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How to successfully open your own microbrewery？

Starting a new microbrewery is an exciting thing, but it also requires a lot of work. First, you have to find the right location, then you need to decide which equipment to buy from the microbrewery supply and how much space they need. If you’re not thinking about the actual brewing process – this can be tricky! We’ll help you through all of these steps with a step-by-step guide on how to successfully open your own microbrewery:

The process of starting your microbrewery

Whether you are a craft beer lover or a novice, there are many factors to consider when starting your microbrewery. You need to decide which Brewery System is the best one for your business.

The micro / commercial brewery system uses mash, lauter, and kettle / whirlpool to initiate the process. The three large micro-brewing devices can be used with smaller equipment such as fermenters and energy equipment, as well as other accessories such as centrifuges, pasteurizers and canning production lines. 

Brewery capacity and brewery business scope

Brewery Production: This is the amount of beer your brewery can produce monthly / per year. Usually refers to: 7 barrels per batch brewing system, it is important to remember that each brewery has its own unique capabilities, depending on the equipment, labor resources and other factors.

Usually at the stage of building a brewery, you also need to consider the future expansion in the coming years, which does not mean that you can add more fermenters, but rather notice the brewery scale and level of automation to accommodate several batches per day. 

Micro-breweries / bars are usually smaller than large breweries; therefore, their micro-breweries equipment requirements are not as extensive or complex as the mechanical needs of large enterprises. However, several equipment are still required for brewing small batches of domestic beer, such as refrigerators for storing raw materials and fermenters for postfermentation of the beer. 

But for commercial breweries, things have changed, and they need to consider brewing efficiency and reliability, with mostly highly automated configurations in this case, from malt processing to saccharification chambers to fermentation control to packaging.

Brewery location and brewery layout

Your brewery location / layout will have a significant impact on your business. Some small winemakers choose to open stores in rural areas where land is cheap, while others choose urban locations to get closer to the target audience. If you want to open a small city microbrewery, it is important that you find a suitable space for brewing and for bar-room operations.

Beer equipment & brewing process custom made

You can also start thinking about the equipment you need when you decide on the location of the brewery.In fact, as most winemakers, they focus on the brewing process, but no experience with equipment, mechanisms and engineering, so you need a person to turn your ideas and ideas about the brewing process into real brewing equipment.

During the discussion, we understood the customer requirements and then shared more options and suggestions on how to achieve these perfectly until we gave the customer a complete understanding of what kind of brewery equipment should be appropriate. A long time may be a necessary process to let both sides fully understand each other. 

Beer equipment procurement and installation

To install and maintain all of these equipment, you must employ qualified employees familiar with all brewing fields: from electrical engineering and mechanical engineering services to project management and construction services. You also need to know how each section works together, so that they will know what to fix when something happen.

Starting a small microbrewery can be a fun and rewarding experience. You will have the opportunity to hand-make products that you can share with friends, family, and strangers. The process of starting your microbrewery takes time, but ultimately it's worth it!

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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