I mean... what would your grandma think of this idea? Grandmas always have good advice.
My great-grandmother operated a number of 'stills during the prohibition era, LMAO. Apparently, was one of the five or six best-regarded in the state. Went to jail for it one time. Might have gotten locked up more than once - but it was a long, dangerous drive all the way up to her little spot in the woods .
She'd have said, "Don't be stupid," methinks. OP's general idea was not necessarily a bad one, but things went downhill rapidly from there, IMHO. I don't think ol' Mad Maddie started out by producing enough liquor for several counties.