What Gets Missed Buying a Brewery?
A quick article today on what gets missed buying a brewery. As a brewing consultant, I help people around the world put equipment lists together, and source brewing equipment. I’ve…
These are our articles to help people who are looking to start a brewery. All written by industry veterans who have years of brewing experience and many brewhouse installations under their belt.
Small Scale Canning for Breweries
As a brewing consultant one subject which comes up a lot, is small scale canning for breweries. See the email below I got this week, which is a typical email,…
Brewing Tanks for Sale in the US
This isn’t a brewing article, but explaining I’ve come across some brewing tanks for sale in the US. They are housed in Baltimore right now. Below is a list of…
Mash Thickness Tips – How Thick Should It Be?
We are going to look at some mash thickness tips I’ve picked up over the years as a brewer. We’ll take a deep dive into this subject; giving you better…
Bucket Brewer to Commercial Brewing – Pro Tips
This week I was literally asked about going from bucket brewer to commercial brewing. The guy who reached out, had bought some brewing equipment and was asking how he’d be…
Brewing Like a Pro – What You Need To Know
This article brewing like a pro, is the final part of the series. For the first part "A Pro-Brewers Brewing Day" please click the link. If you've not read the…
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Brewing Consultant for Chinese Brewing Equipment
I’ve been a brewing consultant for Chinese brewing equipment for some time now. It was a natural progression for me, as I’d been part of the Chinese craft beer since…
Starting A Brewery Follow-Up Questions
I wanted to add a second article covering starting a brewery follow-up questions. After feedback on the original article, I wrote last week. Where I listed the 9 questions I…
Starting A Brewery Questions
I want to share with you the starting a brewery questions I asked my clients when I first chat with them. The answers to these 9 questions give me the…
Plate and Frame Filter How To
I was recently asked by a fellow brewer to put together a “Plate and Frame Filter How to”. I’ve been writing articles for about 18 months now, since the website…
Beer Cellaring Tips – Important as Your Brew Day
I wanted to share some of my beer cellaring tips, as I’ve been doing a lot of cellar work lately. I’m back in a brewhouse, after some time out, since…
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Buying A Commercial Fermenter
So, you plan on buying a commercial fermenter? But looking for some extra tips and advice before taking the plunge. Kudos, it’s always better to go in prepared, before making…
Hyper Local Brewing – Small Can Be Profitable
Have you heard the term “hyper local brewing”? I’m seeing the term discussed more and more in brewing circles. I was lucky enough to be on the Build Me A…
Keeping Your Brewery Clean
Commercial Small Space Brewing
This week I had a client approach me regarding commercial small space brewing. They had an idea to put a brewery in a high-end shopping mall. The space would be…
Describe Beer Like A Brewer – A Cheaters Guide
I wanted to have a bit of fun today with a short article entitled “describe beer like a brewer”. I’ve been doing a fair few technical articles recently so, wanted…
Calculating Brewery Capacity and Labor Costs
Calculating Brewery Capacity and Labor – Elements to Consider I often get asked about calculating brewery capacity from my clients. In fact, today the same guy Ryan who gave me…
Non-Alcoholic Malt Drink – Small African Producers
In Nigeria, the non-alcoholic malt drink category makes up a large percentage of volume and revenue of many breweries. Malt drinks are produced similar to beer, except it's not fermented.…
Me Helping Put On A Brewpub System in Wuxi, China
Craft Brewhouse Design Tips – 5 Considerations
I want to share with you some craft brewhouse design tips today, to ensure your money is well spent when opening a brewery. The biggest capital outlay of any brewery…
Contract Brewing Pros and Cons – Brewery Startup
I decided to write a post today looking contract brewing pros and cons after receiving an email from the UK. The writer was deciding if there was value to... “Contract…
Brewing Process Step-By-Step – With Pictures
Today, I wanted to discuss the different parts of brewing process step-by-step with a little explanation of each. I’ve added in some diagram and visuals in the hope of making…