beerfan
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Does anyone here sell thier brew or is everyone just producing for themselves, friends and relatives?
Cheesefood said:If I were younger and Phish was still touring, I'd pack up a couple of kegs and sell cups of beer in the parking lot. $5.00 for a 16oz pour could buy a lot of stainless steel conical fermenters! (And blueberry KB.)
gtff said:Has anyone had someone buy the ingredients and then you brew the beer for them?
Bsquared said:Strait out of the Mans mouth, look out some of us might be right on the cusp of legality when in comes to brewing for personal consumption.
http://www.ttb.gov/beer/index.shtml
Sec. 25.205
Production
(a) Any adult may produce beer, without payment of tax, for personal or family use and not for sale. An adult is any individual who is 18 years of age or older. If the locality in which the household is located requires a greater minimum age for the sale of beer to individuals, the adult shall be that age before commencing the production of beer. This exemption does not authorize the production of beer for use contrary to state or local law.
(b) The production of beer per household, without payment of tax, for personal or family use may not exceed:
(1) 200 gallons per calendar year if there are two or more adults residing in the household, or (2) 100 gallons per calendar year if there is only one adult residing in the household.
(c) Partnerships except as provided in Sec. 25.207, corporations or associations may not produce beer, without payment of tax, for personal or family use.
(Sec. 201, Pub. L. 85-859, 72 Stat. 1334, as amended (26 U.S.C. 5053))
This was last updated on September 17, 1999
gtff said:Has anyone had someone buy the ingredients and then you brew the beer for them?
I could be wrong but how could that be illegal? There would be no profit involved so it shouldn't be an issue. As a matter of fact you would be losing money if they only paid for ingredients. The cost of the water, propane, etc... would come out of your pocket.musicman said:yeap done it.... illegal?
beerfan said:Does anyone here sell thier brew or is everyone just producing for themselves, friends and relatives?
Cheesefood said:Funny...we've openlydiscussed pot beer and shroom beer, but everyone's afraid to sell their beer.
How about Ecstacybrau?
I think one of my more favorite parts of this hobby is to watch others try my beer and enjoy it.
Cheesefood said:If I were younger and Phish was still touring, I'd pack up a couple of kegs and sell cups of beer in the parking lot. $5.00 for a 16oz pour could buy a lot of stainless steel conical fermenters! (And blueberry KB.)
orfy said:When it comes down to it, what actually is the act of brewing beer.
Is it making wort?
I would say, legally it is the act of adding the yeast.
So in theory you could make a 1000 gallons of wort at home. And take said wort to others and let them pitch the yeast.
Surely wort can be produced and sold with out the same restriction.
Toot said:And I'm not even sure that the act of pitching the yeast is the "making of beer". I would argue that humans are incapable of making beer. Only YEAST can make beer.
casebrew said:I couldn't find the thread about Beerparson, was it here?
casebrew said:I couldn't find the thread about Beerparson, was it here?
bummerkit said:I agree. Technically we cannot make beer, but only create an environment where beer can be made. I dont think a judge would go for a "the yeast did it" arguement...
That's the law in most states (or something similar). The way I see it, no one has come by to measure my production...smogman said:In California I here tell we can only produce 100 gal per year per each resident of legal age in the household. The way I see it the last gallon I produce was the first of the year!!!!
Kaiser said:If I would do it, then I would give out free beer and encurage donations
Kai
the_bird said:Well, THERE'S your problem.
"BrewPastor"
casebrew said:But no info on the legalities of whether it would be possible to make a couple bucks on a hobby- sized "home business".
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