Do you have to be "legal" age to buy Home brewing supplies ?

[ldgenius2000]

There's a big sign outside my LHBS saying they will not sell to people underage,that being said I assume that's personal preference rather than law.

 

[Nugent]

It's my understanding that in British Columbia, it's only illegal to buy, sell and consume alcohol unless you're 19. I found out that some Grade 12 students that I teach were homebrewing; that's why I know about the rules.

I said to them "Well, boys, as long as you don't sell it or drink it, it's not against the law". Yeah right.

 

[gecko45]

But wine, that is leagal so long as you apply for a free annual permit.

What about a light table barleywine with hops for preservative?

 

[MultumInParvo]

Just to echo what others have said, you don't need to be 21 to by grains, nor hops, nor yeast. Its the act of fermenting that is illegal for them.

I just turned 22 and I rarely even get carded for buying beer, unless I am at a big chain like Walmart.

 

[shek]

You don't have to be of legal age to buy TP and Eggs but I know certain stores didn't let us buy them together when I was in High School. It's a judgment call.

That would suck, eggs usually give me the sh*ts...

 

[dasein668]

I just went to the Mr. Beer site. You can purchase a "Beer Making Kit" without providing age...how ridiculous is that? haha.

It's pretty absurd, especially since all the brewery sites now ask you to "prove" that you're over 21 to view their sites. Meanwhile, their ads prominently featuring breasts, fuzzy animals, and people doing stupid things are all over the tv. :cross: What a twisted world we live in!

 

[alcibiades]

possession of alcohol under 21 is illegal.....I wonder when it becomes "possession," the moment a single yeast cell converts sugar to alcohol?

 

[KYB]

Information and ingredients aren't illegal, just the possession of the alcohol (so adding yeast). Kinda reminds me of the breweries during prohibition selling all the ingredients together, and on the label it was like "Do not combine this with 150* water for 60min. Do not boil for 60 min. Do not add hops at 60, 20, and 10 minutes during a boil. Etc" Minors are always going to get booze. The drinking age of 21 is stupid.

 

[rico567]

You don't have to be of legal age to buy TP and Eggs but I know certain stores didn't let us buy them together when I was in High School. It's a judgment call.

Bingo! ......and heaven forbid anyone be permitted to exercise mature judgment, in these latter days of the Republic. When subjects like this come up, I am reminded that the word "decadence" wasn't coined for nothing. The assumption is automatically that human beings are helpless and incapable of thinking for themselves, so of course we have to have laws and regulations for everything.

If I ran an LHBS, no, I wouldn't sell brewing equipment to anyone who was obviously a minor. The ingredients are just food, so of course I would. I wouldn't card, because the law doesn't require it. That's my definition of judgment......not that I still couldn't be sued and crucified by some tort lawyers for doing it, more's the pity.

"The worse the society, the more law there will be. In hell there will be nothing but law, and due process will be meticulously observed."

- Grant Gilmore