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   SuperLutheran (kicky half) (superlutheran@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 01-May-2024 11:45:36 JST SuperLutheran (kicky half)
   It has now been a few weeks since I took up brewing my own beer as a hobby, and I've learned a whole lot from it. The verdict? 10/10, I'm going to keep this up
   
   Store bought beer is just like fast food. You aren't just paying for the drinks, you're also paying for consistency and ease.
   Homebrewed beer is like cooking your own food at home. More effort, equipment and patience are required, but it's rewarding how you can experiment and make sure your own product is worth drinking.
   
   It also saves a whole lot of money. I can make 10 gallons of ale for about $75. That's a very, very, very large discount.
   
   And no, you don't have to wait forever or spend tons of money to get started - IF you're willing to learn some old recipes and modify them. Here's what I did for my first brew, which was a total success:
   youtu.be/RgLC_DRd2cg?zU3ZWH0XWiipm6XF
   
   Like modern day "Lutheranism," the world doesn't want you doing things like this. The world wants you buying everything instead of putting in a bit of elbow grease. They want you eating fast food, buying your beer from the store, anything but individual action. They want your money, not personal growth or personal benefit for you.
   
   Yes, modern Lutheran ministers and theologians want you in a spiritual coma. Their feeding tube Lutheranism ensures that you stay asleep, never being sanctified, while they extract money from you and give it to foreign missions.
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     BowserNoodle ☦️ (bowsacnoodle@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 01-May-2024 11:46:55 JST BowserNoodle ☦️

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     @SuperLutheran I can't wait for VLB (Very Lutheran Brewery) to open someday with a waluigi wearing a Bishop's hat for the logo.
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     Aldrich Herbst (herbst@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 01-May-2024 13:02:41 JST Aldrich Herbst

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     Now if only we could distill that beer into spirits without getting our door blown open and our dogs peppered with holes by the ATF because the IRS wants the profits, and the FBI thinks that your pot still might be an explosive device, and the FDA thinks you're making poison. 🤡
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     BowserNoodle ☦️ (bowsacnoodle@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 01-May-2024 13:02:41 JST BowserNoodle ☦️

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     • Aldrich Herbst
     @Herbst @SuperLutheran Allegedly they don't care if it's for personal use.
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     ?uper?nekFriend ? (supersnekfriend@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 01-May-2024 13:08:26 JST ?uper?nekFriend ?

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     • Aldrich Herbst
     @BowsacNoodle @Herbst @SuperLutheran Only for non-spirits. For spirits, you have to pay the tax and register the still:
     ttb.gov/regulated-commodities/beverage-alcohol/distilled-spirits/penalties-for-illegal-distilling
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     BowserNoodle ☦️ (bowsacnoodle@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 01-May-2024 13:08:36 JST BowserNoodle ☦️

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     • Aldrich Herbst
     @SuperSnekFriend @Herbst @SuperLutheran gay
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     ????AnimeTradCath:flag_swr: ?? (animetradcath@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 01-May-2024 13:10:41 JST ????AnimeTradCath:flag_swr: ??

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     @BowsacNoodle @Herbst @SuperLutheran that sounds like some ATF trickery so they can legally gun down your dog
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     BowserNoodle ☦️ (bowsacnoodle@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 01-May-2024 13:11:53 JST BowserNoodle ☦️

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     @AnimeTradCath @Herbst @SuperLutheran
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     ?uper?nekFriend ? (supersnekfriend@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 01-May-2024 13:12:09 JST ?uper?nekFriend ?

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     • Aldrich Herbst
     @BowsacNoodle @Herbst @SuperLutheran We gotta return to T R A D I T I O N.
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     BowserNoodle ☦️ (bowsacnoodle@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 01-May-2024 13:12:39 JST BowserNoodle ☦️

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     @SuperSnekFriend @Herbst @SuperLutheran Johnny Applesneed was an American hero because he helped us make hooch.
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     badneighbor (badneighbor@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 01-May-2024 21:59:20 JST badneighbor

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     @SuperSnekFriend @BowsacNoodle @Herbst @SuperLutheran This is why I had tax code so damn much

     The terms "distilled spirits", "alcoholic spirits", and "spirits" mean that substance known as ethyl alcohol, ethanol, or spirits of wine in any form (including all dilutions and mixtures thereof from whatever source or by whatever process produced).

     They can interpret this to include ethanol fuel.

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     BowserNoodle ☦️ (bowsacnoodle@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 01-May-2024 22:01:21 JST BowserNoodle ☦️

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     @badneighbor @SuperSnekFriend @Herbst @SuperLutheran >They can interpret this to include ethanol fuel.
     Yeah they can, which is like of hilarious. Has the ATF raided any refineries or gasoline distribution centers yet for this? The law as written suggests they're possibly operating illegally, which would mean somebody could challenge this in court as selective enforcement and potentially get the law overturned (if only).