Hiding from the revenuers!

[White Lightning]

Being new to distilling I'm still a little uneasy with the idea of illegality of this hobby. This is strictly a hobby for my own enjoyment but somehow I don't think that would be a very good defense to a judge. I was wondering what you (American) guys think about this aspect of it? What kind of advice would you have? I'm not stupid, I don't tell strangers about it but should I really be nervous about telling my best friend about my latest run over a cell phone? How secretive does one need to be? I get the impression that if you do this thing on such a small scale for your own enjoyment, even though it is still illegal, that it is more or less overlooked by the authorities?