DoubleFisted
Well-Known Member
So I have been brewing for sometime now and have been hurdling the hoops of starting a small brewery in my back yard. I know there are a lot of people out there that are going to say that ABD will not allow it. Well tough I have already got approved to do it.
This is merely just a hobby as I would keep my full time job. I work three days a week and have the rest of the week to ponder thoughts as I do not have any hobbies besides brewing beer and flying. I built a 25 foot by 20 foot building and will be putting air and heat in there as well. I have recieved many grants mainly because of my service time in the Air Force. So what I am going to do with this money now is buy a brew magic system and their chill wizard. I also plan to buy around 30 kegs from sabco to start off. I have 17 bars in this area that already said they would buy my product. I probably won't be able to keep up with production but I have around 4-5 grand to spend on fermenters. So my question is does anybody have any suggestions about fermenters, I have seen nano breweries using the blue 55 gallon plastic drums. Do you think this would work efficiently? Also pitching yeast on a larger scale, I have always just used WYeast vials, and this probably isn't a good way to go with a small brewery. Should I start trying to yield my own yeast ? or try to get an account with WYeast?
Any suggestions would help, and no naysayers please. Like I said it is all just a hobby I am really not losing money with the amount of grants that I have got.
This is merely just a hobby as I would keep my full time job. I work three days a week and have the rest of the week to ponder thoughts as I do not have any hobbies besides brewing beer and flying. I built a 25 foot by 20 foot building and will be putting air and heat in there as well. I have recieved many grants mainly because of my service time in the Air Force. So what I am going to do with this money now is buy a brew magic system and their chill wizard. I also plan to buy around 30 kegs from sabco to start off. I have 17 bars in this area that already said they would buy my product. I probably won't be able to keep up with production but I have around 4-5 grand to spend on fermenters. So my question is does anybody have any suggestions about fermenters, I have seen nano breweries using the blue 55 gallon plastic drums. Do you think this would work efficiently? Also pitching yeast on a larger scale, I have always just used WYeast vials, and this probably isn't a good way to go with a small brewery. Should I start trying to yield my own yeast ? or try to get an account with WYeast?
Any suggestions would help, and no naysayers please. Like I said it is all just a hobby I am really not losing money with the amount of grants that I have got.