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@johnwpowell, nice ppt presentation! You received some very good advice ~ sink types and addons etc.
Just a couple more items to consider. I would look at your space now as you have it and imagine how it would look a few years from now. You may find the space too small. With that said, you might consider moving the right side wall slightly to the right so that it is inline with the bedroom staircase wall. That extra 18"-20" may allow options like the extra sink drain board that @mongoose33 suggested or you could put another fermenter in that space. The point is that you will have options to grow.
Forget about trying to deduct your expenses as a business expense. A sham is a sham. Talk to your tax person. Research top audit triggers. Go to irs.gov and research self-employed publications, hobby loss publications, and business and/or office in a home publications. The IRS is not stupid.
Lastly, it is very obvious you are talented and have thought through almost all the details ~ more so than most of us on this board. I am sure your wife knows your talents, your exhaustive research personality, your character, and trusts you. I believe she would accept anything that you decided what was best in the long run. So, as others pointed out, build your system and brewery to what you want and do not settle for anything less. If finances are limited, build it in steps.
Just a couple more items to consider. I would look at your space now as you have it and imagine how it would look a few years from now. You may find the space too small. With that said, you might consider moving the right side wall slightly to the right so that it is inline with the bedroom staircase wall. That extra 18"-20" may allow options like the extra sink drain board that @mongoose33 suggested or you could put another fermenter in that space. The point is that you will have options to grow.
Forget about trying to deduct your expenses as a business expense. A sham is a sham. Talk to your tax person. Research top audit triggers. Go to irs.gov and research self-employed publications, hobby loss publications, and business and/or office in a home publications. The IRS is not stupid.
Lastly, it is very obvious you are talented and have thought through almost all the details ~ more so than most of us on this board. I am sure your wife knows your talents, your exhaustive research personality, your character, and trusts you. I believe she would accept anything that you decided what was best in the long run. So, as others pointed out, build your system and brewery to what you want and do not settle for anything less. If finances are limited, build it in steps.