You don’t control level of aldehydes, sulfur oxides, and cyanide, and you also cannot know in some cases if it got contaminated by something toxic - that’s not always molds.
Granted, it’s relatively hard to brew something deadly, but it’s possible to undermine your health in a bad way.
I think you’re overstating the dangers of homebrewing with an improvised setup. If you screw up, you get mold and it’s very obvious.
I’ve never distilled before, but from what I’ve read, that’s really hard to screw up too.
You don’t control level of aldehydes, sulfur oxides, and cyanide, and you also cannot know in some cases if it got contaminated by something toxic - that’s not always molds. Granted, it’s relatively hard to brew something deadly, but it’s possible to undermine your health in a bad way.