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i have added a lot of grain and will add more when i see the demand. thanks

Right now I'm listening and ordering what I hear is wanted. for expensive i will have to go the prepay route. Thank you, I shall post an update.

The online presence will be strong.... but it's new business and would not need that capacity in the beginning. There are a lot of hills to climb. It will have decent foot traffic with good parking, so it will have good access....parking etc..

I am opening a home brew shop and would like some quick thoughts. Besides the staples....what do you think your LHBS is lacking but should have on hand? I hope this is the right forum to post this.

I have to compare pricing closer, but that could be a good idea. thanks

I will be in a position soon to work with other home brewers, and I will work on pricing flexibility with them. I feel it can be a win - win situation under the right circumstances.

Do you guys try and work with your LHBS on pricing? If buying in bulk etc.. I see IslandLizard has with buying bulk grain. If you have, I was curious of their reaction.

I have been reading this thread and have to say I think you are doing the right thing since your heart seems to be driving you. I would consider it as a stepping stone to get to where you want to be... be that a pro brewer etc... If you look at the other routes of education this is a bargain.

And as an update, i am moving forward with my plans... thanks for the input so far all.

did you ever talk to the LHBS and try and work something out?

As you know, I'm looking into the also. I would be able to get a lease at $12/sq ft to start. So it's nowhere near what you are looking at lease cost wise. It seems you are looking at higher numbers from what you said. I hope you can find a good spot that is reasonable.

I agree...... at first, I was going to go into a location with a lot of foot traffic and new people would be introduced to brewing.... the lease would be 3x the cost and a much smaller space, so I decided against it.

Thanks for the info.... my location would meet those requirement and was on big reason why i thought it could work.

Same with where I am. I would need a variant of a liquor license. But like JimEb said this seems to be a winner from older posts I have read. (on some other sites, and probably here when I was searching here). But this would be a major goal of mine and would give the store diversity and a...

Are you not going forward with your shop?

Thank you......... it will have a strong site since I can handle all that stuff myself. And I also have a strong business background, so that should help too.

I agree with you and I am going in this direction :)

Thanks for the other link. I choose a larger space with less foot traffic and plan on building a very strong web presence. I have some skills with developing online.

I have heard what you have said and have decided on a ~1,000 sq ft spot. That should be enough for a start.

Hi. I just registered but have been visiting the forum for a while. I am considering opening a LHBS. The closest one to me is about 45 minutes away and it’s a highly populated area. I am thinking of two options: The first option would be a small space, about 500 sq ft. It would be...