Building a commercial brewery is a noble and exciting endeavor. For many, it is a dream they feel ready to realize. But starting a microbrewery isn’t cheap and easy.
As a general rule, starting a microbrewery costs around $300,000 – 350,000. This likely includes a mixture of new and used equipment, possible non-union labor, and a lot of personal elbow grease.
The resources needed to be a successful commercial brewer are as follows:
A solid business plan
A reliable equipment source
A partner with business acumen
A handful of proven recipes that you have mastered on a small scale
Resilience and determination
Pricing of your System depends on two major factors, size of system, new or used.
Investment
If you are truly serious about starting a small-scale craft brewery you will need outside investors or collateral for the bank to loan against.
Brand-new brewery equipment can cost between a one hundred thousand dollars to a few million dollars.
If you are considering starting from scratch, renting a location, doing the build out and properly outfitting it, be prepared for a long process, if not in actual time, but complexity.
If you already have a restaurant and you are interested in starting up a brewpub this could potentially cut some of the costs if you have the extra space and friendly lease arrangement.
Personal savings up front is absolutely essential as banks and investors want to see that you have some skin in the game. Your willingness to risk is a measure of your character and dedication.
If you are in earnest about starting your own brewing operation, please contact us. We have the skills to get you set up right. Check the Professional Brewing Consulting Services we offer.
If you are planning to open a brewery. TIANTAI BrewTech could help you answer your questions and supply the brewery equipment system. We supply 2-150bbl complete beer brewing brewery equipment system including malt milling equipment, brewhouse equipment, fermenters, brite beer tanks, beer bottling machine,beer canning machine, beer kegging machine, hopping machine, yeast propagation equipment. We also supply all auxiliary brewery systems like steam heating pipe and valves, water treatment, filter, air compressor etc. Everything in brewery are all in our list.
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