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…
Beer Predictions for 2022 – What Can We Expect?
A new year so, time for my beer predictions for 2022. I like to make educated guesses on what’s in store for craft beer in the year ahead. Last year…
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…
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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…
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…
Chinese Canning Line for Beer
So, today let’s look at sourcing a Chinese canning line for beer. It came up in a discussion I was having today. I was speaking with a client looking to…
Chinese Made Hop Cannon for my client
Hop Cannon for Dry Hopping – Q & A
I was asked 11 question about using a hop cannon for dry hopping. It was for a particular Hop Cannon made by a supplier in China. I had recommended a…
ZYBREW and Asian Beer Network – 20HL Installation
ZYBREW just finished another turnkey brewery installation for Humdinger Brewpub in Kunming, Yunnan China. It's a complete turnkey solution from grain handling to beer ready for packaging. ZYBREW worked with…
Bespoke Brewing Solutions - Hand and Malt Brewery
Micro-Brewery Setup Costs – The Lowdown
When it comes to micro-brewery setup costs it’s like “how long is a piece of string”? It depends on: How big will the brewery be?Where is the brewery to be…
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Installing a Brewery Tips and Thoughts
I am currently in the middle of helping a client set up a new 20HL brewery. I decided to write down my thoughts as and then distill those in to…
How To Passivate Brewing Vessels
It seems a lot of new breweries in Asia are searching the term "How to passivate brewing vessels?" There are new breweries popping up all over Asia. The resulting purchase…
Asian Brewing Consultant - Find the Right Equipment for You
Is it safe to buy Brewing Equipment from China?
Is it safe to buy brewing equipment from China is the subject for today as it is one we have been asked about a lot. Buying Chinese brewing equipment is…