Looking for a mentor. - Page 2

alcibiades · 11-23-2009, 07:45 PM

start homebrewing!

a very good mentor is homebrewtalk.com, you might have heard of it.

Tiako · 11-23-2009, 08:02 PM

I still suggest you learn how to brew beer before you just jump into opening a brewery

**Hopheader** · 11-23-2009, 08:16 PM

Everyone needs dreams and goals. Kudos for having one!

eon · 11-23-2009, 08:24 PM

@tiako. Ofcourse I'm going to learn how to brew! I don't want to miss out on all the fun!

mindcrime · 11-23-2009, 08:46 PM

You also have a problem with Chicago liquer laws. I lived there for a very long time. Licences are hard to get, brewing even harder. Its not a very friendly town for the microbrewer. I thought myself many a time of various north side neighborhoods that could easily support a brewpub. That said, land/space is very expensive anywhere in any of those places on the scale you need for commercial brewing. Im sure lots of other folks have thought the same thing. Gotta ask yourself why so very very few have been sucessful in Chicago. There are greener pastures.

eon · 11-24-2009, 03:17 AM

@mindcrime. So you think it would definitely be better if I move out of state to start my brewery?

Suthrncomfrt1884 · 11-24-2009, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Tiako

I don't understand why you have to be great at making beer before you go to school on how to make great beer? When I take a math class in college I go in knowing nothing about the math at hand but when I come out of the class I know tons more about it.

Yes, but before you attended that college class on math, didn't you have highschool math to work your way up? You have to start somewhere, and homebrewing is like the K-12 of the school world. Seibel expects you to know something about beer before you get there. I'm not saying you CAN'T attend if you know nothing, just that it's like walking into college without ever attending highschool.... not many people can do it.

I looked into Seibel's a few years back, but decided that it wasn't for me. They are a direct link for getting into the brewing industry, but I've since been pretty much handed a job at an "opening soon" brewery, so I dropped the Seibel thing.

In talking to the guys at Seibel, I was sent pages upon pages to study before they would even concider an application from me. I've been brewing for years, and the stuff they sent me on yeast biology and fermentation is just now starting to make sense.

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Originally Posted by eon

Thanks to everyone for advice so far. very helpful! Let me make a few things clear:

I have a vision. I have a dream. I would like to brew great beer and start a business doing that (like three floyds and dogfish head).

I may not be good at brewing yet but I am looking to put together a team. I cannot do this alone. Together we can make it happen.

So maybe instead of myself going to get a degree in fermentation science, I can find somebody who is already passionate about brewing and start a company with them.

I'm not trying to sound lazy. I want to brew as well. My main goal, my main vision is to put together a team of people that are very passionate and WANT this dream to come true. Together through hard work and great attitude, we can brew great beer and make this happen.

Not to over simplify but if together we create a great beer, there is only one more obstacle in the way: money. I'm sure we can find a way to make this happen too.

So i am looking for people to brew with and are ready to create something great. To have our very own three floyds. To do what we enjoy, have fun, and get paid doing it.

I have read an interview with Sam Calagione and he talks about his starting out. He said that he was 25 years old and had a degree in writing (not science). He did not know what to do with his life and then he decided he wanted to start a brewery.

I take my inspiration from his story. Let's create some great beer. Let's drop the excuses and the stories and the fears and let's bring this great beer and passion to the people!

I apologize if I sound ignorant or arrogant. Thanks for listening to my rant!

I don't concider it ignorant or arrogant. It sounds like you know what you want to do, which is great. It also sounds like you're passionate about it, which is even better. Good luck.