Build Me A Brewery

04/01/2022

Happy New Year BMAB Members. Hope you & your families are all keeping well.

Got a new article posted to the website by the one and only Neil Playfoot.

Part 3 and the final article of his Brewery Vessels guide where he discusses everything about Serving Tanks.

SHARE Jacketed, Cold Room or Bag This post is on brewery serving tanks, is part three of our cellar vessel series here at Build Me A Brewery. Serving tanks appear to be making a comeback, as I’m seeing more of my clients exploring this option. I’m currently discussing the use of serving tanks wi...

13/09/2021

𝗚𝘆𝗽𝘀𝘆 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 1 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗺 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 & 𝗧𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝘄.

Airs this Weds 15th Sept along with our Introductory episode for Series 2.

Tune in via all the normal podcast listening platforms.

20/04/2021

New episode this Thurs 20th April with General Manager of the Independent Brewers Association, Kylie Lethbridge.

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13/04/2021

New Episode this Thurs 15th April - Project Management of a Brewery with Benedikt Schikora from BSK Projects.

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08/04/2021

People & Culture│Training & Safety Part 4 with Peter McGee from Victual

Listen on all popular podcast platforms from this Fri 9th April.

07/04/2021

People & Culture│Training & Safety Part 3 with Richard Adamson of Young Henrys & IBA Training Advocate, and Richard Dubé of Siebel Institute of Technology.

Listen on all popular podcast platforms from this Fri 9th April.

06/04/2021

People & Culture│Training & Safety Part 2 with Supply Chain Leader, Rich Crowe & Brewlife & Impact Leader Elise Skinner from Stone & Wood Brewing

Listen on all popular podcast platforms from this Weds 7th April.

06/04/2021

People & Culture│Training & Safety Part 1 with Chief Brewer Chris Willcock of 4 Pines Brewing Company

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26/03/2021

Limited numbers & still working out pricing, but for those local to Sydney, let us know in the comments below if you would be keen to come along to this.

23/03/2021

Beer Distribution (Part 4) with Rich Coombes from Kaddy

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22/03/2021

Beer Distribution (Part 3) with Bryant Soorkia from Ready Set China & 31Jiu.

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22/03/2021

Beer Distribution (Part 2) with Diarmaid O'Mordha from the Endeavour Drinks Group

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22/03/2021

Beer Distribution (Part 1) Andy Harris from Motus Transport

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18/03/2021

Caught up with Benedikt Schikora from BSK Projects yesterday, to discuss the complexities of managing a brewery project.

Also sneaked in a cheeky beer at his local 4 Pines Brew Pub & Keller Door, Manly

Episode coming soon!

18/03/2021

Met with Group Quality & Sustainability Manager, Diarmaid O'Mordha a of Endeavour Drinks Group yesterday.

Was a great chat, which will be another insightful element that will feature in the 4 Part Beer Distribution segment airing next Weds 24th March.

11/03/2021

Caught up with Peter McGee, Co-Founder of Victual who provide services & solutions to the Brewing, Distilling & Winery industries relating to safety.

This episode will feature part of the HR | People & Culture | Training | & Safety segment of the podcast series.

Not the usual kind of topics discussed when it comes to opening a brewery, but extremely important.

Episode & segment coming soon!

08/03/2021

Marketing | Design | & Beer Media (Part 4) with James Smith from The Crafty Pint

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08/03/2021

Marketing | Design | & Beer Media (Part 3) with Jarrod Fuller from Zendoke

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08/03/2021

Marketing | Design | & Beer Media (Part 2) with Adam Mumford from at Men At Work Agency

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08/03/2021

Marketing | Design | & Beer Media (Part 1) with Wade Curtis

PODCAST LINKS:
https://lnkd.in/d3JRq3m
https://lnkd.in/dQjgu-y
https://lnkd.in/dWjryNW
https://lnkd.in/dnTZpak

04/03/2021

Met with Andy Harris and his wife Emily today from Motus Transport to discuss beer distribution.

Absolutely brilliant people, felt right at home being surrounded by umteen million cartons and kegs from over 100 breweries.

Had a great chat with Andy also who provides advice to breweries starting to dip their toes into wholesale distribution.

Episode coming soon!

03/03/2021

Got a nice gift from Hayden Lockie & the Gladfield Malt team with a sample pack of all their world class craft malts.

Thanks guys and thank you Hayden for being part of the podcast.

22/02/2021

BEER PACKAGING PART 2
with Co-Founder & Sales Director Nick Becker from Konvoy Kegs

PODCAST LINKS:
https://open.spotify.com/show/4kXvRmkXoXVE1lR2mIPoAQ

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/build-me-a-brewery/id1538308464?uo=4

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xMzczNDE2LnJzcw==

https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3155063

22/02/2021

BEER PACKAGING PART 1
with Managing Director Chris Kelly of East Coast Canning

PODCAST LINKS:
https://open.spotify.com/show/4kXvRmkXoXVE1lR2mIPoAQ

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/build-me-a-brewery/id1538308464?uo=4

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xMzczNDE2LnJzcw==

https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3155063

19/02/2021

Beer Packaging, Marketing & Beer Media, Distribution & Sales as well as Project Management are segments soon to come.

What else does the podcast need to cover in the grand scheme of brewery building & operation?

18/02/2021

Thanks Beer & Brewer for the write up about the podcast. For those interested, link to article below.

Build Me A Brewery is the Australian podcast series that delves into all the aspects of creating a brewery from the ground up so you don’t have to.

16/02/2021

Keen to hear opinions from you all about what a good core range is? Some guests on the show so far have commented about keeping it manageable in the early days, no more than 3 seems to be a good start.

If you were to kick off with 3 core beers in your range what would they be? And if you like, make some comments around seasonals that you might roll out from time to time.

16/02/2021

Keen to hear from those listening to the podcast so far, if they have made any significant steps towards their brewery build?

15/02/2021

Raw Materials & Ingredient Suppliers Segment (Weds 17th Feb)

Part Three - Avi Shayevitz from Lallemand Brewing - to discuss all things Yeast.

PODCAST LINKS:
https://open.spotify.com/show/4kXvRmkXoXVE1lR2mIPoAQ

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/build-me-a-brewery/id1538308464?uo=4

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xMzczNDE2LnJzcw==

https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3155063

15/02/2021

Raw Materials & Ingredient Suppliers Segment (Weds 17th Feb)

Part Two - Michael Capaldo from Hop Products Australia

PODCAST LINKS:
https://open.spotify.com/show/4kXvRmkXoXVE1lR2mIPoAQ

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/build-me-a-brewery/id1538308464?uo=4

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xMzczNDE2LnJzcw==

https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3155063

15/02/2021

Raw Materials & Ingredient Suppliers Segment (Weds 17th Feb)

Part One - Hayden Lockie from Gladfield Malt

PODCAST LINKS:
https://open.spotify.com/show/4kXvRmkXoXVE1lR2mIPoAQ

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/build-me-a-brewery/id1538308464?uo=4

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xMzczNDE2LnJzcw==

https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3155063

02/02/2021

Managed to twist John Gonzales's arm to send me a mugshot of himself! Updated post below of our upcoming episode that airs tomorrow along with the rest of our 4 part segment on Brewery Equipment Sourcing.

PART 1 - Neil Playfoot from Asian Beer Network
PART 2 - John Gonzales from Bespoke Brewing Solutions
PART 3 - Julian Sanders from Spark Breweries and Distilleries
PART 4 - Gavin van Vuuren from Synergy Custom Solutions

PODCAST LINKS:
Spotify
https://lnkd.in/d3JRq3m
Apple
https://lnkd.in/dQjgu-y
Podcast Addict
https://lnkd.in/dnTZpak
Google Podcasts
https://lnkd.in/dWjryNW

31/01/2021

BREWERY EQUIPMENT SOURCING SEGMENT
(Available from Weds 3rd Feb)

We now move into a much-anticipated segment of the podcast series, and that is Brewery Equipment Sourcing. Another 4 episode segment that includes conversations with guests from both Australia and overseas all talking about the different types of equipment and systems out on the market, dealing with suppliers and the important considerations on site location, layout and fit out.

PART 1 - Neil Playfoot from Asian Beer Network
Part 2 - John Gonzales from Bespoke Brewing Solutions
Part 3 - Julian Sanders from Spark Breweries and Distilleries
Part 4 - Van Vuuren from Synergy Custom Solutions

PODCAST LINKS:
https://open.spotify.com/show/4kXvRmkXoXVE1lR2mIPoAQ

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/build-me-a-brewery/id1538308464?uo=4

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xMzczNDE2LnJzcw==

https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3155063

26/01/2021

Happy Australia Day all!

Once again, time has gotten the better of me, and I will be having to push back the Equipment Sourcing Segment till next Weds 3rd Feb.

Apologies again regarding this. But it’s another 4 episode segment, so just need more time polishing up all the episodes for you all.

15/01/2021

BREWERY CONSULTING & QUALITY MANAGEMENT
(Available this Weds 20th Jan)

This is a massive 4 part segment that features some big and well known names within the brewing industry in Australia who share a wealth of knowledge for aspiring brewery owners to consider when planning their brewery build with a focus on beer quality.

The episodes include the continually referenced Neal Cameron from Brewtique, Steve Hendo Henderson from Rockstar Brewer and former BrewCult founder, Technical Managers Daniel VB McCulloch & Richard Chamberlin from Lallemand Brewing and an interesting chat with Pulkit K. Agrawal from the The 5th Ingredient who talks to us about their Brewery Management software Beer30.

PODCAST LINKS:
https://open.spotify.com/show/4kXvRmkXoXVE1lR2mIPoAQ

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/build-me-a-brewery/id1538308464?uo=4

https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3155063

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xMzczNDE2LnJzcw?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiwoqqjzYHuAhUa5jgGHUzHAuoQ9sEGegQIARAD

11/01/2021

Hey all, I was expecting to have the massive 4 part segment on Brewery Consulting & Quality Management available for this Weds 13th Jan. However time has gotten away from me to get the episodes ready in time for you all.

So I'll be pushing this back to next week, and episodes will be available from Weds 20th Jan.

4 Part Segment includes:

Part 1 - Neal Cameron from Brewtique
Part 2 - Steve Hendo from Rockstar Brewer
Part 3 - Dan McCulloch from Lallemand
Part 4 - PK Agrawal from The 5th Ingredient (Beer30)

As you can see its a cracker of a segment, tons of great info to sink your teeth into.

06/01/2021

Part 3 of the Brewery Licensing & Government Compliance segment is not yet live. Apologies here, a new born and house renovations takes it's toll on releasing 3 episodes a week 😟.

Part 1 & 2 is available. I'm aiming to have Part 3 live by this Friday.

Hope you are enjoying the content so far 👍

04/01/2021

BREWERY LICENSING & GOVERNMENT COMPLIANCE
(Weds 6th Jan)

This three part segment includes:

Part 1 - Ben Tesoriero from CPS Planning (Town Planner)

Part 2 - Russell Steele from RSA Liquor Professionals (Liquor Licensing Professional)

Part 3 - Mayor Darcy Byrne from Inner West Council

This segment has been one that I have been very much looking forward to sharing with you all. It’s a big jigsaw puzzle the Licensing & Compliance elements of opening & running a brewery, as one of my guests simply states, and there are many pieces of that puzzle that can become a daunting, time consuming and very expensive exercise of unexpected and hidden costs if you have never trodden the path before.

This segment explains and covers all the important considerations when dealing with all levels of government to get the necessary licensing and approval you need to legally produce and sell beer.

PODCAST LINKS:
https://open.spotify.com/show/4kXvRmkXoXVE1lR2mIPoAQ

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/build-me-a-brewery/id1538308464?uo=4

https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3155063

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xMzczNDE2LnJzcw?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiwoqqjzYHuAhUa5jgGHUzHAuoQ9sEGegQIARAD

28/12/2020

SMALL BUSINESS & ACCOUNTING
(OUT WEDS 30TH DEC)

PART 1 - Jarrod Wilson from Craft Accounting & Advisory
PART 2 - Adam Wilson from Upside Accounting

We now move into our Small Business & Accounting considerations segment, that covers not only starting & running a brewery, but essential advice that carries principles that can be applied to the running of any successful small business.

Brewing beer is only a small part of it all, and therefore I wanted to sit down with business & accounting savvy professionals with experience in the brewing industry who can share some insights on best ways to structure the business when starting out, outline the bookkeeping and accounting responsibilities there are for small business owners as well as advice around excise tax.

We dive into interesting recommendations for software to best organise and time manage these responsibilities as well as discussions around cash flow management in the brewing & beverage world.

PODCAST LINKS
https://open.spotify.com/show/4kXvRmkXoXVE1lR2mIPoAQ
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/build-me-a-brewery/id1538308464?uo=4
https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3155063