Recent content by itshanney

Congratulations on investors and going pro. No, I'm not going pro nor am I in the planning stages. The questions aren't really silly. It's more of a thought exercise for those people who post threads that ask about going pro but have no real ability to follow through with it. You have passed...

I think the biggest question you need to ask yourself is: Why do you want to open a nanobrewery? Are you wanting to just try out larger, more commercial equipment? Are you wanting to actually sell your beer? Do you have plans to give up your day job and open a brewery permanently? If you...

I'm trying to figure out the OP original intention here. Are you aspiring to be a brewery and actually make money? Or are you just wanting to sell your beer and don't care about making money? Everybody out there has the desire/dream to start their own brewer and be the next Sam Caligone...

Here's my suggestion list based on proximity: - Elysian on Cap Hill - http://goo.gl/maps/rnJvI - The Wurst Place in South Lake Union - http://goo.gl/maps/d1BL3 - Fremont Brewing in Fremont - http://goo.gl/maps/0FmQM - You can take the 26 bus from downtown to Fremont for $2 or $3, whatever it is...

Do you think you could bootstrap it at all? Rumor is St. Arnold's in Houston offered "free beer for life" to those who bought their fermenting tanks and mash tuns. In their old brewery, you could see "Saint John", "Saint Robyn" or "Saint Joseph" on the tanks. These names represented the...

Are there any thoughts on software that has a community process to make changes and add features? An example would be if there's a clearly defined bug in a formula calculation, it could be voted upon the correct fix so that everybody's recipes aren't doomed. Maybe the average user doesn't care...

KS is a bit tricky because you must provide a product for them to buy. Since you are not investing but "pre-ordering" a finished product. As a final stab to the gut, alcohol and tobacco are prohibited by KS terms of service. Basically, they're not touching anything in this area that's...

I want to reach out to the community to ask for your thoughts and comments on your ideal brewing software. From reading the threads, it appears that this doesn't exist as most brewers' setups are a mix of software, spreadsheets, paper notes and other tools. Here are some questions to ponder...