tell me why i shouldn't do this

[Jroza1]

Good idea, I will look around and see if there are any such places that are local, but given all of the searching and looking I have done as of late turned up nothing. I would not have to register, nor would any of my tenants under the state and federal laws as I read them. So long as I am not brewing it for them, I am not involved in their manufacture, is it not my beer or wine and therefore I don't need to register as a brewery. Second, as I am only renting space and leasing equipment, again the product is not mine. I would have to have a waiver signed also stating that you are not brewing anywhere else and that if you brew over 200gal I would have to report is- and you would have to agree not to sell your product. All of these things make you eligible for a tax stamp in California... My thing is space and security and since you are leasing- the space might as well be your home.

 

[ruralbrew]

I had thought of something similar to this, having a facility where people could come in and brew their own beer or make their own wine, along with having a home brew shop. Sell the ingredients, rent the equipment and provide tech support.
I think there are a lot of people living in apartments or condos that don't have the space to brew at home. People who want a style of beer that is not marketed in their location. People that would want to try before they buy.
Maybe market your business to people that might want to brew their own beer or make their own wine for a wedding or other special occasion. And have kegs available for rent.
The main thing would be to be able to sell your customers what they want, either a service, or equipment and supplies if they get to the point that they want to start brewing at home. I'm not sure if I live in a large enough market for this to work for me, but then again, here in Wisconsin we do love our beer.

 

[jgln]

Good idea, I will look around and see if there are any such places that are local, but given all of the searching and looking I have done as of late turned up nothing. I would not have to register, nor would any of my tenants under the state and federal laws as I read them. So long as I am not brewing it for them, I am not involved in their manufacture, is it not my beer or wine and therefore I don't need to register as a brewery. Second, as I am only renting space and leasing equipment, again the product is not mine. I would have to have a waiver signed also stating that you are not brewing anywhere else and that if you brew over 200gal I would have to report is- and you would have to agree not to sell your product. All of these things make you eligible for a tax stamp in California... My thing is space and security and since you are leasing- the space might as well be your home.

I meant here in NJ you are supposed to register just to brew/make wine regardless of how much. May be different in CA.

 

[Jroza1]

California home brewers get 100gal of beer and wine for a single person at an address and 200 of beer and wine per multiple people at the one dwelling. I personally would love to get to the 400 gallon mark. But I haven't the space to do 20 concurrently.