Mobile bottling

[FizorZed]

My friend sent me this article about a mobile bottling company. Very interesting. I can see this coming to the States with craft brews on the rise.

http://www.springwise.com/food_beverage/tomwood/

 

[Weizenwerks]

There have been several companies that do this in the US and have for many years. I've seen both bottling lines and canning lines mobilized.

 

[FizorZed]

Oh, wow. News to me. Sounds like a pretty cool idea.

 

[Weizenwerks]

With the amount of nano and micro breweries that are starting up and looking to distribute beyond the premises, I can see several more companies springing up to offer this. For a guy that has a CDL and is owner/operator of a truck, this would make a good business.

Two different models I've seen work are one supplies just the labor and the brewery has to provide the bottles. The other one will supply the bottles/cans (you order through them). The supplier drop ships to your location, the packager shows up, does his thing, and goes to the next client.

 

[Atl_Brew]

I would love to irritate my neighbors by blocking the street with that truck. Unfortunately it would probably not take him that long to package my 5 gallon batch.

 

[SRkev]

Does anyone know of any mobile beer bottlers up in Northern California? Specifically Sonoma County. There are plenty of mobile wine bottlers but I can't find any for beer.

 

[arturo7]

mobile canning link

CraftCans.com - Young Entrepreneurs to Start Mobile Canning Company

 

[Weizenwerks]

Does anyone know of any mobile beer bottlers up in Northern California? Specifically Sonoma County. There are plenty of mobile wine bottlers but I can't find any for beer.

Give Jamil a call at Heretic Brewing. He uses a mobile bottling service that has 15 years experience. He'll put you in touch with him (forgot the guy's name).

 

[Dynachrome]

With the amount of nano and micro breweries that are starting up and looking to distribute beyond the premises, I can see several more companies springing up to offer this. For a guy that has a CDL and is owner/operator of a truck, this would make a good business.

Two different models I've seen work are one supplies just the labor and the brewery has to provide the bottles. The other one will supply the bottles/cans (you order through them). The supplier drop ships to your location, the packager shows up, does his thing, and goes to the next client.

Any in the midwest?

http://www.probrewer.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=14416

A good set-up would offer:

"your bottles - we wash"

"We supply bottles - arrange quantities ahead of time."

"Label printing/ Graphic design"

"Custom tops"

Custom packaging - four packs, six packs, twelves, cases.

This sounds like fun. This could be done out of an RV trailer.

...for profit - health department inspected mobile kitchen....

 

[unionrdr]

I think it'd be really cool to have our own label printed on x number of cans,then filled with our homebrew. Maybe set a minimum amount they'd fill? I'd love to can my brew at least once to compare it quality-wise to bottling over a couple months time.

 

[Dynachrome]

I saw a guy come into a loacal kraft brewery last week. He bonked. He only had 40 hours experience apparently and did not make a good showing.

The equipment looked neat. They had a labeling machine also.

He is supposed to come back next week and see if he can make it run then.

He said his minimum would be 13 barrels BTW.