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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
I wanted to put out a post about Chinese brewing equipment group buying just to see if there’s any interest from brewers. I have brewers approach me from around the…
I recently had a client approach me about sourcing a small affordable skid-mounted brewhouse. The idea was to add it to a property next door to an existing restaurant to…
I wanted to put something together about Chinese brewing equipment prices. Believing it useful to those who visit my site. People around the world approach me. Asking for help sourcing…
I’ve started to get more enquiries regarding sourcing pasteurization tunnels from China for beer packaging lines. They’ve been from breweries looking to save some money on equipment which can be…
Today, I want to share with you 5 building a brewery tips. Key points to consider when planning a brewery, to ensure it meets your needs now, plus can grow…
I wanted to highlight my favorite brewhouse installation case, completed recently in Kunming. I was approached by Humdinger Brewing, who wanted to expand their operations from their 5HL brewpub. The…
Hello my name is Neil; I’m a brewing consultant based in China, helping people around the world with their brewing projects. I help in a number of ways; from sourcing…
As an off-shoot of the direct fire heating article, people asked for more information on Lanemark’s TX burners for brewing. So… Here’s a little extra information about Lanemark Combustion Engineering’s…
I wanted to change of pace today and decided to write an article offering some brewery maintenance and safety tips. A brewery can be a dangerous place. You’re working with…
In the final part of our brewery heating options series, we’ll roundup the information from the previous three parts and draw some conclusions. With the aim of helping, you decide…
We’re discussing direct fire brewing today, looking at the pros and cons of this heating method. It’s the third our series of articles about brewhouse heating. Following on from the…
Now on to brewing with steam, the second option is our brewery heating series. Steam is a popular heating method in craft brewing, especially for brewhouses 10bbl (11.75HL) and over.…
I would like to thank Nicolas, a connection on LinkedIn for todays article “brewing with electric pros and cons”. I was suffering from writer’s block, and asked online, for topic…
Decided to write an article about cooling wort with a CLT today, because it came up in a discussion on a “wash” project I’m working on. Wash is the base,…
I wanted to look at unitanks pros and cons today, as I’ve come to realize they aren’t universally understood. When I'm working as a consultant; speaking to people about their…