The efficiency and profitability of your brewhouse are determined by many things. One critical factor is the brewing equipment used, and also the quality and customization of your brewhouse. Specific Mechanical Systems makes that part easy.
If you’re in the market to start brewing beer and you’re looking into building a brewhouse, you need to be clued in on a few things. One of the more important things to remember here is that successful beer brewing isn’t just about great beer. Of course, the quality of the beer is crucial to success; but the ability to turn a profit from that beer is, in actuality, the defining factor.
That profit begins with the brewhouse.
The amount of competition in the beer industry is high, and it’s even predicted to get even higher in the next few decades. Brewers and brewmasters need to be taking the correct steps to ensure that their brewhouse is working at its highest efficiency.
But that’s easier said than done. So here are some tips to ensure that your brewhouse operations are efficient, effective, and ultimately, successful in every way possible.
Tip 1: Ensure that your brewhouse is of the highest quality by working with a leading manufacturer in the brewing equipment industry.
If you have a brewhouse that isn’t manufactured properly, then it’s definitely not going to be an efficient system. Finding a brewing equipment manufacturer that holds quality to the highest standard is of the utmost importance. Your beer and your profits will thank you for it.
Specific Mechanical Systems is a specialty brewing and distilling equipment manufacturer based in Victoria BC with over thirty-five years of experience. The company has installed over 1500 handcrafted brewing systems for craft beer and microbreweries, brewpubs, taprooms, and regional breweries, worldwide — and they’re known as a trustworthy and reliable leader in this industry.
Their brewing systems are 100% handcrafted in Canada and are made entirely of stainless steel and copper. With the ability to design and build 5 BBL - 20 BBL brewing systems and 30 BBL - 100 BBL brewing systems, Specific Mechanical Systems is the place to start for any brewer. They never outsource, compromise, or cut corners, and they’re committed to every customer’s individual needs. Not only does their team of experts manufacture the brewhouse of your dreams, but they also make sure you and your employees have intuitive brewery automation, taking care of your brew mechanics and providing complete control over your brewhouse and cellar operations.
Tip 2: Use the highest quality ingredients in your brewhouse.
Good beer starts with a good brewhouse. And a good brewhouse starts with good, high-quality ingredients.
Assuming you know that the main ingredients of beer are barley, hops, water, and yeast, it’s critical to mention that not all beer brewing ingredients are created equal. So unless you’re sourcing high-quality ingredients, that high-quality brewhouse you just installed from Specific Mechanical isn’t going to do a thing. Quality beer and a quality brewhouse require quality ingredients.
It’s becoming increasingly more popular for brewhouses to seek out ingredients from established and well-known farmers, and also from local producers. With the rise in craft brewing, brewhouses are paying closer attention to consumer trends — and one consumer trend in particular.
Buying local and sourcing local is an excellent marketing strategy for anyone in the food and beverage industry — and that includes breweries of any size. Your brewhouse should be taking this locavore movement into consideration by establishing relationships with high-quality hops and barley producers that are located in neighboring communities.
Tip 3: Be sure to collect the metrics and analytics of your brewhouse and brewing operations.
Now that you have a high-quality brewhouse with high-quality ingredients — you’re all set, right?
Wrong.
You now need to understand what steps in your brewing process are being effective and efficient, and what steps are holding you back.
It’s pretty typical for breweries to track data from their brewhouse operations. But unless you’re looking at that data analytically and implementing changes based on best practices, that data is completely useless. Not to mention a waste of time and money to collect. By creating a visual representation of the brewhouse data, having someone on the team who understands the information, and establishing new methods based on poorly-performing patterns, a brewery will already be one step ahead of everyone else. Specific Mechanical makes data tracking easy by installing the brewery automation system SpecBrew.
Gone are the days of tracking data just because you’re supposed to — understanding the numbers and statistics that reflect your operations will allow you to know the outcome of your beer before it’s even finished.
The efficiency of your brewhouse will be what ultimately determines your profit and success. By establishing good practices in the form of a high-quality brewing system, high-quality ingredients, and a plan in place to track and understand data, your brewhouse will already be one step ahead of your competition.
For more information on Specific Mechanical Systems and requesting a quote on a custom-built brewhouse, call +1-250-652-2111 or email them at [email protected].
