First, and most importantly, I am no where close to having, using, or running a still. But thanks for pointing out those possible legal ramifications. I kind of figured that. I have a recipe, a lot of homework and research under my belt, and a bunch of state, local and federal applications and paperwork in front of me. As for the inconsistency you mention in my two posts, for the sake of saving time and explanation, I stated in my first post that I have my PA Limited Distillery lic, which I do not. I have a completed PA LD Lic application and all state requirements fulfilled and a check sitting in front of me that is ready to be sent in. I should have stated, "lets say I have my PA LD lic, can you answer this question that I have regarding fed regs on labels.....". Had I just mentioned that I am new and looking to start up a liquor making business, I assumed I would have received a ton of responses stating "you have to go through your state for proper permits......" . To spare time and unnecessary explanations, I gave the theoretical, not realizing this would become the topic of discussion. So, to answer your question, yes you were reading this right, and I apologize for confusing you. As stated in my posts, I am a new start up and I have researched all State Laws and requirements and I continue to research Federal regulations and Local coding and regulations, doing my due diligence to assure that I will be operating by the letter of the law. In addition to this, however, as any responsible business entrepreneur would agree, I am researching every aspect and facet that I may encounter in starting up a business in this industry, including start up costs, maintenance costs, expenditures, marketing, tools, and operation costs. So when you suggest that I am way to early in the game to think about labels too much, I would have to disagree. I have researched hour and hours, days and days on the internet, on the phone, at my municipal offices in an attempt to identify any potential hurdle I may encounter, every cost I may incur, equipment options, ingredients costs, etc. In doing this, I have a realistic understanding of whether or not i can move forward with this venture, BEFORE i start blindly sending checks to the government to get permits for something i may not even be able to successfully operate. When i failed to find a suitable answer or explanation on my own, i turned to this forum for help. I was lucky enough to receive a very helpful response to my main issue at hand (the thing about the label regulations), from a generous poster. He was able to give me direction that i have waited hours on hold with the TTB trying to obtain.
So, i hope this helps clear the confusion. Maybe your not mixing real life with your dreams, maybe you just didn't clearly understand my motive for my post. Maybe you thought there was some other motive i had? Not sure, but if your post was intented to help, thank you.