Unless you 'give it away', it's really not worth getting into - it's bad enough in the UK, but forget it here, major $$...
There may be some 'creative' people around however... :icon_cheers:
Alltho there`s the occassional bloke saying he`s brewing for a wedding, this is the first time I`ve seen brewing for a restaurent.A restaurant has asked me too brew beer for them.
What is the legal side of this?
If i brew at home..... or if he buys a brewery and i brew on site for him?
The guy was going too use the beer for functions as a package, i told him he would be better off brewing at his restaurant.
he is not looking for big scale brewing only around 100L a time
Volumes etc don't matter, but you would need a producers license and Council approval - but these rules are different in each state so you need to check with your local authorities. What you need to realise is that you are wanting to set up a commercial premises to produce food. This involves all sorts of things such as complying with fire regulations and disposal of trade waste.
One thing that is common is the Federal Government's ATO excise legislation. You will need to comply with all their rules and after you have paid $2,000 per vessel to calibrate the volume and spent 6 months working through all their requirements (such as criminal and financial checks) I would say that you would be producing the most expensive pint around.
As an example, these are the forms that you need to complete
- Application for excise registration
- Application for licence to manufacture alcoholic beverages
- Application for licence to store alcohol use this form if you intend to store your beer on a different site to where it was manufactured
- Consent to obtain information both you and anyone who helps you manage or control your premises
- Consent to criminal history record check
You will also need to prove how you will keep records on:
- the raw materials you use to manufacture the beer
- how you make the beer (recipe sheets)
- how you ferment and store the beer
- how much beer youve manufactured
- how you package the beer
- how much beer youve sold or disposed of
- how much beer has been lost or wasted during or after manufacture
- how and where your beer has been moved (deliveries, receipts and dispatch).
- keep your stock records accurate
- find any omissions or errors in your stock records
- find out if you have any security issues (such as theft)
- find any problems with your plant and equipment.
If you get this far, then you will need to pass a site inspection where you will need to prove to the ATO inspectors that you have adequate physical security (locks on windows and doors, key registers etc), show examples of your purchase orders, invoices, stock records etc.
If you are still interested then see ATO Handbook
A far more cost effective way would be to contract brew the beer at premises that are already licensed.
Dave
?Alltho there`s the occassional bloke saying he`s brewing for a wedding, this is the first time I`ve seen brewing for a restaurent.
Out of interest, which beer and recipe might you use?
{can`t help with the legal ins and outs I`m afraid, but interested in what you think Joe Citizen would pay for?}
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I wont be getting any of this stuff done it is up too the bloke that has the restaurant, he has contacted me too brew. It wont be my full time job only on my days off.
He sounded keen to do it but it is up to him to get the ball rolling.
i will only be a worker, none of this is comming out of my pocket.
Sorry 'dj' but you didn't make this clear in your question. If he is handling all the details - why are you asking this question here ?
You said:
"A restaurant has asked me too brew beer for them.
What is the legal side of this?"
In this case you are just an employee so there is no alcohol specific requirements - you just have to follow the lawfull directions of your employer.
But then you also asked:
"If i brew at home....."
Well then you are the licensee or if you are getting the restraunt to apply for the license then they will have to show how they have control of your home - not something that I would want to do.
Regardless of who is applying to be the producer, the same rules, regulations and procedures apply.
Volumes etc don't matter, but you would need a producers license and Council approval - but these rules are different in each state so you need to check with your local authorities. What you need to realise is that you are wanting to set up a commercial premises to produce food. This involves all sorts of things such as complying with fire regulations and disposal of trade waste.
One thing that is common is the Federal Government's ATO excise legislation. You will need to comply with all their rules and after you have paid $2,000 per vessel to calibrate the volume and spent 6 months working through all their requirements (such as criminal and financial checks) I would say that you would be producing the most expensive pint around.
As an example, these are the forms that you need to complete
- Application for excise registration
- Application for licence to manufacture alcoholic beverages
- Application for licence to store alcohol use this form if you intend to store your beer on a different site to where it was manufactured
- Consent to obtain information both you and anyone who helps you manage or control your premises
- Consent to criminal history record check
You will also need to prove how you will keep records on:
- the raw materials you use to manufacture the beer
- how you make the beer (recipe sheets)
- how you ferment and store the beer
- how much beer youve manufactured
- how you package the beer
- how much beer youve sold or disposed of
- how much beer has been lost or wasted during or after manufacture
- how and where your beer has been moved (deliveries, receipts and dispatch).
- keep your stock records accurate
- find any omissions or errors in your stock records
- find out if you have any security issues (such as theft)
- find any problems with your plant and equipment.
If you get this far, then you will need to pass a site inspection where you will need to prove to the ATO inspectors that you have adequate physical security (locks on windows and doors, key registers etc), show examples of your purchase orders, invoices, stock records etc.
If you are still interested then see ATO Handbook
A far more cost effective way would be to contract brew the beer at premises that are already licensed.
Dave
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