Mead with a Type 23

[inda_bebe]

I heard it from a brewer in California, but im not sure if its true or not cause i couldnt find the article he meantioned. Did they now allow breweries to make mead under a type 23?

[admin]

Clarify please

What do you mean by type 23?

[inda_bebe]

What do you mean by type 23?

brewery license. he told me abc and ttb is gonna allow making mead and cider 2020 january. just trying to clear this up

[admin]

Type 23

Oh I see...
https://www.abc.ca.gov/licensing/license-types/
Maybe it cam from this discussion.
https://discussions.probrewer.com/sh...mead-fall-into

[olie]

"Type 23" ?

I don't know about other states but, in California, "type 23" is "Small Beer Manufacturer". Basically, a microbrewery (or smaller), < 60,000bbl/yr.

https://www.abc.ca.gov/licensing/license-types/

[esbq]

California considers mead and cider as wine. You can use up to 49% honey, but that is a honey beer and not mead.