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Friday, Oct. 23, 2026 Sessions:

11 am – 12 pm Eastern

LOW-ABV & NA BREWING STRATEGIES FOR NANOS
BREWERY OPERATIONS
Don’t miss out on the rising popularity of lower-alcohol or no-alcohol options at your taproom. BYO’s Technical Editor Ashton Lewis will walk you through the keys to successfully brewing and serving these low-to-no ABV beers on small-scale craft brewing systems. And just as importantly, what common pitfalls to avoid when tackling making these beverages in-house for your taproom.
ASHTON LEWIS
INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL ACCOUNT MANAGER, RAHR BSG
TECHNICAL EDITOR, BREW YOUR OWN MAGAZINE

YOUR BREWERY START-UP LEGAL CHECKLIST
START-UPS
Your to-do list when starting up a new nano brewery and taproom will always be a long one. However, one mistake that many new brewery start-ups make is putting all their focus on the brewing and serving side and not enough on the legal aspects when getting ready to open a brewery. But don’t worry – we have Matthew McLaughlin, an attorney specializing in alcohol beverage law who has helped dozens of new breweries through the start-up legal hoops (including his own craft brewery!) He will give you a checklist covering the legal needs to take care of and consider before you ever pour your first pint.
MATTHEW MCLAUGHLIN
FOUNDER, MCLAUGHLIN, PC

FORECASTING BREWERY CASH FLOW IN A CHALLENGING MARKET
BUSINESS OPERATIONS & SALES
Over the last few years the craft brewing market has changed dramatically. All that change and churn has resulted in additional challenges for small breweries trying to get an accurate handle of their all-important cash flow projections. Understand the best strategies you can use to map out your brewery’s cash flow in these ever-changing times with brewery financial expert Kary Shumway.
KARY SHUMWAY
PUBLISHER, CRAFT BREWERY FINANCE

12:15 – 12:45 pm Eastern

Q&A WITH NANO VENDORS – You can check in live with your choice of top craft brewing vendors to get your questions answered about nano-sized equipment, gear, ingredients, and supplies.

1 – 2 p.m. (Eastern)

NANO PANEL: PRIVATE TAPROOM EVENTS FOR PROFITS
BUSINESS OPERATIONS & SALES
Your taproom spaces can pull double duty to boost your profitability especially during slower times. Many nano breweries are regularly renting out taproom areas to private groups for parties and functions creating a new revenue source. But there are plenty of common mistakes to avoid when getting into private rentals. Our panel of small craft brewery owners will discuss the pros and cons of adding or boosting private rentals to your overall business strategy.
ANDREW COPLON
FOUNDER, SECRET HOPPER
FOUNDER, CRAFT BEER PROFESSIONALS

NEW POURING TECHNIQUES FOR NEW CUSTOMER BEER EXPERIENCES
BREWERY OPERATIONS
Think that your beer’s final flavor is set once it is kegged? Think again, as Master Cicerone® and commercial draft beer expert Neil Witte explains how the pour can influence flavor in many directions. From adding a variety of faucet styles to your taproom to different pouring techniques, customers will get excited learning more about how flavors can change with each pour. And an excited customer is a good customer!
NEIL WITTE
MASTER CICERONE® & OWNER/FOUNDER, CRAFT QUALITY SOLUTIONS

PRACTICAL AI TOOLS FOR NANO FINANCIAL REPORTS
BUSINESS OPERATIONS & SALES
Setting up the right financial reports for your nano brewery is important, but it can be time consuming taking away from the thousands of other tasks on your list. Brewery Finance expert Audra Gaiziunas is here to help you save time and still get the reports you need to make better business decisions for your brewery. She has done all the research for you on how to put AI to work creating reports and financial tools to make sense of your numbers without you having to spend hours creating your own spreadsheets. With Audra’s help, let AI help you work smarter and not harder on the financial side of your business.
AUDRA GAIZIUNAS
OWNER, BREWED FOR HER LEDGER, LLC

2:15 – 2:45 p.m. (Eastern)

Q&A WITH NANO VENDORS – You can check in live with your choice of top craft brewing vendors to get your questions answered about nano-sized equipment, gear, ingredients, and supplies.

3 – 4 p.m. (Eastern)
FEATURED PANEL: NANO LESSONS LEARNED I WISH I KNEW WHEN I STARTED MY BREWERY
BUSINESS OPERATIONS & SALES/BREWERY OPERATIONS/START-UPS
Hear stories from fellow nano brewers on important lessons they learned (and wish they knew earlier) after starting their breweries. Chances are their hard-won advice covering both the business and brewing sides can be put to use to help your own brewery.
JOHN HOLL
HOST, BYO NANO PODCAST
EDITOR, ALL ABOUT BEER

4:15 – 4:45 p.m. (Eastern)

Q&A WITH NANO VENDORS – You can check in live with your choice of top craft brewing vendors to get your questions answered about nano-sized equipment, gear, ingredients, and supplies.

5 – 6 p.m. (Eastern)

TRACKING MARKETING ROI AS A SMALL BREWERY
BUSINESS OPERATIONS & SALES
As a nano brewery you are always running lots of different marketing campaigns – from beer release events to social media post promos to dozens of other ways to boost beer sales and foot traffic into your taproom. But how do you know if any of these efforts really worked or not? That’s where brewery marketing wiz Julie Rhodes comes in to help you understand how to measure your return on investment (even if that investment is just your time). Learn how to track your marketing efforts so you can repeat those marketing campaigns that worked and leave behind those that failed according to the numbers.
JULIE RHODES
OWNER, NOT YOUR HOBBY MARKETING SOLUTIONS

SMARTER BREWERY INGREDIENT & SUPPLY PURCHASING TO GAIN MARGINS
BUSINESS OPERATIONS & SALES
In today’s current craft brewery landscape every penny counts. One area many breweries can improve their margins is improving how they plan their beer ingredient and supply purchases. Given your small scale (and usually smaller storage spaces), nanos need to be especially strategic when placing ingredient orders. Let craft beer industry veteran Audra Gaizunas show you how to use your past numbers and other planning strategies to order the right amounts of supplies while cutting down on costs to help your bottom line.
AUDRA GAIZIUNAS
OWNER, BREWED FOR HER LEDGER, LLC

TEST YOUR WAY TO BETTER BEER QUALITY
BREWERY OPERATIONS
No matter how small your craft brewery might be, you need to run certain quality control tests on your beer. And don’t worry, these basic tests don’t require too much space, resources or cost. Brewery QC expert Audrey Skinner will walk you through the tests and equipment you need to make sure the beer you are selling to customers is the best quality it can be. And producing better quality beer will result in happier customers ordering more pints helping your business be more successful.
AUDREY SKINNER
GASTRONOMICAL CHEMIST, IMBIBE SOLUTIONS

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