Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-20
WINE, HOME BREW
PLACED UNDER BAN
BY j. S. TREASURY.
SWEEPING RULE FoRBlDs MANU-.
FACTuRE OF ANY INToxIcAr.
ING BEVERAGES FOR PRIVATE
CONSUMPTION - ILLEGAL TO
SELL MATERIALS FOR REVER.
AGES.

Washington, Sept 2O,-Tho prohI
bition unit of the Treasury Depart
ment today blasted the hopes OF home
brewers, wine makers and distllers il
lengthy statement answering re
ports permits were being issued for
the home manufacture OF wine ant
beer.
The statement called illegal:
The manufacture of any intoXicat
ing beer, wine or spirits in the home,
even for strictly private home con.
sumption.
The manufacture Of any beer or
wine of alcoholic content without q
permit, which permits are not issued
to home brewers and wine makers,
The sale of any hops or other max
ings" to person without permit
which permits are not issued 10 home
brewers.
Misunderstanding fruit juices are all
it is legal to make without a permit
The statement. intended to dispose
OF reports thar permits were being
issued for home manufacture Of wine
and beer, said
Misunderstanding fruit juice may bel
made in the home Intoxicating wine
home brew and distilled spirits may
not be made.
TWO hundred gallons Of nonintoXi
eating fruit juice may be manuiac
tured tax aree by head OF family by
registering with collector OF internal
revenue.
This tax exemption provision has
been the source of confusion The
effect of this is not to allow the man. |
ufacture OF 200 gallons OF intoyicat
ing wine free from restrictions of II.
tional prohibition act, bat merely 10 |
allow the manufacture of POO gallons
of nonintoXicatiEg fruit juices free q
tax
ION June 3. 1920, prohibition min
eograph No 81 was issued. authoriz-
ing persons to manufacture nouint0x
icating cider and other fruit Juices eX
clusively for use in the home without
permit, and providing that such non.
intoxicating cider and fruit juices are
not necessarily limited to less than
one-half Of ! per cent OF alcohol by
volume, but must be intoxicating in
fact 20 be in violation OF the M
iional prohibition act.
Such n0nintoxicating fruit Juices
may be made at home from home
grown fruit or from fruit purchased
for the purpose, or one may take fruit
belonging te him 10 q comm rcial mil !
10 have the juice expressed thereirom
provided the juice is removed TO the
home Of the owner before It contains
as much as one-half of / per cent OF
alcohol by volume
Under the revenue act of 1915
fruit juices. other than apple cider
containing one-half OF ! per cent or
more of alcohol b. volume are taxed
IS wine The same act exempts from
tax 200 gallons OF wine per annuu
manufactured by the head Of q iami
" provided he registers with the col ,
lectCr Of internal revenue for Ii,
district in the manner indicated by |
treasury decision 2,765, but no eX
emption from tax is allowed unless I
the producer is 50 registered.
1T is apparently this tax e%empting
provision which has been the prin-
cipal course of confusion II has a,
seemingly been supposed that the eff
feet Of the provision is to allow the
production Of 200 gallons of intoxicat
ing wine for use in the home fire
from the restrictions imposed by the
national prohibition act The pow
sion has no such effect It relates tc
taxation solely and does not affect
the restrictions imposed by the nat ,
ional prohibition act"
Concerning the activities OF persons /,
materials and equipment h
for the production of liquor in the i
home the statement quotes the pro
hihition law and says
1T is illegal to furnish stills. part !,
Of stills, worms or coils malt extract n,
or sirups, untermented fruit juices \
such as grapes, or any fermentable Z
recipes or formulas for tha j,
of liquor for use in tho r,
home or elsewhere for beverage pm :,
poses.
1t is a violation Of this section t.
sell or possess for sale
except to person holding permit
under the national prohibition act
malt extract with hops and clariaer
.or the manufacture Of cereal bayer
ages OF malt liquor.
No property rights exist in III
materials, malt extracts, grape mus,
stills, etc. intended for use or for sale
or use. in the manufacture Of liquor
n the home or elsewhere in violation
1t the national prohibition act or II
he liquor made therelrom. and the
same NAV be seized and forfeited I'm
der Section rs CT Title II Of the act
GEpENIA