Fun facts from Homebrewit

1. Home brewing was not made legal in the United States until February 1, 1979 under the federal Cranston Bill, after the California Senator Alan Cranston.
2. The actual reason home brewing was illegal was a simple typo in the Prohibition repeal that allowed home wine making, but failed to mention “and/or beer” as legal.
3. The American Homebrewers Association estimates that 1 million Americans brew beer at home at least once a year.
4. Legally, a home brewer is only allowed to brew up to 100 gallons of beer per year, or 200 gallons if there is more than one person in the household.
5. It is illegal to sell home brew.
6. Mississippi and Alabama were the last two states to legalize home brewing, finally joining the crowd in 2013. (This entry was posted on March 9, 2011 by Quality Wine and Ale Supply, LLC.)