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Title: Building a Drinks Business
Post by: dcalnan on June 01, 2015, 03:04:04 PM
Eventbrite is running this free talk in the Cork opera house next week, it might be of interest to people the panel is Sam Black of blacks brewery, Daryl Cronin of ontap.ie and Barry Cassidy brand manager of Murphys, beamish and fosters. https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/building-a-drinks-business-tickets-17064334885?aff=ebriteLAYA&rank=3 (https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/building-a-drinks-business-tickets-17064334885?aff=ebriteLAYA&rank=3)
Title: Re: Building a Drinks Business
Post by: johnrm on June 09, 2015, 12:12:26 PM
Bumping this lads.
I believe there are spare seats still.
And there might be beer!
Title: Re: Building a Drinks Business
Post by: derfel on June 09, 2015, 02:28:05 PM
I have clearance so I'll be heading to this. Should be very interesting.
Title: Re: Building a Drinks Business
Post by: leahyed on June 09, 2015, 10:23:16 PM

I am also going along. I hope to get some useful information, as I am currently researching setting up a microbrewery. I expect to be proceeding fairly soon. Hope to meet some of you guys there. Should be a good event. 
Title: Re: Building a Drinks Business
Post by: derfel on June 10, 2015, 10:38:02 PM
That was very interesting. Good talks from macro to micro level. And of course free cans of KPA, you can't go wrong :)
Title: Re: Building a Drinks Business
Post by: johnrm on June 11, 2015, 12:36:32 AM
Very good talk. Straight talking with minimal heckling!
Title: Re: Building a Drinks Business
Post by: pk on June 16, 2015, 09:12:51 PM
How much would it cost to set up a microbrewery?

There was a post on here one time about setting up on your own but it seems to be gone?

thanks
Paul
Title: Re: Building a Drinks Business
Post by: johnrm on June 16, 2015, 11:13:04 PM
About 10k
Title: Re: Building a Drinks Business
Post by: Leann ull on June 16, 2015, 11:26:08 PM
Quote from: johnrm on June 16, 2015, 11:13:04 PM
About 10k

Cough.. unless you are contract brewing, capacity dependant but to do it properly between 50 and 75 min to start but closer to 100. Group Buy?  ;)

Lets start throwing some numbers at the following if you like...

Brewing Plant
Tanks
Kegs and or contract bottling, or canning!
Rent and dead costs getting location suitable, like power floors etc
Salary
Staff Costs
Insurance
Transport
Marketing Branding
Licence and other costs associated with Company Registration
Up front ingredient costs
Silly costs like taps lollipops gas .....

Assumption on above is you start to break even 8-12 months in which is very ambitious

Listening to new Brewers at Brewcon and biggest cost was to personal life


Title: Re: Building a Drinks Business
Post by: johnrm on June 16, 2015, 11:44:23 PM
I was wrong, 8k.

It was a leading question your honor.
FFS, 'How much for a microbrewery?'
How long is a piece of string?!
Title: Re: Building a Drinks Business
Post by: Leann ull on June 16, 2015, 11:53:08 PM
I was thinking!
If I sat down and worked how much I think I've spent it would be close to that already meself! :o
Title: Re: Building a Drinks Business
Post by: johnrm on June 17, 2015, 07:36:07 AM
<whisper> Don't say it in front of herself. </whisper>
Title: Re: Building a Drinks Business
Post by: DEMPSEY on June 17, 2015, 11:15:07 AM
Always remember one of the successful marriage rules,find out what she spends big on and keep it to yourself so that when awkward spending questions about your hobby come up you have an addition to the piece of conversation to stymie queries ;)
Title: Re: Building a Drinks Business
Post by: danger_zone on June 17, 2015, 11:37:28 AM
This guy in the States worked it out at about $800k

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/So-you-want-to-go-pro.html
Title: Re: Building a Drinks Business
Post by: johnrm on June 17, 2015, 12:45:07 PM
Nah, 7k
Title: Re: Building a Drinks Business
Post by: mr hoppy on June 18, 2015, 07:15:56 AM
Go on johnrm, show us your costings
Title: Re: Building a Drinks Business
Post by: johnrm on June 18, 2015, 07:32:49 AM
I could do out for 6k
Piece of string is getting shorter...
Title: Re: Building a Drinks Business
Post by: johnrm on June 18, 2015, 07:35:21 AM
It can depend on how resourceful you are. Oh, turnkey you mean.
Leading question, your honor.