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Distilling is quite a bit different than brewing. I haven't tried it but a buddy has done some whiskeys and such.  I believe it is illegal to distill any amount without a federal alcohol license whereas you can make quite a bit of beer without any licensing.

I looked it over and my god the process is crazy!

@JJ Husker yeah, distilling is illegal no matter what. 

I'm a whiskey collector and interested in eventually exploring distilling (so I've learned a lot). The start up is a pain and finding the right still/heat source isn't the most fun. Once you get that going though, the process isn't too bad. There are some really great books on it.