Spirits

[Desmnd]

Been down to elvington (Home Brew Online.

They do sell stills. We had a chat and it is believed that you can make your own spirits if it is for home consumption. He said up to 2,500 Ltr's.

Any info on this. He said he wanted to confirm with .gov.uk

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Selling stills is not illegal but using them without a licence is, you may not be aware discussing distilling is also against the rules so the thread is now closed.

I do hope he is not telling customers they can legally make 2,500 Ltr's for their own consumption without a licence.

In the UK it is not legal to distil alcohol without a licence from Revenue and Customs and this includes alcohol for your own consumption.
You are free to make naturally fermented alcohol for your own use and the development of special alcohol tolerant yeasts has made the production of 'spirit and liqueur' drinks from high alcohol washes (typically 20%abv), a practical proposition.

https://www.brew2bottle.co.uk/spirits-at-home.html

Licensing and approval

To produce spirits in the UK by distilling alcoholic liquids or by any other process, such as cracking ethylene gas, you’ll need:

a distiller’s licence

approval for your plant and process

to account for and pay Spirits Duty to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/spirits-duty

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