Got it, thanks.
The comment looks completely out of context now that the post was moved, btw.
The comment looks completely out of context now that the post was moved, btw.
Got it, thanks.
The comment looks completely out of context now that the post was moved, btw.
He was arrested and given 175 years without possible parole for crimes against grains and yeast. The judge sampled his beer and wanted to double the sentence
I know this is an old thread but I was enjoying reading of your ever evolving successes. Havent heard from the OP since 2015. How are you doing now? 15BBL system working well?
15 bbl brew house is working great.... although we did fry a pump the other day... but other than that, it's been awesome.
We are up to four 15 bbl uni tanks and two 20's. We still run ten small fermenters off of our small, original 3 bbl brewhouse and are on pace to do about 1,100 bbls this year vs about 470 in '16 so.., so far so good.
I'm also now at the brewery full time which is phenomenal.
Our big challenge is now space as there are a bunch of space constraints we didn't anticipate. We started in 399 sq feet and are now in about 8,500... and need to get out of our building as quickly as possible.
One thing we're still really proud of is that we still don't have any debt. That's not sustainable given what our plans are for our space. That said... we're really proud of proving all of the people that said "you can't start a brewery that way" totally wrong.
Congrats, Brian. Great to hear things are still going so well.
Any major changes planned? Or just keep plodding along and growing/expanding as the finances allow?
Can you expand on what the limitations of your current space are?
oh...well... the natural gas line in this building isn't rated for the volume of gas you need so you need to run new gas line"... $2,600 to run black pipe across an entire building.
Thanks for sharing once again. I have a question about applying for the federal portion of the license which I understand comes first and requires you to have land space and appropriate permission if needed in order to brunch at space if you are not the owner.
So my question is once youve filled out that paperwork (and by the way where do you get that? ) What is the rule as far as changing the address of your brewing location (can you add others easily)? The reason I ask is obvious in that it would be easy to find an inexpensive parcel of land to use for the fed licensing and wait till the paperwork is approved, then change address to a more expensive location once you have your approval so that youre not wasting a year or more worth of rent with no income. Did this make sense to everyone?
TD
TrickyDick,
You can do the Federal permit all on-line. I'm about to open a brewery in the basement of a winery tasting room. I suggest you spend $25 and buy both of these books by Tom Hennessy. I also attended his Brewery Immersion Course which really helped me understand a few more things.
First the Brewery Operation Manual. It has instructions for completing the paperwork you are asking about:
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_...l-text&field-keywords=tom+hennessy+sop+manual
Second,Tom Hennessy's Colorado Boy Brewery SOP Manual. I find these methods to be so easy to follow. He also has youtube videos:
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_...l-text&field-keywords=tom+hennessy+sop+manual
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-yeJZxk-1d0HPdyd_ZnofA
Also, the videos by Jasper at Brewery Life are as good as they get for brewery operation procedures:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-yeJZxk-1d0HPdyd_ZnofA
What in the name of the sweet baby Jeezuz would cause some unholy necromancer to raise this thread back to life?
What in the name of the sweet baby Jeezuz would cause some unholy necromancer to raise this thread back to life?
Im not 100% positive but I dont think the address switcheroo is that simple.
The TTB isnt going to just want and address, they are going to want floorplans of where everything is located and assurances that taxed and not-taxed beer is separated, etc.
Going from one location to another would require all of the same documentation for both locations.
What in the name of the sweet baby Jeezuz would cause some unholy necromancer to raise this thread back to life?
Even your family dislikes you
Seems for me that I'd need a separate production brewery (which I could potentially do on the cheap as far as rent/land) and then do a pub to sell at a higher cost for rent/lease. I think, though am not sure, that the liquor license is more expensive for the stand alone pub than a production tasting room. Lots more research to go... FL is not a self-distribute state, and I think that even tasting room sales must go through a distributor now (possible grandfathered in if you are already doing before they changed). Laws in FL all favor the distributor it seems.
TD
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