Neighbor: so you brew your own?
Me: yep
Neighbor: can you make shine?
Me: no that's illegal
Neighbor: yes but could you?
Me: you do know there is a county sheriff that lives directly across the street from us, right? And No. I don't have the equipment.
I think people watch too much moonshiners on tv.
I have a Foxfire book that's about 35 years old that goes into extremely great detail how to build many different types of stills and make moonshine. I was always fascinated with this book when I was a teenager.
http://www.moonshineheritage.com/blog/the-foxfire-book-the-original-how-to-make-moonshine-guide/