Finally opening my Brewery!

[sonujohar]

Hi Killian, quick question for you. I have a kegerator at home where I keep getting foam... super frustrating. Do you know of a service that would come out to my home and get this thing calibrated for me?!

 

[Jag75]

Have you posted in the bottling/keg section? You will get some helpful tips.
@day_trippr

 

[sonujohar]

thanks. heading there now

 

[Hwk-I-St8]

Interesting. I've heard so many horror stories about the process of opening a brewery. My beer nerd buddies tried to get me to open one. They were all ready to invest, but I feel like the market is pretty much saturated now. If I opened one, it would be a nano, serving only beer and only from the facility (no canning/bottling, distrubuters etc. ) and it would be mostly hobby.

I stopped by a place in Minnesota on my way to minneapolis. They had a tiny building, about 5 tables and, I'm guessing, about a 3 barrel system. It was really the model of what I'd want to do.

I could retire now, from a financial perspective, and do it as a retirement "project", but the cost of medical insurance is prohibitive since i'm only 56. I'll see what things look like when I'm closer to 65...do I still want to do it? Is the market conducive, etc.

 

[Ruint]

LoL!!! Look what I stumbled across! YES, you need to keep us posted with updates!

 

[Beholder]

Interesting. I've heard so many horror stories about the process of opening a brewery. My beer nerd buddies tried to get me to open one. They were all ready to invest, but I feel like the market is pretty much saturated now. If I opened one, it would be a nano, serving only beer and only from the facility (no canning/bottling, distrubuters etc. ) and it would be mostly hobby.

I stopped by a place in Minnesota on my way to minneapolis. They had a tiny building, about 5 tables and, I'm guessing, about a 3 barrel system. It was really the model of what I'd want to do.

I could retire now, from a financial perspective, and do it as a retirement "project", but the cost of medical insurance is prohibitive since i'm only 56. I'll see what things look like when I'm closer to 65...do I still want to do it? Is the market conducive, etc.

Saw a nice video of a lifestyle brewery (highlighting the BREWHA brewing system if memory serves). Sounds like a perfect way to spend your days in retirement!

 

[NitrogenWidget]

I'm in lockport, good luck.
I know how some town boards can be.

I'm a bit North of Binghamton, near Rochester.

 

[Erik Rodriguez]

I have been seriously considering opening (yet another) brewery here in San Diego. Your story is very similar to the Langunitas story (Excellent, fun read. VERY funny in parts. Had me in tears laughing at some of the stuff https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/1556525621/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1), which to me sounds about right. Typical red tape BS. Figuring things out is my strength. Dealing with BS politics is not.

So.. 150+ breweries here in SD.... Almost all focus on IPAs, of which I cant stand. LOL However I think I have a couple ideas on how to differentiate, which is what makes any business successful. Find a differentiating factor that the target customers will like. I just dont know if I have the personality to deal with all that political nonsense. Need to find a partner who can fill that gap.

Thanks for sharing your story. This is excellent information.

 

[killian]

Here are some old pics...I'll post more when possible

 

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