Hi folks
Thought I'd take the opportunity to introduce myself. I'm opening up a 1.5bbl nano in the heart of downtown Cary NC. I've been home brewing for five years, a scientist by day for ten and have run successful small businesses in the past.
I've seen more than enough Nano stuff to know that it's not going to let me quit my day job, however I have a great opportunity to get into an area which is about to expand at a very reasonable cost, and which will allow both short term and long term expansion, with the plan being to graduate up to a 3bbl system eventually in the current space and to bootstrap out into a larger brewery in one of the many newly built and expanding mall areas in the region.
My lease is signed, zoning is confirmed with the local authority, articles of organization will be filed tomorrow with the Secretary of State, and as soon as I can get some decent drawings made my brewer's notice will be filed.
I'm putting minimal investment into the brew house at this point, I'm making my own system up out of an array of stainless kettles, and will be powering the whole lot with electricity so I can build my own control panel. Currently debating whether I will buy a brew stand or a whole bunch of stainless tube and a TIG welder and assemble it myself.
We will open doors with plastic inductor tanks, and use revenue as we generate it to fit ourselves out with some 3bbl jacketed conicals. Once we go up to a 3bbl brew house then we'll be able to use these, and supplement them with a few 7bbl tanks to double batch as we grow.
Now to get a hold of the local health inspector and get the low down on exactly how many sinks I'm going to need
Thought I'd take the opportunity to introduce myself. I'm opening up a 1.5bbl nano in the heart of downtown Cary NC. I've been home brewing for five years, a scientist by day for ten and have run successful small businesses in the past.
I've seen more than enough Nano stuff to know that it's not going to let me quit my day job, however I have a great opportunity to get into an area which is about to expand at a very reasonable cost, and which will allow both short term and long term expansion, with the plan being to graduate up to a 3bbl system eventually in the current space and to bootstrap out into a larger brewery in one of the many newly built and expanding mall areas in the region.
My lease is signed, zoning is confirmed with the local authority, articles of organization will be filed tomorrow with the Secretary of State, and as soon as I can get some decent drawings made my brewer's notice will be filed.
I'm putting minimal investment into the brew house at this point, I'm making my own system up out of an array of stainless kettles, and will be powering the whole lot with electricity so I can build my own control panel. Currently debating whether I will buy a brew stand or a whole bunch of stainless tube and a TIG welder and assemble it myself.
We will open doors with plastic inductor tanks, and use revenue as we generate it to fit ourselves out with some 3bbl jacketed conicals. Once we go up to a 3bbl brew house then we'll be able to use these, and supplement them with a few 7bbl tanks to double batch as we grow.
Now to get a hold of the local health inspector and get the low down on exactly how many sinks I'm going to need
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