Thread: Home Brew

Originally Posted by Hogrider

It is legal to homebrew beer period (even if you get caught) At the Federal level, homebrewing was legalized in 1979 (the legal amount of beer that one can brew at home is 200 gallons per adult/year) on the State level Mississippi and Alabama were the last two states that legalized it in 2013 so brew on! HOG

I knew there was some kind of limit but i could not remember it. that is a lot of beer!

Originally Posted by Hogrider

It is legal to homebrew beer period (even if you get caught) At the Federal level, homebrewing was legalized in 1979 (the legal amount of beer that one can brew at home is 200 gallons per adult/year) on the State level Mississippi and Alabama were the last two states that legalized it in 2013 so brew on! HOG

Yes in the states. Not so much in all of the rest of the world. When I was stationed in Bahrain it was illegal, but I never got caught and I never told anyone while doing it.

Originally Posted by UAcowboy

I knew there was some kind of limit but i could not remember it. that is a lot of beer!

True UAcowboy, that is a lot of beer per adult/per household. Since there is no way authorities can police (keep an accounting) of how much beer I brew in a year, I guess the sky is the limit. I am getting ready to brew this Sunday, a five gallon batch of California Common aka Steam beer. It is a lager brew at ale temperatures. HOG

I haven't tried one of those yet but i have heard good things. The style was featured on an episode of Brew Dogs last season. they got into the history of it and how it got its name. I pretty awesome show over all.

Here is the current set up. A refrigerator in the garage, freezer portion is the wife; but the bottom is mine. The beer tap is inside the fridge so everything is cold and doesn't have to go through warm hoses or taps and foam up the beer. The tank is a Cornelius keg, 5 gallon capacity. I plan to get rid of some stuff in the garage and build me a keezer that way I can brew a 10 gallon batch of beer at a time.

Originally Posted by Hogrider

It is legal to homebrew beer period (even if you get caught) At the Federal level, homebrewing was legalized in 1979 (the legal amount of beer that one can brew at home is 200 gallons per adult/year) on the State level Mississippi and Alabama were the last two states that legalized it in 2013 so brew on! HOG

I am not sure about homebrewing in some of the "DRY" counties scattered throughout the United States, but I do know for a fact that to make any kind of alcohol, including home brewed beer or wine in a "Local Option" community in Alaska is a Felony. It doesn't matter if the "Option is "Dry", "Damp" or "wet", it is still a felony.

Originally Posted by limalletteiii

I am not sure about homebrewing in some of the "DRY" counties scattered throughout the United States, but I do know for a fact that to make any kind of alcohol, including home brewed beer or wine in a "Local Option" community in Alaska is a Felony. It doesn't matter if the "Option is "Dry", "Damp" or "wet", it is still a felony.

Isn't his sad; I call this the wussification of America; at the Federal and State level it is legal to brew, now we have to make sure at the local level is ok also; pretty soon block by block or ask you next door neighbor if it ok. Boy I love this country! HOG

I am an extract and a all grain brewer. I also make Mead and wine.

Roger

Originally Posted by k5MOW

I am an extract and a all grain brewer. I also make Mead and wine.

Roger

I am planning to make wine next month; I am still studying the material and a few vids in You Tube. HOG

I have tried to make mead twice. Neither ended well.