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  1. CALIFORNIA DISTILLERS, WHOLESALERS AND FARMERS

    The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) issues several different types of retail licenses authorizing the sale of alcohol. One of these license types is for on-sale beer and wine (i.e. License type 40, 41, 42). Among others, these licenses are issued to bona-fide public eating places (generally restaurants) and taverns/bars and authorize the consumption of beer and wine, but not distilled spirits.  

    Under current law, an on-sale licensee authorized to sell wine may also sell imported soju and shochu, alcoholic beverages typically distilled from grains and containing no more than 24 percent of alcohol by volume. However, the sale of domestically produced soju and shochu by on-sale licensees is not allowed under current law. Restaurants and other on-sale license holders interested in selling domestic shochu and soju would be required to obtain a more expensive on-sale general license type, which allows the sale of distilled spirits. Even though the domestic products meets the same requirements that are in place for the imported products, they do not enjoy the same exemption under current law.

    Bill Text

    THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

    SECTION 1.

     Section 23398.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:
    23398.5.
     Any on-sale license, issued pursuant to this division that authorizes the sale of wine, also authorizes the sale of both all of the following:
    (a) Soju, an imported Korean alcoholic beverage that contains not more than 24 percent of alcohol by volume and is derived from agricultural products.
    (b) Shochu, an imported Japanese alcoholic beverage that contains not more than 24 percent of alcohol by volume and is derived from agricultural products.
    (c) Domestically produced soju and shochu, alcoholic beverages that contain not more than 24 percent of alcohol by volume and are derived from agricultural products.

    Argument for the bill:
     
    "The need for AB 2069 is supported by the existing regulatory framework in California, which permits on-sale licensees to sell imported soju and shochu but prohibits the sale of domestically produced alternatives. This regulatory disparity creates a significant disadvantage for California producers and restricts consumer choice. Additionally, the bill aligns with the US Department of Treasury’s Alcohol Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) definitions, which do not confine soju and shochu sales to imported products.  The TTB only recognized Andong Soju as part of a US Korea free trade agreement (see TTB ruling 2012-3).
     
    Domestic soju is a growing and diverse market that should not be competitively disadvantaged because of state law."
     
    This bill will be heard by the GO Committee this March and we need your help.
     
    Attached is a draft letter of support for the bill that can be edited and forward to the CA Advocates via this link (you will need to create an account) and a copy to Katja.Townsend@asm.ca.gov . These letter should be received ASAP.
     
    Thank you,
     
    Kris Koenig
    Golden Beaver Distillery
    kris (at) GoldenBeaverDIstillery.com



     

    AB2069_MockSupport_Letter_v1.doc

  2.  

    Hello everyone,

    After nine months of work, Assemblymember James Gallagher and co-sponsors (see below) have AB 2069 to amend Section 23398.5 of the Business and Profession Code to include “domestically produced soju/shochu”:

    Bill Text

    THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

    SECTION 1.

     Section 23398.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

    23398.5.

     Any on-sale license, issued pursuant to this division that authorizes the sale of wine, also authorizes the sale of both all of the following:
    (a) Soju, an imported Korean alcoholic beverage that contains not more than 24 percent of alcohol by volume and is derived from agricultural products.
    (b) Shochu, an imported Japanese alcoholic beverage that contains not more than 24 percent of alcohol by volume and is derived from agricultural products.
    (c) Domestically produced soju and shochu, alcoholic beverages that contain not more than 24 percent of alcohol by volume and are derived from agricultural products.

    Argument for the bill:
     
    "The need for AB 2069 is supported by the existing regulatory framework in California, which permits on-sale licensees to sell imported soju and shochu but prohibits the sale of domestically produced alternatives. This regulatory disparity creates a significant disadvantage for California producers and restricts consumer choice. Additionally, the bill aligns with the US Department of Treasury’s Alcohol Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) definitions, which do not confine soju and shochu sales to imported products.  The TTB only recognized Andong Soju as part of a US Korea free trade agreement (see TTB ruling 2012-3).
     
    Domestic soju is a growing and diverse market that should not be competitively disadvantaged because of state law."
     
    This bill will be heard by the GO Committee next month and we need your help.
     
    Attached is a draft letter of support for the bill that can be edited and forward to the CA Advocates via this link (you will need to create an account) and a copy to Katja.Townsend@asm.ca.gov . These letter should be received by the end of next week.
     
    The passage of this bill will help all of those making soju/shochu today and in the future.
     
    Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions or comments.
     
    Thank you,
     
    Kris

     

    Co-sponsors

    Assembly Members:

     

    1.      Alanis

    2.      Arambula

    3.      Connolly

    4.      Mathis

    5.      Nguyen

    6.      Patterson, Jim

    7.      Ta

    8.      Waldron

     

    Senators: 

    1.      Dahle

    2.      Jones

    AB2069_MockSupport_Letter_v1.doc

  3. We have three 300 gallon Trident box fermenters for sale as a set or individually.

    Features:

    All stainless construction
    Thermometer 
    1 1/2" Valve
    Slopped bottom to drain
    Gasket seal
    1 1/2 top side sanitary fitting for clipping/venting
    Hinged lid

    These easily move around with a fork lift or pallet jack.

    New manufacture cost: $5,250 each

    Price for the set $13,500

    Individually - $4,000

    FOB Chico CA 95973

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  4. 5 hours ago, TwentySevenBrewing said:

    Following this thread, thanks for the updates, and please keep us posted on the results. I am looking to get a hammer-mill and will be moving grain from a "milling-room" into our cooker, so I am interested in how everyone else is set-up.

     

    Chris

    We discharge from the mill into a super sack and use a sack funnel to discharge from the bottom of the sack into our cooker. Use a forklift to move the sack around.

  5. Purchased new in 2020, we're sellinga 6-head TWC filler (Mōri) with pneumatic fill pump with fill switch and custom fill level (fine tune the bottle fill level) and rolling stand.

    Current TWC price for the same configuration - $4.465.00

    Asking $3,750 FOB Chico, CA 95973

    We've moved on to a full bottling line.

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  6. We currently have capacity for contact distilling of soju 1Q/2Q 2024. 48 proof/24% ABV.

    We use a rice and rice malt mash bill which has won us John Barleycorn Awards 2023 Best Soju and 2022 Sunset Magazine Spirits Competition Best Asian Spirit.

    PM for quote

    Kris

  7. We use 55gal stainless barrels to hold our spirits before we proof them down.  ( https://www.bubbasbarrels.com/55-gallon-open-head-seamless-drum add a drain)

    We also have a spirits mixing tank (200gal) for proofing and mixing.

    If the goal is not to spend money on more equipment, I guess you can partial fill your barrel then top it off. The clock starts ticking when the barrel is topped off. We never done it that way, so I don't know if there are any reporting issues unless it's over two separate months.

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