Draygon
Well-Known Member
Recently I have got back into brewing at home after taking several years off. I am finding it by far more enjoyable than it was for me when I did it in the past. I have been thinking more and more about taking my hobby a step further and actually opening a home brew store here close to where I live. The closest store to me is roughly 35-45 min away, and I know that there is a good deal of home brewers in the town that I live in.
I know there is a need for it, the question I am running into is how much it would take to open one here. I also figure if I am going to go this route and open one that I may as well go a bit further and make it a BOP (Brew on Premise) type of place too where brewers that enjoy the hobby but dont actually have all the equipment needed can come in and make their beer. The store would take care of the cleanup and the brewer would even be able to keep his/her beer there to ferment and at a later time come in and bottle.
So this is just a general inquiry thread to throw out there to see what everyone thinks it would take to start up this type of place. I have done some research online and know that in order to "make it" the store would have to gross ~$100k a year to be profitable, I also am not anywhere close to another store so I wouldnt have a problem with whole sellers getting the products needed. As I said its just that question of "how much" is needed.
So anyone that has attempted this, has any ideas on this, or has one open and has some insight feel free to post here. I appreciate any and all responses.
I know there is a need for it, the question I am running into is how much it would take to open one here. I also figure if I am going to go this route and open one that I may as well go a bit further and make it a BOP (Brew on Premise) type of place too where brewers that enjoy the hobby but dont actually have all the equipment needed can come in and make their beer. The store would take care of the cleanup and the brewer would even be able to keep his/her beer there to ferment and at a later time come in and bottle.
So this is just a general inquiry thread to throw out there to see what everyone thinks it would take to start up this type of place. I have done some research online and know that in order to "make it" the store would have to gross ~$100k a year to be profitable, I also am not anywhere close to another store so I wouldnt have a problem with whole sellers getting the products needed. As I said its just that question of "how much" is needed.
So anyone that has attempted this, has any ideas on this, or has one open and has some insight feel free to post here. I appreciate any and all responses.