Should I Start a Brewery Now with Jamil Zainasheff – BeerSmith Podcast #350

Jamil Zainasheff joins me this week to discuss why you should (or should not) start a brewery today and walks us through some of the joys and pitfalls that come with owning your own Craft brewery.

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Topics in This Week’s Episode (49:29)

This week I welcome back Jamil Zainasheff. Jamil is an award winning professional and home brewer. Jamil authored the books “Brewing Classic Styles”, “The Practical Guide to Beer Fermentation” as well as his new book “The Modern Homebrewer” and also co-hosts the “Brew Strong” podcast on the Brewing Network. He recently revised his website and yeast calculators at MrMalty.com
We discuss some of Jamil’s new projects including his revised website at MrMalty.com
Jamil talks about why it may not be a horrible time to open a brewery even though both homebrewing and Craft brewing are in decline.
He explains what type of person it takes to start up a Craft brewery and just how much work is involved.
We discuss getting the beer lineup correct, and why you do need to brew popular beers like IPAs as well as your personal favorites.
Jamil tells us that unfortunately owning a brewery is more about running a small business than it is about being a brewer.
He explains how you might fund your brewery and why you need a year’s worth of operating expenses on top of your cost to set up and open the brewery.
We talk about how long it takes to get a brewery started.
Jamil gives us his thoughts on selecting the right location.
We talk about the many roadblocks new breweries can run into
Jamil shares a bit more about his revised website mentioned above and what it has to offer.
Jamil gives us his closing thoughts.