Recent content by trailsendbrewing

boscobeans- very good advice here!

I would never ask someone to give me or help formulate recipes, thats crazy. Why would you like to go to the same brewery and drink the same beer all of the time? isn't the purpose to try new and different tasting beers?

Although I'd like to try to duplicate them very close each brew, it's not a big deal if I don't. Just have to explain to the customer that change in taste, color, texture. I've made many recipes without even looking on beersmith or anything and they've all turned out very well. I think yeast...

Very true about marketing. Since college I've drank 3 beers really, Old Milwaukee, Michgolden, and Bud. One day after trying many small craft brews I decided I was done drinking that crap and bought my first kit. One main reason I think people drink so much of the BMC is because it's a...

awesome, I'll check that out!

the overhead costs are the normal licenses/fees, insurance, taxes, kettles, plastic fermentors for now, walk in cooler (used), kegs, and a brite tank. The rent will be free since it would be in a current game room area of the bar that is useless. To be honest I have had some pretty boring not...

Brewfist- you say to be prepared to lose money for the first few years, I think it'd be possible to break even. I would aim to sell one barrel every week. Each barrel is roughly worth $1000. If it did work out to a barrel/week thatd be roughly $4000/month. I was thinking of having one or two...

snowblind5150- thanks for the inspiring words. Our bar/restaurant is very very busy on the weekends and usually during the weeks from June to September. We would be selling all of the beer over our bar with the exception of a few growlers of each beer. Like I said before I'm young, single, no...

sounds good, thanks for the replies. I have read many threads and I know id need to get approval federal/state/county or township. My mom would be helping on that end. Im more so asking if we had everything in order and equipment lined up, how hard do you think itd be to break even maybe even...

Hey everyone, long time follower and reader here on HBT. I started brewing about a year ago and went straight to all grain. I am currently working on duplicating a couple recipes that myself and everyone I know enjoys. I have done a lot of reading/research on the legal end and work aspect of...

Hey everyone, long time follower and reader here on HBT. I started brewing about a year ago and went straight to all grain. I am currently working on duplicating a couple recipes that myself and everyone I know enjoys. I have done a lot of reading/research on the legal end and work aspect of...