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{{mbox|type=notice|text=[[#Moonshine|Moonshine]] ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonshine#Legality check legality]) can be produced in a few states in the US as an alternative to illegal and/or methanol contaminated moonshine to avoid [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_methanol_poisoning_incidents methanol poisoning incidents]; Although methanol is not produced in toxic amounts by fermentation of sugars from grain starches,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.moonshine-still.com/page7.htm|title=Distillation: Some Purity Considerations|website=Moonshine Still|access-date=5 May 2015}}</ref> it is | {{mbox|type=notice|text=[[#Moonshine|Moonshine]] ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonshine#Legality check legality]) can be produced in a few states in the US as an alternative to illegal and/or methanol contaminated moonshine to avoid [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_methanol_poisoning_incidents methanol poisoning incidents]; Although methanol is not produced in toxic amounts by fermentation of sugars from grain starches,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.moonshine-still.com/page7.htm|title=Distillation: Some Purity Considerations|website=Moonshine Still|access-date=5 May 2015}}</ref> it is a major occurrence in fruit spirits.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Blumenthal |first1=P |last2=Steger |first2=MC |last3=Einfalt |first3=D |last4=Rieke-Zapp |first4=J |last5=Quintanilla Bellucci |first5=A |last6=Sommerfeld |first6=K |last7=Schwarz |first7=S |last8=Lachenmeier |first8=DW |title=Methanol Mitigation during Manufacturing of Fruit Spirits with Special Consideration of Novel Coffee Cherry Spirits. |journal=Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) |date=28 April 2021 |volume=26 |issue=9 |doi=10.3390/molecules26092585 |pmid=33925245 |pmc=8125215}}</ref> However, in modern times, reducing methanol with the absorption of a molecular sieve is a practical method for production.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.spkx.net.cn/EN/abstract/abstract15544.shtml|title=Study on Method of Decreasing Methanol in Apple Pomace Spirit|journal=Food Science |author=Hui-Ling Ma |author2=Xiu-Ping Yang |author3=Ying Zuo |date=15 April 2006 |volume=27|issue=4|pages=138–142}}</ref> Also, contamination is possible by unscrupulous distillers using cheap methanol to increase the apparent strength of the product.}} | ||
Crude fermented water can be refined into modern moonshine by means of distillation to vodka, or rectified spirit, but it is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonshine#Legality illegal in most countries]. It is distinct from rum because it is typically made by molasses, a byproduct of the sugar refining process, or fresh sugar cane juice that has a discernible taste of its own. | Crude fermented water can be refined into modern moonshine by means of distillation to vodka, or rectified spirit, but it is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonshine#Legality illegal in most countries]. It is distinct from rum because it is typically made by molasses, a byproduct of the sugar refining process, or fresh sugar cane juice that has a discernible taste of its own. | ||