What are the limits.

[bryanandjudie]

Talking about tasting someone else's home made wine. What are the rules regarding giving it away.? I know you cannot sell it. What if a relative/friend asks you to brew some for him and offers to buy the ingredients,is that lawful ?

 

[oldbloke]

AIUI, technically, no. In practice nobody cares. Get them to tip something into a pot or stir something, to make it theirs, if you're paranoid.

 

[Grand gris]

I always work on the principle that if you don't get caught who cares.

TBH no one is going to prosecute anyone for the sake of a few bottles/gallons of homebrew.



...................I think :? :grin:

 

[Dronfieldbrewer]

I think its more along the lines of what is reasonable..However there is a strange rule regarding wine...if your friend buys the kit etc and pays you for your time etc separately.They then sign to say that the wine is for personal consumption and signs to that effect then you are OK...I know of a homebrew shop that will do the kit for you for a contribution towards time etc...They always have at least 15 wines on the go for folk at any time

 

[bryanandjudie]

I think its more along the lines of what is reasonable..However there is a strange rule regarding wine...if your friend buys the kit etc and pays you for your time etc separately.They then sign to say that the wine is for personal consumption and signs to that effect then you are OK...I know of a homebrew shop that will do the kit for you for a contribution towards time etc...They always have at least 15 wines on the go for folk at any time

Wow. I think he would have a hard time convincing Customs and Excise that he was not selling alcohol.

 

[calumscott]

I think its more along the lines of what is reasonable..However there is a strange rule regarding wine...if your friend buys the kit etc and pays you for your time etc separately.They then sign to say that the wine is for personal consumption and signs to that effect then you are OK...I know of a homebrew shop that will do the kit for you for a contribution towards time etc...They always have at least 15 wines on the go for folk at any time

Wow. I think he would have a hard time convincing Customs and Excise that he was not selling alcohol.

I agree!

I see these things as an opportunity to get more people into brewing. I would get the friend to buy the ingredients (including the now standard 5l bottle of water) and tell them to come round to turn the bottle into a DJ and get the brew on - then send them home with it and some instructions... :thumb: