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	FORUM ON BEER, HOMEBREWING, AND RELATED ISSUES
		Digest Janitor: pbabcock at hbd.org


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Contents:
  Thanks, and Another HBD Help Request: IRS Letter of Exemption (Patrick Babcock)
  Diacetyl ("A.J deLange")


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Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2011 07:11:09 -0500
From: Patrick Babcock <patrick.babcock at gmail.com>
Subject: Thanks, and Another HBD Help Request: IRS Letter of Exemption

Greetings, Beerlings! Take me to your lager...

Thank you to all who have donated in order to help the HBD through
this difficult period. It heartens me to know that the old beast is
still of value to more than just me - even if that value is sometimes
only sentimental.

Within the email generated by the most recent plea for funds was at
least one offer of support from a foundation of sorts. As with most
corporations and trusts, though, they need the HBD to have an IRS
Letter of Exemption in order to be able to donate to us. We've skirted
the Letter requirement by being registered as a NFP in Michigan, and
by not raising more than 5K (usually significantly less than 5K), on
average, per year as outlined in IRS publication 557.

This most recent situation we find the HBD in, plus some of the
discussion it has generated tells me that maybe having that letter of
exepmtion is not such a bad idea. However, though, I've "started" to
do this several times, obtaining one is a bit outside my scope of
experience and available time. Therefor, I ask if there is anyone
reading the HBD who might be experienced in obtaining an IRS Letter Of
Exemption willing to do a bit of "pro bono publico" on behalf of the
HBD? Let me know!

Thanks!
Pat Babcock
HBD Chief of Janitorial Services


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Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2011 08:06:52 -0500
From: "A.J deLange" <ajdel at cox.net>
Subject: Diacetyl

There should be no trouble telling diacetyl (2,3 butane dione) from  
honey. It is 2,3 pentane dione that suggest honey. If you were to use  
pure diacetyl there is should be no confusion in anyone's mind as to  
whether it resembles honey or not. Of course 2,3 pentane dione and 2,3  
butane dione often come together (that's not why they are called the  
vicinal diketones  though - it's because the carboxyl groups are on  
adjacent carbons).

Now a greater problem is that butter replacements do not, AFAIK,  
contain diacetyl any more. First there were people working in the  
"buttered" popcorn factories claiming that they were getting cancer  
from exposure to diacetyl and finally some whacko who ate 40 bags of  
microwave popcorn a day (or some equally ridiculous number) got cancer  
and filed a lawsuit claiming it was the diacetyl that did it. This was  
the death knell for diacetyl in modern food products. You may have  
noticed that movie theatre lobbies no longer reek of it.

So I think if you want to do this you will have to find some real  
diacetyl. Look around on the net and you may find someone willing to  
sell it to you but you may have to answer some questions. Another  
source would be the FlavorActiv kits which would let you learn about a  
lot of other substances as well. They are pretty expensive though.


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