Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-09-23
HOME BREWING
BARRED BY U. S.
Spirits, Beer, Wine and Sale Of
Hops, Forbidden by Treas
ury Department.
ILLEGAL TO MAKE STILLS
Misunderstanding Fruit Juices Are All
1t Is Legal to Make Without Per-
mit-No Licenses Issued for
Making Home Brew.

Washington, Sept. 20.-The pro-
hibition unit of the treasury depart
ment blasted the hopes of home brew
ers, wine makers and distillers in
lengthy statement answering reports
permits were being issued for the
home manufacture of wine and 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 or any alcoholic content with
out permit, which permits are not
issued to home brewers and wine
makers.
The sale of any hops or other
''makings'' to a person without per-
nit, which permits are not issued to
home brewers.
Misunderstanding fruit juices are all
it is legal to make without permit.
The statement, intended to dispose
of reports that permits were being
issued for home manufacture Of wine
and beer, said
Misunderstanding fruit juice may be
made in the home. Intoxicating wine,
home brew and distilled spirits may
not be made.
1.-TWO hundred gallons of nonintox-
icating fruit juice may be manufac-
tured tax free 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 intoxicat-
ing wine free from restrictions of ma
tional prohibition act, but merely to
allow the manufacture of 200 gallons
of mountaineering fruit juices free
of tax.
ION June 3, 1920 prohibition mime
ograph No. "a was issued, authorizing
persons to manufacture nOnintoxicat-
ing cider and other fruit juices ex-
clusively for use in the home without
permit, and providing that such nom
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 to be in violation of the national
prohibition act.
"Such Misunderstanding fruit juices
may be made at home from home
grown fruit or from fruit purchased
for the purpose, or one may take fruit
belonging to him to commercial mill
to have the juice expressed therefrom,
provided the juice is removed to the
home of the owner before it contains
as much as one-half of l per cent of
alcohol by volume.
Under the revenue act of 1918
fruit juices, other than apple cider.
containing one-half of I per cent or
more of alcohol by volume are taxed
as wine The same act exempts from
tax 200 gallons of wine per annum
manufactured by the head of family
provided he registers with the collec-
tor of internal revenue.
ut is apparently this tax exempt
ing provision Wnlcn mas Doen the prln-
cipal source of confusion"
Concerning the activities of persons
supplying material and equipment for
the production of liquor in the home
the statement quotes the prohibition
law and says:
.'Tt is illegal to furnish stills, parts
of stills, worms or coils, malt extract
or sirups, unfermented fruit juices,
such as grapes, or any fermentable
material, recipes or formulas, for the
manufacture Of liquor for use in the
home or elsewhere for beverage pur-
poses.
mo property rights exist in the
materials, malt extracts, grape must,
stills, ETC., intended for use or for
sale for use, in the manufacture of
LIQUOR in the home or elsewhere in
violation of the national prohibition
act or in the liquor made therefrom,
and the same may be seized and for
feited under Section % of Title II of
the act.'