Our idea is to eventually get to this exact point. Creating places where people can brew beer on commercial grade equipment that is sold directly to consumers. You would earn a good commission on all sales as incentive for making great beer and promoting your product.
In some ways you don't need this business. In others you might.
You could easily get yourself wholesale prices on supplies. But that also means buying some quantity of the equipment, finding a place to store this inventory, covering the carrying costs for your inventory, then managing sales...
Hi, Mark from New York here. I've been a long time lurker under a different name. But with so much experience and expertise here, I knew this was the right place to get feedback on a business me and some buddies are thinking of launching.
Over a few beers (of course) the three of us came up...