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Originally Posted by superslomo
I guess I have four fermenters plus a secondary that I'm going to do cider in, so I suppose I could imagine breaking 200 gallons if I made a point of it. Never realized it was a tax issue.
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Well Cider might count as a wine, not a beer. I've never figured out if the federal law is 100 beer and 100 wine, or 100 total. They are seperate chapters, but >shrugg< I'm no lawyer. When I asked one he said 'yup that's ambigous' - to make it more fun, some states are worded like the Federal's, other are explicit '100/year total'
It is a 'gallons per year' but I don't know if that is defined Jan to Jan, or rolling or what. I'd assume Jan to Jan, but see not above about not being a lawyer.
As to it being a 'tax issue'. I think the idea is that 'over 100 gallons/year' is for sale/trade or similar and no longer a hobby. Thus they want their money. Most of the info when you google this come from the TTB (aka irs/treasury) website. Any criminal penalties (jail time) are listed somewhere else I guess.
NOTE: on previous post I mentioned the 100/200 single/houshold with 2 plus addults. I used the 100 for ease of typing.
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