Looking to get a quote on a brewhouse for commercial use but not sure where to look for this so posting this thread to see if anyone have any inputs on brands and location where to get this. im from Canada and heard there is nothing much around here. It would be to start a brewpub and not sure how big I should go. Need help!
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someone there might be able to help you get an idea of manufacturers you should look at.
http://www.probrewer.com/
someone there might be able to help you get an idea of manufacturers you should look at.
LarMoeCur
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The bigger you can go the better. There are a ton of websites that will guide you through the whys and why nots.
If you're thinking about starting at the nano level, I wouldn't. Time is money. My home brewing equipment is bigger and better than some breweries I've been in. If your goal is to sell beer, you cannot spend 16 hours a day brewing. Try brewing 100 gallons of beer on a 55 gallon system, running back to back if your lucky 4 hours per batch that 8 hours in the brewing. Now do that for every style you want to serve. Who's out selling the beer, packaging the beer, writing checks, buying ingredients, running the day to day part of the business. I can go on but you get the point. Now, with ZERO waist (yeah right) that 100 gallons at retail (5 bucks a pint) is 4000 dollars. Which your not going to sell in one night. You've spent a minimum of 2 weeks making, over 30 man hours, electricity, refrigeration, glycol, kegs, ingredients the list goes on. 4000 dollars will not keep the lights on.
To start at the micro brewery level, I think a 5 to 7 barrel system is a good starting point. Yes this is way more money but you can spend less time brewing and more time selling which is small business 101.
And yes I've written and re-written my brewery business plan at least 5 times. I've counted every grain and hop pellet at least 5 times. Running a brewery is more business then brewing.
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