No, not the right person to marry.....
We have a great little home brewery (well, it's a pretty big home brewery, but would be small to you guys) and have had some very good success/luck. We have a nice business plan drawn up, a great political environment for craft brewing right now, a great potential space and brand, funding, and some pretty solid brewing knowledge. What we don't have is that one person to make it go. There's three of us that are the main drivers, but all 3 of us have jobs that we can't leave (well, we could, but we'd be stupid to do it).
I see the "right person" as someone who puts in 70hours a week even if their only paid for 50 (but I'd reward them with bonuses), and is very proud of their product, and shows up when their back hurts or they have a sniffle, and will come in Saturday at 17:00 to pull SG's or do a transfer, etc. It's the heart I worry about. I can teach them about pH and flow and heat and yeast, and I can send them for training, but a gamble like a new brewery will always fail (or at least stumble) without "the right" person.
Am I wrong?? I know bloody well this can work, but I also know that 7 or 10 or 20 days of lost production because someone throws a tantrum and quits would be very bad. My job doesn't allow the flexibility to cover on short notice.
Thx for any and all advice.
-J.
We have a great little home brewery (well, it's a pretty big home brewery, but would be small to you guys) and have had some very good success/luck. We have a nice business plan drawn up, a great political environment for craft brewing right now, a great potential space and brand, funding, and some pretty solid brewing knowledge. What we don't have is that one person to make it go. There's three of us that are the main drivers, but all 3 of us have jobs that we can't leave (well, we could, but we'd be stupid to do it).
I see the "right person" as someone who puts in 70hours a week even if their only paid for 50 (but I'd reward them with bonuses), and is very proud of their product, and shows up when their back hurts or they have a sniffle, and will come in Saturday at 17:00 to pull SG's or do a transfer, etc. It's the heart I worry about. I can teach them about pH and flow and heat and yeast, and I can send them for training, but a gamble like a new brewery will always fail (or at least stumble) without "the right" person.
Am I wrong?? I know bloody well this can work, but I also know that 7 or 10 or 20 days of lost production because someone throws a tantrum and quits would be very bad. My job doesn't allow the flexibility to cover on short notice.
Thx for any and all advice.
-J.
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