outdoorvtguy
Active Member
Just to preface this question, I am a somewhat older, long-term ( 10+ years ) homebrewer that enjoys brewing, both extract and all-grain. I have 4 kegs on tap and rotate at least one keg every 6 months. I am the only drinker in my house so it goes slowly.
I provided some of my beer to a local "festival" recently and it met with rave reviews. The thought occurred to me that I could brew beer for folks who want a cheaper, better testing alternative to stuff they can get currently ( bar any good craft brews ).
To this end, I have been thinking about getting the "business" of publishing recipes and offering to brew them, with a fee that covers the ingredients and my labor, to anyone who wants a cheaper keg ( or a bunch of bottles ). Has anyone does this and do they have a rough "business model" on how they do it? I am assuming that, since I am not directly selling the alcohol, that assembling the beer for them with ingredients that they pay for would be considered more of a service than a product.
Any thoughts would be helpful, not looking to get rich on this but to just increase the amount of times I need to brew. Thanks.
I provided some of my beer to a local "festival" recently and it met with rave reviews. The thought occurred to me that I could brew beer for folks who want a cheaper, better testing alternative to stuff they can get currently ( bar any good craft brews ).
To this end, I have been thinking about getting the "business" of publishing recipes and offering to brew them, with a fee that covers the ingredients and my labor, to anyone who wants a cheaper keg ( or a bunch of bottles ). Has anyone does this and do they have a rough "business model" on how they do it? I am assuming that, since I am not directly selling the alcohol, that assembling the beer for them with ingredients that they pay for would be considered more of a service than a product.
Any thoughts would be helpful, not looking to get rich on this but to just increase the amount of times I need to brew. Thanks.