craigh2011
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Ok, been home brewing for a year now; I've made 25 batches, most recently moved up to 10 gallon batches (the beer goes fast, we entertain a lot at my place and my friends, family, and I really like the stuff). I'm not a great brewer by any stretch, I know. I'm still following other people's recipes, even if I've begun to alter them a bit to serve my needs. But every time I drink a beer it makes me happy and why shouldn't I be able to do this?
Pros-
- I am is a competent microbiologist (so I understand sanitization and have no trouble keeping yeast happy) and I'm a guy who is pretty particular about process and quality control (I've most recently been running clinical labs for a living) so my batches have very little variation between them at this point
- As I've been running my own clinical labs for the last 10 years, I'm very comfortable navigating regulation and thriving in highly regulated environments
- Because I've always believed that truly good managers lead from the front, I've always learned every process and done every job in every business I've ever started; I know how to run a team of 400-500 people and get results from sales, marketing, HR, ops, production, etc...so I can run a business
- I'm just finishing up selling my last lab assets to a competitor, so I'm very liquid and will shortly be very unemployed; I'm 43, no way I'm ready to retire, and I've got the dough to get rolling and it won't change my lifestyle
- I'm absolutely psyched about this, and this is the third time I've ever felt this empassioned about a new business; the last two were tremendously successful because it's very easy to kick ass at what you love, I know I can crush this
Cons-
- my beer is good, not great
- I don't know what I don't know; I need legal representation, a damn good brewer, etc...
I've got some ideas about what to do next, but does anyone have any suggestions? Anyone know some good attorneys who're sharp on this subject in NC?
Thanks!
Pros-
- I am is a competent microbiologist (so I understand sanitization and have no trouble keeping yeast happy) and I'm a guy who is pretty particular about process and quality control (I've most recently been running clinical labs for a living) so my batches have very little variation between them at this point
- As I've been running my own clinical labs for the last 10 years, I'm very comfortable navigating regulation and thriving in highly regulated environments
- Because I've always believed that truly good managers lead from the front, I've always learned every process and done every job in every business I've ever started; I know how to run a team of 400-500 people and get results from sales, marketing, HR, ops, production, etc...so I can run a business
- I'm just finishing up selling my last lab assets to a competitor, so I'm very liquid and will shortly be very unemployed; I'm 43, no way I'm ready to retire, and I've got the dough to get rolling and it won't change my lifestyle
- I'm absolutely psyched about this, and this is the third time I've ever felt this empassioned about a new business; the last two were tremendously successful because it's very easy to kick ass at what you love, I know I can crush this
Cons-
- my beer is good, not great
- I don't know what I don't know; I need legal representation, a damn good brewer, etc...
I've got some ideas about what to do next, but does anyone have any suggestions? Anyone know some good attorneys who're sharp on this subject in NC?
Thanks!