Contract Brewing

Expansion of production capacity can be capital intensive and finding a location can take some time. One alternative is to use contract brewing to supplement your current production. Contract brewing is a business arrangement where a brewer hires an existing brewery...

Two major changes to the TTB’s Permits Online filing system

I’d like to share some great news about the TTB’s Permits Online filing system. This month the latest system upgrades are being introduced. I am particularly excited about two major changes. The first is that those permit holders who originally paper filed their...

Great idea for Finger Lakes area Cideries, IMO (hint, hint)

I read an article in the Democrat and Chronicle “Cider-makers forage for old wild apple flavor” by Lisa Rathke where she discussed a community project by Wildcraft Cider Works in Eugene, Oregon. The cidery has people in the community bring wild apples and apples from...

Brewery Compensation

As you build your brewing business, you will ultimately hire employees to help you with the daily operations workload. There will be employees working on the brewing side, helping in making the beer. Then there will be sales employees who will look after the sales of...