I'm in the process of locating a building for a microbrewery startup and have come up with a couple of possibilities. I'm wondering about the size now as one of the possible locations seems perfect but the maximum size is 1600 square feet. Some of my specifics:
-80 x 20 feet, 20 foot ceiling for the lease. No walls, just wide open space.
-Production of 1000 hectolitres for the first year of operation.
-Projected production of 2000 hectolitres after year 3.
-Bottling only, no kegging. May look into it after the first year.
-Initially 2 ales with the possibility of seasonal beers - no lagers planned.
-10 hectolitre brewhouse, 3 fermenters, one brite tank to start.
-Small retail section for selling beer and promotional stuff (hats, t-shirts, etc)
I did a rough layout quickly in visio and it looks like the space is adequate for the first year or two. I'm more concerned about the future, however. What do you folks think would be the maximum production I could squeeze out of the space? The landlord would prefer a longer term lease of 5 years but I'm not so sure I won't grow out of it long before then (assuming sales and growth targets are met). Do you think the space would be inhibiting over a five year term?
-80 x 20 feet, 20 foot ceiling for the lease. No walls, just wide open space.
-Production of 1000 hectolitres for the first year of operation.
-Projected production of 2000 hectolitres after year 3.
-Bottling only, no kegging. May look into it after the first year.
-Initially 2 ales with the possibility of seasonal beers - no lagers planned.
-10 hectolitre brewhouse, 3 fermenters, one brite tank to start.
-Small retail section for selling beer and promotional stuff (hats, t-shirts, etc)
I did a rough layout quickly in visio and it looks like the space is adequate for the first year or two. I'm more concerned about the future, however. What do you folks think would be the maximum production I could squeeze out of the space? The landlord would prefer a longer term lease of 5 years but I'm not so sure I won't grow out of it long before then (assuming sales and growth targets are met). Do you think the space would be inhibiting over a five year term?
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