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Resource Content Articles pertinent to all those involved in the business of brewing and selling beer.
Brewery Floors
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Creating a good brewery floor system is, to put it simply, setting up your business on a good foundation.
Brewstillery
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Making craft liquors is a market opportunity that could be a logical ‘brand extension’ to your craft beer offerings.
Distilling
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Distillation is used to separate alcohol from various fruits, grains, wines and beers.
Distribution
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Providing the small brewer with the proper tools to achieve proper and successful distribution.
‘Do It Yourself’ floor coating
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DIY flooring system kits complete with supplies, instructions, and support.
Electric brewing
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Increasingly, brewers are using electric elements to heat their strike, sparge water, and boil their wort.
Filtration
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What every brewer should know about beer filtration.
Hops
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Although a relatively small factor in the production cost of beer, hops are an extremely important contributor to flavor and aroma.
Keg Washers
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How brewpubs and small start-ups can build their own.
Kegs
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A guide buying kegs and tips about how to maintain them.
Malt
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Brewers call malt “the soul of beer” but they might also add that malt contributes mightily to the different personalities we expect from beer.
Malt handling
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Every brewery should have a plan for what they’d like their malt handling flow to look like.
Nano breweries
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Mike Hess, who turned his small brewery into a full size operation, describes nano brewing as “Small scale brewing for big time dreamers.” Here are the details on equipment, financing, selling beer, and plenty more.
Packaging
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The basics, and more, about putting your beer in bottles and cans.
Pumps
Sponsored by CPE Systems
A guide to types of pumps, selecting pumps, sizing pumps, and understanding all the parts.
Refrigeration
Sponsored by G&D Chillers
Refrigeration goes back to the 18th century, but much has changed since brewers began to benefit from the technology in the 19th century.
Shipping – Freight for the brewery
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Shipping and receiving is a crucial component of any successful business that produces a product for consumption.
Stupid Stuff
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Things every brewer should know about small brewery operation.
Turnkey brewing
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What does it really mean?
Used tanks
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How to maximize your chances for success in this fluid marketplace.
Water
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When you are starting your brewing process you must prepare your water to give you the best and most consistent end result.
Yeast
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The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae was used for thousands of years in the fermentation of alcoholic beverages before anyone realized it. Now we know quite a bit more.