Shipping?

[Beaunine]

What's the legality of shipping Homebrew through the postal service?? I have a friend who wants to try some of mine but lives far away!

 

[lumpher]

you can ship it as long as it's packed really good, as in no real chance of getting broken

 

[gratus fermentatio]

Shipping liquids and/or alcohol via USPS is prohibited.
http://pe.usps.com/text/qsg300/Q601.htm

 

[Sheldon]

try UPS or Fedex, wrap well and good luck.

 

[Homercidal]

Illegal to ship vis US post.

Only against the policies for the other guys...

I do UPS from work.

 

[Guidry]

Use UPS or FedEx. Pack it really well. A thick layer of crumbled up newspaper and individual bottles wrapped in a payer or two of bubble wrap and sealed in a ziplock (in case a bottle breaks). I actually use two ziplocks per bottle. Make sure the box is sealed up BEFORE you drop the package off and if they ask what is in the package, just tell them home made BBQ sauce, or jelly, something like that which would be in bottles.

 

[Beaunine]

Thanks very helpful. Just didn't need homeland security knocking on my door!!

 

[Homercidal]

Why, you got something to hide?

 

[Beaunine]

No just an IPA