Brewing legal limit

[ron1guz]

"and be a good neighbor. So many nosy neighbors are the cause of trouble."

My neighbors are the ones that drink it all!!!

 

[Homercidal]

I will never hit the limit.

 

[RoseHawke]

I lurk here, but pardon while I weigh in since I live in one of the worst states in question.

Yes, homebrewing is illegal in this state. So is the sale of any beer over 6% ABV or in a container over 16oz (the only state in the union with this ridiculous restriction,) although you can buy kegs.

We have three bills in the state legislature this year in an attempt to legalize homebrewing and also to raise the ABV of beer to 13.9% putting it on a par with most table wines at least.

They are all going to DIE today because the State Senate of Alabama has been arguing for the past month about bingo and gambling in one county; not just the alcohol related bills, nothing has gotten done because of this deadlock.

Am I upset with my "government" (I use the term loosely) ? You might say so.

Returning to lurk mode now.

 

[bethlehembrewer]

I lurk here, but pardon while I weigh in since I live in one of the worst states in question.

Yes, homebrewing is illegal in this state. So is the sale of any beer over 6% ABV or in a container over 16oz (the only state in the union with this ridiculous restriction,) although you can buy kegs.

We have three bills in the state legislature this year in an attempt to legalize homebrewing and also to raise the ABV of beer to 13.9% putting it on a par with most table wines at least.

They are all going to DIE today because the State Senate of Alabama has been arguing for the past month about bingo and gambling in one county; not just the alcohol related bills, nothing has gotten done because of this deadlock.

Am I upset with my "government" (I use the term loosely) ? You might say so.

Returning to lurk mode now.

Damn why didn' t we let the state out of the union when they wanted!

Just kidding, I really have nothing against Alabama.

 

[beta pleated sheet]

I have no idea what the limit is in Mass. but since I don't live here year round, so I'm sure I'm well under it. I'm not even all that concerned about getting in trouble with my school. I mean, with the amount of drug using and drug dealing going on in my hall, a little beer is hardly a problem.

Also, I don't think my school is too concerned with enforcing rules. In Amherst, kegs have to be registered with the police, and there can only be one on campus at any given time. Yet, one of my microbiology professors has at least three kegs in the basement of the science building.

 

[RoseHawke]

Damn why didn' t we let the state out of the union when they wanted!

Just kidding, I really have nothing against Alabama.

Well I sure do and I was bred, born, and raised here!

 

[ClutchDude]

I lurk here, but pardon while I weigh in since I live in one of the worst states in question.

Yes, homebrewing is illegal in this state. So is the sale of any beer over 6% ABV or in a container over 16oz (the only state in the union with this ridiculous restriction,) although you can buy kegs.

We have three bills in the state legislature this year in an attempt to legalize homebrewing and also to raise the ABV of beer to 13.9% putting it on a par with most table wines at least.

They are all going to DIE today because the State Senate of Alabama has been arguing for the past month about bingo and gambling in one county; not just the alcohol related bills, nothing has gotten done because of this deadlock.

Ahhh crap. We in MS were hoping to piggyback that bills passage to put similar structures in place here. Instead, we're left with planning trips to LA/TN when we want certain good beers. It's still illegal here as well, technically.

*sigh*

 

[RoseHawke]

Ahhh crap. We in MS were hoping to piggyback that bills passage to put similar structures in place here. Instead, we're left with planning trips to LA/TN when we want certain good beers. It's still illegal here as well, technically.

*sigh*

Maybe all is not lost. Maybe. I thought the session was fixing to end (I normally don't keep up much with Alabama politics as it's pretty useless,) but apparently there are three more days including today. And they ended the filibuster!

So, there's a slim chance if it makes it to the floor.

It looks like the homebrew bill may be dead though .

 

[MVKTR2]

I lurk here, but pardon while I weigh in since I live in one of the worst states in question.

Yes, homebrewing is illegal in this state. So is the sale of any beer over 6% ABV or in a container over 16oz (the only state in the union with this ridiculous restriction,) although you can buy kegs.

We have three bills in the state legislature this year in an attempt to legalize homebrewing and also to raise the ABV of beer to 13.9% putting it on a par with most table wines at least.

They are all going to DIE today because the State Senate of Alabama has been arguing for the past month about bingo and gambling in one county; not just the alcohol related bills, nothing has gotten done because of this deadlock.

Am I upset with my "government" (I use the term loosely) ? You might say so.

Returning to lurk mode now.

We're in the same boat on different rivers, my river's name, Mississippi. Seeing as how wines are legal to homebrew in MS, I only brew wines. The movement for raising the abv limit in AL and West Virginia are much further along than it is in MS. Alabama's Free the Hops campaign is on the cusp of raising the abv, the bill passed their house and I believe is in debate in the Senate.

In MS our campaign has a much less sexy name, MEBA (Mississippians for Econimic and Beverage Advancement). We had a bill introduced this year, but it died in committee. AL and WV are 3-4 years ahead of MS in regard to getting the antequated ABV laws removed/revised. I'm just hoping MS's law gets changed within 5 years. Ahhh my state is last again! Don't get me wrong I choose to live here, have lived elsewhere and traveled a bit, but this is home. There's just a whole lot of people here incapable of lateral thinking.

I toast you who live in states with politicians whom aren't afraid of BIER!
Schlante,
Phillip

 

[kinghellsfire_NZ]

AHH.

I love New Zealand. We have a legal drinking age of 18. We are allowed to brew what we want in whatever quantities we want at whatever ABV we want. We can also distill spirits. It is good not to be held back by religious nutjobs.

Ps. I have nothing against religion, just the majority of people who practice it.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

Here in OK it's not OK to brew a malt based beverage. I guess they are afraid of distillation but, rediculously enough, I can brew 200 gallons of Wine or Cider to any ABV I want (or at least can).

If that isn't crazy enough for you.

Liquor stores have to close at 9:00pm but Bars (from which it's expected you'll be drinving home after) stay open til' 2:00am.

 

[Edcculus]

SC has some pretty stupid laws regarding alcohol, even though hoembrewing is legal. We actually just passed a bill that allows sale of alcohol above 6%. Blue Laws suck too. No alcohol sales on Sunday (even in restaurants), and bars close at 12:00 on Saturday night.

 

[springer]

SC has some pretty stupid laws regarding alcohol, even though hoembrewing is legal. We actually just passed a bill that allows sale of alcohol above 6%. Blue Laws suck too. No alcohol sales on Sunday (even in restaurants), and bars close at 12:00 on Saturday night.

isnt that regulated by the municpalities or county? I seem to remember drinking large quantities of booze at the Hooters in Myrtle Beach on a Sunday.

 

[Brewer3401]

SC has some pretty stupid laws regarding alcohol, even though hoembrewing is legal. We actually just passed a bill that allows sale of alcohol above 6%. Blue Laws suck too. No alcohol sales on Sunday (even in restaurants), and bars close at 12:00 on Saturday night.

Aah, religion. The left wing "I know what is right" people.

Move to New Orleans - some bars open 24-7

 

[homebrewer_99]

Unfortunately, brewing beer is not a constitutional right...

Sure, it is...comes under "the pursuit of happiness" (or hoppiness for hopheads) doesn't it??

 

[tdavisii]

There are currently 5 (edit 6) states where homebrewing is illegal or where it is not specified by statute as legal.

UT
KY
MS
OK
WV
Edit: AL

UT came close to passsing a bill this spring, the house passed it, but it died in senate committee and it did not get the opportunity for it to be voted on. In other words, whomever is on the UT State Senate committee killed the bill despite popular support.

EDIT: as Beerific points out below AL.

Well spank my Arse and call me susie. I know this guy who brewed his first batch while living in Utah. He had no idea it was illegal though.

 

[kappclark]

I am simply making yeast samples for evaluation by friends and neighbors. No beer here Mr Federal person.

 

[Remmy]

I'm stuck at 199 gallons. I don't know what I'm going to do now.

 

[beergolf]

Holy Zombie Thread...


Only a five year old thread.

 

[drawdy10]

Why not lock after a year or five?

 

[dkwolf]

Why not lock after a year or five?

X10000


I'd even say 6 months without a new post = auto thread lock. Can always be unlocked by an admin if needed, but would seriously cut down the necrothreads.

 

[Clonefan94]

Well, it's back up now. So, how many gallons have you brewed since the start of this thread?

I'm at 240 gallons, but I didn't start brewing until last August.

 

[Nightshade]

I am a bit over 5k gallons brewed this year (I haven't added it up recently).








If you mean just homebrew then I am at about 70 gallons.