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I'd like to enter next year's as my first competition. I was thinking of signing up to be a judge, but I can't make it. Seems like you don't need a lot of experience to judge.

I'm looking for suggestions for a basic wheat beer extract recipe. After primary fermenting is done, I'm going to divide into smaller secondary vessels, each with a different fruit. My local store has this basic hefeweizen recipe: Extract 2 lbs Pale Malt Extract 4 lbs Wheat Malt...

Wow! Thanks for the fast responses! I don't have a particular wort in mind, but in scientific terms, I'd like to control for all possible variables except one (e.g. Hops or yeast - I think the grains would be a different animal). I think i am leaning towards six 1- gallon jugs. I hadn't...

I've really appreciated the different threads on small batch brewing. I'd like to get set up for 1-gallon fermenting mostly for experimentation. For example, I'd like to prepare a 5 gallon wort, then separate it into different fermenters with differs yeasts so that I can start to learn the...

I've really appreciated the different threads on small batch brewing. I'd like to get set up for 1-gallon fermenting mostly for experimentation. For example, I'd like to prepare a wort, then separate it into different fermenters with differs yeasts so that I can start to learn the qualities of...

Dave that's a pretty good idea. I wonder if it could be a stand alone production company that primarily produced Is beers for others. Are you in Colorado yourself? I'm outside of Fort Collins.

Verbhertz - I appreciate that point. So you are saying that for you as a homebrewer, breaking even financially and having the experience wouldn't be enough. You would want some sort of profit to go with it.

Thanks to all for the great responses! I've enjoyed the conversation. Some replies: Tally – I guess that is true in any business. I think the idea of “Artisan Beers” would be relatively unique, and if one of the artisans went out on there own, you would have to support that. From what I...

Jon - Thanks. I am sure both your points are true, but I am not sure that conflicts with my intended model. Forgetting outside nanobrews for a minute, think of it this way: I own a licensed brewery. You (the Artisan brewer) pay me (the brewery owner) to brew your recipe. It is produced...

ThatJonGuy - well, I think "primarily" hobby brewers who aren't interested in building their own brewery, or who want to have the experience before taking the plunge. In my head, I'm calling it an "Artisan's Brewery and Tap Room" so that a variety of crafters could have the opportunity to...

Campings: I appreciate your response. I really don't know the answers, but for sake of conversation, I'll make an attempt: 1) I assume everything would be done under the brewery/tap room license and tax ID. Think of it more as a craft brewer paying to have their recipe brewed at the brewery...

Tally - in regards to size of system, I have no idea. The inverted concept as the primary business, however, is one that I haven't heard of before. I'm sure there are people who rent out their systems, but not who rent and also serve (as far as I am aware!) The intention was really to...

BBL - You're thinking along the same lines as me. That entry-point price to the brewer is really the key. Rather than them trying to make a profit, I think the bigger issue is them breaking even on their upfront costs through sales in the tap-room. I don't think I would take the big plunge...

Tally, good questions - I'm in Northern Colorado outside of Fort Collins. We are a big beer community. We actually have at least four homebrew stores that I know of in a 15 mile radius, a hops farm, a number of clubs, and I've lost count of the taprooms and breweries we have. The number of...

I'm hoping to get some feedback on a nanobrew concept. I've been doing some recreational reading (like I'm sure many of you have), and had this idea. What do you think? A typical nanobrew invests in their brewing and serving capacity, then tries to recoop those costs through beer sales...

I appreciate both of your responses. I took a taste, and it seems ok. I leave for vacation on Tuesday, so I'm going to go ahead a bottle as planned, and I'll try it when I get back. What's the worst that can happen? I need to make a new batch!

Well, I can't believe I did this on my first batch. Everything has gone really well with my first batch, and I am planning on bottling tomorrow. Then tonight, I realize that I forgot to put that stopper in after yesterday's final gravity check. So, 24 hours with no stopper. Crud!!! Pure...