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Operating a small production brewery presents unique challenges of scale. Whether you are trying to maximize efficiency within your brewhouse, considering distribution, or managing your approach to packaging beer, the resources in this category can help you make decisions to effectively manage your business and plan for a successful future.

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The Ins and Outs of Contract Brewing

Craft Brewers Conference 2025Indianapolis, IndianaSpeaker(s): Alisa Bowens-Mercado, Brian Faivre, Phil Markowski, Matthew Osterman

Contract brewing offers startups and scaling breweries a low-cost, flexible path to market, but requires careful partner selection and clear agreements.Read More

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Crafting a Contactless Hospitality Program

CBC Online 2020Speaker(s): Kailey Partin

In this seminar, we discuss how to convert your once-bustling hospitality program to a virtual and contact-free experience that your customers appreciate and continue to return to during this unprecedented time. You’ll be guided through how to pivot to a new business …Read More

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Writing it Down! SOPs: The Foundation of Any Brewery Quality Program

Craft Brewers Conference 2019Denver, ColoradoSpeaker(s): Ben Parsons, Campbell Morrissy, Jamie Floyd, Merritt Waldron

Join Jamie Floyd and four smaller brewers for a panel discussion about what SOPs are, their importance in quality programs, and where they fit in the BA Quality Pyramid. We will talk about who writes SOPs, the importance of templates, …Read More

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We Can and So Can You: Canning Line Selection and Installation

Craft Brewers Conference 2019Denver, ColoradoSpeaker(s): Alan Windhausen, Brock Ashburn, Perry Dickerson

Properly packaging your beer for market is critical to quality and consumer experience, and the first step is selecting and installing the equipment! Join moderator Alan Windhausen from Pikes Peak Brewing, plus speakers Brock Ashburn from Highland Brewing and Perry …Read More

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The New Ag Kids: Starting a Farm Brewery in the Farmhouse Brewing Era

Craft Brewers Conference 2019Denver, ColoradoSpeaker(s): Amber Watts, Christian DeBenedetti, Davy Pasternak, Evan Watson

In this panel, owners of rural breweries will share their experiences in opening and operating production breweries and tasting rooms on agricultural land. Farmers have been brewers since, likely, there were farms, but modern brewing has largely been an industrial …Read More

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