c.n.budz
Well-Known Member
I may have gotten myself in over my head...
Well, I've never been one to half ass something that I want to do... I started out as a loan officer for a mortgage company and now 3 years later I own a mortgage company(a reputable one, thank you very much)
Tonight I convinced my business partners that it would be a good idea to branch out and finance a brewing company... So, long story short, I now have an attorney working on a distributor's license and roughly 20-30K in capital to buy equiptment and take a class or two with the Siebel Institute, and the owner of one of the local brewpubs is going to let me train under him for awhile. The double bonus is a wine distributor that I know is going to introduce me to the head brewer of a well known East Coast brewery(that shall remain unnamed for the moment, until it actually happens) so I can pick his brain. The best part is all I have to do is brew, the business end is taken care of by people that enjoy doing that stuff.
I've been brewing for about 8 months(yeah, I know I'm still a noob, but I learn best by jumping in head first), and since then all I can think about is brewing(it's actually cut into my normal work productivity) and now that I've sold the idea I have to deliver...
Obviously this is going to start out small, but I already a few local bars willing to stock my brew. But, at this point I'm fairly clueless as to what to do next... I'm not trying to become a huge regional brewer, but if I can distribute to local bars and liquor stores I'll be a very happy camper....
My next step is looking for equiptment, I'm thinking something like 2 or 3 of these http://morebeer.com/view_product/16163/102277 to start, unless someone has a better idea. I figure I need to brew that much minimum to make it worth it... I've been working on recipes and have a couple fairly simple, tasty brews. But, again, I looked before I leapt and now I have to actually do it...
I'm asking for any help, advice, guidance, assistance, success stories, failure stories, humbling kicks to the shorts, etc...
Sorry for the long post.
Well, I've never been one to half ass something that I want to do... I started out as a loan officer for a mortgage company and now 3 years later I own a mortgage company(a reputable one, thank you very much)
Tonight I convinced my business partners that it would be a good idea to branch out and finance a brewing company... So, long story short, I now have an attorney working on a distributor's license and roughly 20-30K in capital to buy equiptment and take a class or two with the Siebel Institute, and the owner of one of the local brewpubs is going to let me train under him for awhile. The double bonus is a wine distributor that I know is going to introduce me to the head brewer of a well known East Coast brewery(that shall remain unnamed for the moment, until it actually happens) so I can pick his brain. The best part is all I have to do is brew, the business end is taken care of by people that enjoy doing that stuff.
I've been brewing for about 8 months(yeah, I know I'm still a noob, but I learn best by jumping in head first), and since then all I can think about is brewing(it's actually cut into my normal work productivity) and now that I've sold the idea I have to deliver...
Obviously this is going to start out small, but I already a few local bars willing to stock my brew. But, at this point I'm fairly clueless as to what to do next... I'm not trying to become a huge regional brewer, but if I can distribute to local bars and liquor stores I'll be a very happy camper....
My next step is looking for equiptment, I'm thinking something like 2 or 3 of these http://morebeer.com/view_product/16163/102277 to start, unless someone has a better idea. I figure I need to brew that much minimum to make it worth it... I've been working on recipes and have a couple fairly simple, tasty brews. But, again, I looked before I leapt and now I have to actually do it...
I'm asking for any help, advice, guidance, assistance, success stories, failure stories, humbling kicks to the shorts, etc...
Sorry for the long post.