German homebrewing regulations

[pittsy]

If some tw*t comes knocking on my door asking about my brewing , they would find the dog "escaped" oops .

 

[boozy_shoes]

I stumbled upon the following link a couple of months ago and found the "legality" section with all the different countries particularly interesting, especially the law in japan:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homebrewing

 

[Robbo100]

I think that link may become useful if I ever decide to move to another country for work!

 

[Stihler]

Here in Germany, you have to tell the authorities that you plan to brew at home. More specifically, according to the letter of the law, you have to pre-register every brewday (every batch) with the local customs office before you do it.

Wow! Thank you for sharing this with us. I no idea the authorities there were so...unenlightened.

With all of that hassle I'm amazed there are any homebrewers in Germany at all. That is true dedication! I lift my glass to your and your brethren.

Just out of curiosity, what are the repercussions of not registering your homebrewing and being found out? I imagine the penalty is pretty stiff.

- Scott

 

[Rparkera]

Mmmmm - well don't forget, we homebrewers are all paying the VAT man in the UK for most of the brewing materials and goods purchased. That's a 20% charge. Though I agree it would be worse if we had to pay the vatman for duty from Excise too!