BATF volume limits?

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New to brewing, and have my second batch in secondary fermenter as I write this. First batch was really tsty! (grin) I’m wondering about the legasl limits permitted for an individual to brew anually. IOW, how much stuff can I make and not have to worry about "revenoors"? TIA! Paul Gennrich

Unless your state has different laws, the feds allows an adult in a home to brew 100 gallons per year. For two or more adults in a home, you can brew 200 gallons. Kevin "I should probably be doing something else, but…."

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It is my understanding that a "head of household" can make 200 gallons TOTAL of beer, wine, cider, mead, etc…, per calendar year. While I have never heard of the IRS breaking down doors and counting the carboys in your garage, it seems like a good idea to keep some records to prove (if ever asked) how much you make? My batch records will suffice for that purpose. Bruce Ross

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New to brewing, and have my second batch in secondary fermenter as I write

this. First batch was really tsty! (grin) I’m wondering about the legasl limits permitted for an individual to brew

anually. IOW, how much stuff can I make and not have to worry about "revenoors"? TIA! Paul Gennrich

100 gallons per year if you live alone. 200 gallons if you have at least one other adult living in the same residence. I’m not aware of any state variations on that limit, but YMMV.

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gallons/year per household (although I think I went over last year) Phil Slotter Flying Goat Dog Pico Brewery

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The way I understand it you are allowed 100 gallons per year. 200 gallons in a two adult household. I’m not really sure how anyone would check something like that though

As long as you do not have more than 100 gallons (or 200 galllons as the case may be) in you house at a time, I think that you will be safe. No one can really tell how much beer that you actually brew in a year. I think that a problem would arise only if you had a large horde of beer and/or wine.

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As far as I’m concerned, the limits are for beer ON HAND at the time of the facist raid!!!!!! —-jeff

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That reminds me. Sounds like it’s time to start doctoring my records… and to start paying cash-only for supplies! :-) KRF Colorado Springs

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The way I understand it you are allowed 100 gallons per year. 200 gallons in a two adult household. I’m not really sure how anyone would check something like that though

Interestingly, I had some buddies create a 30-gallon all-grain system. They did 90 gallons in their 1st month, 150 in the 1st two, an had a HUGE multi-kegger party… (graduation from college, plus getting their commissions) Was pretty cool. They spent about $1000 on the system – a three-tier gravity flow system with 3 keg a big mash tun. one for sparge, 2 boilers. 3 of the 250k btu king cookers. That system rocked! Too bad they had to move on me… (Dan, John, if you’re out their somewhere, send me some email, tell me how you’re doing…) John Homepage: http://speedracer.nmsu.edu/~jholder Topics: Homebrewing | Raytracing | Interactive Fiction | Fractals

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