With the holidays it seemed like it was taking forever for my supplies to arrive -- well they finally did minus the grain mill. This seems like one of the easiest items to get but it has proven to be quite the challenge. First, Amazon did not have it and them Learn to Brew refunded my money because they did not have it.
In a week I am going back to Maine where there a plenty of brewers stores ... my hope is that I will come back with the supplies I need so I can make my first wort. For now, still not brewing but fear not ... it has not stopped me from drinking that fine beverage.
This is the initial site for the organic microbrewery I am setting up. It will go through all of the processes from successes to failures that go along with setting up a brewery first at home then to small scale production.
Monday, December 19, 2011
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
While Waiting -- Permits and Trademarks
While I am still waiting for my supplies to get in I have been looking into the setup of a brewery company in Maine. They have numerous types of licenses but the one I have been mainly looking at is the small brewery permit which allows for a production level of 55,000 gallons of beer or 24,444 cases of 12 oz beer bottles ... I think this will do just fine.
Additionally, I looked into the trademarking of the names for the Brewery and beer itself. I started the work on trademarking the brewery name ... wow, each trademark cost $325 each.
Additionally, I looked into the trademarking of the names for the Brewery and beer itself. I started the work on trademarking the brewery name ... wow, each trademark cost $325 each.
Monday, December 5, 2011
Supplies, Supplies
After really looking into my starter kit I discovered that I was missing quite a few things that I would need to brew my own beer. This starter kit was great if you are going to use batch kits that they provide but lacked numerous pieces of equipment if you were going to brew your own.
Since here in Palm Springs area there isn't a store that specializes in brewery supplies I had to go back on line and order missing items such as funnels, grain grinder, etc.
The beer I use to make years ago ... if you want to call it beer ... lacked the art of brewing of today's standards. We used simple yeast like you would find for making your mother's bread and simple sugars ... now those days are gone along with "crappy" batches of beer and blown bottle tops. I got two books "Home Brewing for Dummies" & " How to Brew" as a refresher but soon discovered that times have greatly changed. These books are great, easy to read sources on the art of brewing.
Since here in Palm Springs area there isn't a store that specializes in brewery supplies I had to go back on line and order missing items such as funnels, grain grinder, etc.
The beer I use to make years ago ... if you want to call it beer ... lacked the art of brewing of today's standards. We used simple yeast like you would find for making your mother's bread and simple sugars ... now those days are gone along with "crappy" batches of beer and blown bottle tops. I got two books "Home Brewing for Dummies" & " How to Brew" as a refresher but soon discovered that times have greatly changed. These books are great, easy to read sources on the art of brewing.
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