Originally posted by PVHops
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Long Answer. Expect all three of you to be working the near equivalent of two full time jobs. Assuming your day job is 40 hours a week, expect to put in another 20-30 on top of that. But also realize that most of the rest of the business world doesn't work on a night and weekend schedule. You can't receive grain orders at 9:00 at night on a Saturday. UPS/FedEx won't leave that emergency pump seal you ordered and had overnighted on your front porch so somebody's gotta take off work and sit around and wait for those types of things to show up. Most bars don't like to get keg deliveries in the middle of the big game on a Saturday afternoon. The idea of taking off one day a week to brew is a good start, but realistically you will probably have to spend a lot of that day catching up on business related items that have to take place during business hours...
You mention not having money for a tasting room. I'd seriously consider waiting until you have the money to do that. Selling wholesale involves more costs and produces less margin. Other nanos can chime in here but I think most (if not all) of them will tell you that the only way to make a nano work is to sell almost everything through the taproom.
So. If you are willing to work an extra 30 hours a week on top of your day job and receive very little (to no) compensation for it then you'll be just fine...oh, and you'll probably never see your family more than an hour or two a week from now on...
Just remember the passion you have for it now WILL fade if you burn yourself out timewise and financially.
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