Topic: Turning Pro
Big Ideas for Small-Scale Craft Brewing: 2019 NanoCon on November 1 & 2 in Vancouver, Washington
Don’t miss the 2019 NanoCon, a targeted conference for anyone running (or thinking about starting) a small-scale craft brewery. Learn the business, marketing, and brewing strategies targeted for smaller brewery-sized needs November
From Hobby to Startup
Thinking of opening a brewery? There’s a lot of planning that must go into the endeavor. From the perspective of a longtime homebrewer who opened a commercial meadery last year; here’s what you need to consider before the process of selling beer begins.
10 Keys to Nano Success
Ever considered making your homebrewing hobby a career? Starting a nanobrewery is a popular trend that markets to a hyper-local niche. Before making the leap, consider these 10 keys to success.
Enjoy the Freedom of Homebrewing
Taking a moment to savor the hobby side
Nanobrewing: The Business Case for the Nano
The year was 2012 and I was standing in front of about 300 people at the Craft Brewers Convention in Washington, DC armed with nothing more than me, myself, and I. This
Opening a Nanobrewery: Tips from the Pros
Three homebrewers who opened nanobreweries offer their advice on how you, too, can go pro.
Be Cool to Your Brew School
If you’ve ever considered becoming a pro brewer, there’s never been a better time to attend a formal brewing education program.
Beer Mecca: Turning Pro Part 34
In the grand scheme of things, I really haven’t been a beer geek for very long, but I remember back when I first got geeky about beer, the places people dreamed of going to visit on beer holidays were exclusively in Europe.
Tasteless: Turning Pro Part 33
I don’t hide the fact that I am not a fan of pouring beer at public beer festivals.
Risk and Reward and Risk and Reward: Turning Pro Part 32
I’m not sure exactly what I was thinking, but somehow I had this idea in my head that I’d take all my risk up front in getting Heretic off the ground and once it was past a certain point, there would be a lot less
risk. Ah, poor, simple fool.
Uncertain Barrels: Turning Pro Part 31
“A barrel full of certainties won’t roll very far.” – Gerd de Ley
From the beginning, I was certain that we would make barrel-aged beers at Heretic. We are close to Napa so it is easy to obtain used wine barrels and I really like the interesting character that develops from aging beer in a barrel.
Brewery Nightmares: Turning Pro Part 30
A reader asked me, “At what point does someone have enough knowledge to become a [professional] brewer?
