alcohol laws are laws relating to manufacture, use, as being under the influence of and sale of alcohol or alcoholic beverages. Common alcoholic beverages include beer, wine, cider, and distilled spir
A warning sign in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Detroit police inspecting equipment found in a clandestine brewery during the Prohibition era
This convenience store in Michigan had its retail license suspended for two weeks because it sold alcoholic beverages to minors.