I have been a home-brewer for 6-8 years, and have a backyard half-barrel brew system, and I'd like to form a type of Community-supported brewery (CSB).
In short, the CSB will have 12 members, each of whom will receive one gallon of brew per month, get to select brew styles, "own" parts of the business among other things.
The brewing and fermentation stages are usually easy and understood.
My question for fellow brewers is how best to package and distribute the beer? One gallon containers, reusable, easy, etc. Crowler, pigs, mini-kegs, cans?
Each member will cover their associated packaging expenses, so cost is a factor.
Any ideas, insights, lessons-learned, pitfalls etc., are appreciated.
Prost,
Dan.
In short, the CSB will have 12 members, each of whom will receive one gallon of brew per month, get to select brew styles, "own" parts of the business among other things.
The brewing and fermentation stages are usually easy and understood.
My question for fellow brewers is how best to package and distribute the beer? One gallon containers, reusable, easy, etc. Crowler, pigs, mini-kegs, cans?
Each member will cover their associated packaging expenses, so cost is a factor.
Any ideas, insights, lessons-learned, pitfalls etc., are appreciated.
Prost,
Dan.