Putting A Brewery Equipment List Together
It feels like I spend my half my life putting a brewery equipment list together. Just this week I’ve been working on a 150-liter system (1.3 US Bbl.), for a…
Dealing With Chinese Brewing Equipment Manufacturers
My job every day is dealing with Chinese brewing equipment manufacturers . I help clients connect and communicate with suppliers Plus, work through the quotation and buying process, as a…
Considerations When Planning a Brewery
We are going to explore some considerations when planning a brewery. Not your typical “5 things to think about” style of article; cookie-cutter posts with nothing new to learn. In…
A shipping container prepped ready adding brewing equipment
Making A Brewery in A Shipping Container
I wanted to write about making a brewery in a shipping container, as the subject is gaining a lot of interest. Plus, I’m currently working on such a project, for…
Brewery Equipment List Options – A Deep Dive
I wanted to write an article exploring brewery equipment list options. So, visitors to the site could explore the possibilities are open to them, when putting together a brewery project.…
Commercial Brewing Cost Saving Tips
I wanted to write an article covering some commercial brewing cost saving tips I’ve picked up over the years. As I think it could be valuable right now. Across the…
Malt Being Milled Ready For Brewing
Malt Cost Saving Tips – From Sven Of SBI
I asked Sven van Rooijen of SBI Shanghai (Selected Brew Ingredients) to share with us some malt cost saving tips. Sven supplies malt from The Swaen (Netherlands), Gladfield (New Zealand)…
Why Hire a Brewing Consultant
For me to write a post covering “why hire a brewing consultant?” might seem like I’m just trying to promote my services… I admit there’s a grain of truth in…
An example of a small manual pilot system
How Do I Scale Up My Beer Recipes?
I get asked by people regularly, “how do I scale up my beer recipes?” I see the question on forums too. People looking to open brewery in the near future,…
How to Use Reverse Osmosis in Brewing
Today’s post on how to use a reverse osmosis in brewing, came about due to a lot of interest people had in the mini-RO-machine in my last article. These little…
Small Brewery Equipment List – Planning Tips
I decided to write on the subject of putting a small brewery equipment list together, in response to receiving several requests a week, for help in this matter. This post…
This is me brewing on a DME system in Wuxi, China
Tips for Running a Small Brewery
The idea for writing an article on tips for running a small brewery came after a conversation with a potential client, looking to open a brewery in a remote location.…
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…
Carbonating Beer in Small Breweries
Carbonating beer in small breweries comes up a lot, with people who reach out to me for brewing advice. Brewers wanting to know how to properly carbonate beer consistently. Well,…
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…
FV's were 7,000 liters
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…