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Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Concentrate unfit for beverage use. Concentrate (including high-proof concentrate and concentrate treated as provided in paragraph (c) of this section) unfit for beverage use may be transferred for any purpose authorized by law.
(b) Concentrate fit for beverage use. Concentrate fit for beverage use may be transferred only to a bonded wine cellar. If such concentrate is rendered unfit for beverage use, it may be transferred as provided in paragraph (a) of this section.
(c) Rendering concentrate unfit for beverage use. Concentrate may be rendered unfit for beverage use by reducing the alcohol content to not more than 15 percent alcohol by volume (if the reduction does not result in a concentrate of less than 100–fold), and adding to each gallon thereof, in a quantity sufficient to render the concentrate unfit for beverage use, the following:
(1) Sucrose; or
(2) Concentrated fruit juice, of at least 70 Brix, made from the same kind of fruit as the concentrate; or
(3) Malic, citric, or tartaric acid.
(d) Record of transfer. The proprietor shall record transfers of concentrate (including high-proof concentrate) on a record of transfer as required in §§ 18.62 or 18.63.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1512–0098)
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 27. Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms § 27.18.54 Transfer of concentrate - last updated January 02, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-27-alcohol-tobacco-products-and-firearms/cfr-sect-27-18-54/
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