As a new brewery in the planning stages we're trying to decide what is the ideal number of fermenters to begin with. We're planning on debuting with 2 beers upon opening. Considering cost it seems ideal to go with 2 large fermenters. "Large" being 80bbl in our case. However we have seen a number of breweries go with a higher number of smaller fermenters, in the 15 bbl size. Looking at cost comparisons this would seem a more expensive option and we can only see a value in more fermenters if you wanted to have a continued supply of more beer styles.
Are there other reasons for choosing a larger number of smaller fermenters other than beer variety? I feel like we're missing something...
Thank you.
Dan
Are there other reasons for choosing a larger number of smaller fermenters other than beer variety? I feel like we're missing something...
Thank you.
Dan
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