Can’t find a building? Build one yourself. The shell of this building was around (ballpark) 24k delivered to the site, paid a crew to put it up for around 4k, took em 4 days. Obviously renting a restaurant or something would probably be ideal (already set up with all the “food” production requirements in mind) . But if you’re in state and/or county with a hands off mindset like we are in Benewah county Idaho you can easily start any business you want at home. No zoning. Our brewery runs off the same well as the house. We did have to put in another drain field and septic. We still produce the beer here and self distribute and transport beer to our retail location. In Idaho you can currently have TWO retail locations on the same license if you want.

January thru March are always our worst months as far as beer sales go. Once April hits you can breathe a sigh of relief and then get ready cuz summer is comin

I started a brewery with zero commercial experience. I prepped the land, I helped build the building, I framed in the rooms, brought in the equipment, designed the layout, came up with the recipes, and to this day I’m still the brewer, I can and keg manually, distribute, and manage the taphouse. None of these things have been perfect, some things have worked out well, some things I wish were different. Oh and today is the baby shower for my third son. This Skool group is for all of you to ask questions, encourage each other, share ideas, and just connect with other beer lovers and people who might want to take the leap to brewery owner someday. Feel free to ask me anything and get a convo started!

@Greg Little and @Jason Stanton are our newest members! Let’s welcome them in. If you have any questions about navigating Skool or anything in general don’t be shy! I apologize for the lack of posts recently. Life is getting busier by the week and with a new baby on the way in like 6 weeks I’ve had a lot of things pulling my attention away!

In my opinion these 5 or 7 barrel systems by Brewha are the best for small operations like mine. Small enough to be easily handled by one person with a harbor freight lift system, but big enough to produce enough beer to supply a small taproom at least. They’re all electric, so you deal with less red tape than you would with gas. And they’re space efficient since you mash, boil, ferment, and condition all in the same tank. Cleaning is easy and you don’t need to deal with harsh caustic cleaners since the boil is done in the tank before you drop yeast in it self sanitizes. They’re a company out of Canada. A little spendy but worth it if space is at a premium where you might wanna brew. They make small homebrew and pilot systems as well. Use code EntrePRObrewer5 if you’re ever in the market and save 5 percent!