Strawberry wine questions
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tepe said:A mixed fruit 6-gallon today Pineapple,Peach Strawberry, Mango, Blueberry.</font>
That looks good. My youngest son and I made a mead with all the left over fruit from his HS graduation party. He picked out all the fruit for the platters and made sure he had plenty left over. Mango, Kiwi, Papaya, Strawberry and Pineapple. At bottling it was one of the best we've made. He turns 21 next February and we'll be opening a bottle in celebration. Yes, he'll also be making a wine that day as well.
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vcasey said:tepe said:A mixed fruit 6-gallon today Pineapple,Peach Strawberry, Mango, Blueberry.
That looks good. My youngest son and I made a mead with all the left over fruit from his HS graduation party. He picked out all the fruit for the platters and made sure he had plenty left over. Mango, Kiwi, Papaya, Strawberry and Pineapple. At bottling it was one of the best we've made. He turns 21 next February and we'll be opening a bottle in celebration. Yes, he'll also be making a wine that day as well.
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Tepe in a lot of states it is illegal for someone under 21 to even make wine. I'm sure they have probably checked it out and are safe to say he will start making wine when he turns 21. We don't want anyone in trouble now, do we?
The law from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau:
[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 27, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 27CFR24.75]
[Page 579]
TITLE 27–ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FIREARMS
CHAPTER I–ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
PART 24_WINE–Table of Contents
Subpart C_Administrative and Miscellaneous Provisions
Sec. 24.75 Wine for personal or family use.
(a) General. Any adult may, without payment of tax, produce wine for personal or family use and not for sale.
(b) Quantity. The aggregate amount of wine that may be produced exempt from tax with respect to any household may not exceed:
(1) 200 gallons per calendar year for a household in which two or more adults reside, or
(2) 100 gallons per calendar year if there is only one adult residing in the household.
(c) Definition of an adult. For the purposes of this section, an adult is any individual who is 18 years of age or older. However, if the locality in which the household is located has established by law a greater minimum age at which wine may be sold to individuals, the term “adult” will mean an individual who has attained that age.
(d) Proprietors of bonded wine premises. Any adult, defined in Sec. 24.75(c), who operates a bonded wine premises as an individual owner or in partnership with others, may produce wine and remove it from the bonded wine premises free of tax for personal or family use, subject to the limitations in Sec. 24.75(b).
(e) Limitation. This exemption should not in any manner be construed as authorizing the production of wine in violation of applicable State or local law. Except as provided in Sec. 24.75(d), this exemption does not otherwise apply to partnerships, corporations, or associations.
(f) Removal. Wine produced under this section may be removed from the premises where made for personal or family use including use at organized affairs, exhibitions or competitions, such as home winemaker’s contests, tastings or judgings, but may not under any circumstances be sold or offered for sale. The proprietor of a bonded wine premises shall pay the tax on any wine removed for personal or family use in excess of the limitations provided in this section and shall also enter all quantities removed for personal or family use on TTB F 5120.17, Report of Bonded Wine Premises Operations. (Sec. 201, Pub. L. 85-859, 72 Stat. 1331, as amended (26 U.S.C. 5042))
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1512-0216)
[T.D. ATF-299, 55 FR 24989, June 19, 1991, as amended by T.D. ATF-338, 58 FR 19064, Apr. 12, 1993; T.D. ATF-344, 58 FR 40354, July 28, 1993]
So in any state where the legal drinking age is 21, it infers that the legal age for making it is also 21. I am not a lawyer so this is not to be interpreted as official legal advice
The law from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau:
[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 27, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 27CFR24.75]
[Page 579]
TITLE 27–ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FIREARMS
CHAPTER I–ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
PART 24_WINE–Table of Contents
Subpart C_Administrative and Miscellaneous Provisions
Sec. 24.75 Wine for personal or family use.
(a) General. Any adult may, without payment of tax, produce wine for personal or family use and not for sale.
(b) Quantity. The aggregate amount of wine that may be produced exempt from tax with respect to any household may not exceed:
(1) 200 gallons per calendar year for a household in which two or more adults reside, or
(2) 100 gallons per calendar year if there is only one adult residing in the household.
(c) Definition of an adult. For the purposes of this section, an adult is any individual who is 18 years of age or older. However, if the locality in which the household is located has established by law a greater minimum age at which wine may be sold to individuals, the term “adult” will mean an individual who has attained that age.
(d) Proprietors of bonded wine premises. Any adult, defined in Sec. 24.75(c), who operates a bonded wine premises as an individual owner or in partnership with others, may produce wine and remove it from the bonded wine premises free of tax for personal or family use, subject to the limitations in Sec. 24.75(b).
(e) Limitation. This exemption should not in any manner be construed as authorizing the production of wine in violation of applicable State or local law. Except as provided in Sec. 24.75(d), this exemption does not otherwise apply to partnerships, corporations, or associations.
(f) Removal. Wine produced under this section may be removed from the premises where made for personal or family use including use at organized affairs, exhibitions or competitions, such as home winemaker’s contests, tastings or judgings, but may not under any circumstances be sold or offered for sale. The proprietor of a bonded wine premises shall pay the tax on any wine removed for personal or family use in excess of the limitations provided in this section and shall also enter all quantities removed for personal or family use on TTB F 5120.17, Report of Bonded Wine Premises Operations. (Sec. 201, Pub. L. 85-859, 72 Stat. 1331, as amended (26 U.S.C. 5042))
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1512-0216)
[T.D. ATF-299, 55 FR 24989, June 19, 1991, as amended by T.D. ATF-338, 58 FR 19064, Apr. 12, 1993; T.D. ATF-344, 58 FR 40354, July 28, 1993]
So in any state where the legal drinking age is 21, it infers that the legal age for making it is also 21. I am not a lawyer so this is not to be interpreted as official legal advice
He did everything but drop the yeast so technically I made the mead. He did however do most of the work, except for the labels which he still needs to finish, actually starting would be good but I'll wait until after finals before I mention it, again. The drinking age here is 21, so on his 21st birthday he'll drop the yeast on his wine and enjoy some of his mead, legally.
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Have fun pitching the yeast as he turns 21. It will be about like the ball dropping at midnight on New Yar's Eve!
Tepe, I racked the strawberry wine again tonight and left almost all the lees at the bottom. It tastes pretty good! Color is bright also. I crushed a 1/4 of a cam tab in the jug and stirred. I am going to wait another 2 weeks then filter it to polish the wine with my new filter being delivered by George!!
I had to add about 16 oz of water to top the jug off. I hope this doesn't water it down too much.
I know I am only going to get maybe 3 bottles out of this, but I have learned quite a bit and it is a challenge. I am sure this one and my tripleberry wine will not be my last fruit wine made!!
I had to add about 16 oz of water to top the jug off. I hope this doesn't water it down too much.
I know I am only going to get maybe 3 bottles out of this, but I have learned quite a bit and it is a challenge. I am sure this one and my tripleberry wine will not be my last fruit wine made!!
