Recent content by formerlymandoman

I would absolutely do it again, but I would do some things differently. Partners necessitate more compromises. I don't work much, but could, and pay myself more. I have more employees than I need but feel good about giving them jobs. A couple or single person can make a decent living running a...

Sweet. Thanks all. Pretty crazy being on the Session as someone who listened to it religiously while homebrewing.

Thank you DiS!! Chris

Recipes are important, but not nearly as much as you may think. After awhile it becomes second nature. I'll refer to a home brew recipe if I've never made a style, or to old recipes if I haven't made something for awhile, but those just provide a skeleton. Personally (all brewers are different)...

Thank you for that AZ. Hearing you say that is like someone complimenting a nuance in a beer we have made. It means a lot. Chris

Thank you! Hope I didn't discourage you.

Thanks for the feedback! Keep the dream alive

Hey toxdoc, thanks for taking the time to share. Location and space are critical elements so you're a lot farther than you think!

Shameless bump

For fun here's a link to old posts. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/search/955901/

Thanks for the review! I would definitely encourage you to do it, depending on your goals and knowledge of your demographic.

Thanks y'all! More than anything I hope you enjoy reading. Chris

Sure you go to amazon.com and search for "a Good Hobby mashed". Then the options come up to purchase and download. I think you have to be using the device you want to download it to. So if you want it on your iPad, search with your iPad. Or kindle, or phone, or wherever. Hope that helps.

Really good - for our very rural market given that 17 other breweries opened nearby since we've been open. We peaked at around 1200 bbls but that has shrunk to maybe 900. We don't have investors and only carry a small debt. Opened for $15k. We could grow if we spent a bunch of money but that's...

Thanks, man! Sharing the story is my motivation so I appreciate it very much.