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Gameface said:
Today was the perfect example of why I want to move to a new brewing system. Just about as beautiful a February day in Utah that you could ever ask for. Blue skies, above freezing temps, slight breeze. Using propane burners in any kind of wind sucks. Uses up way more propane, takes a lot longer to reach a boil, boil intensity constantly changes depending on what way the wind blows.

Can't wait to get my new system setup. It is based on this design https://www.theelectricbrewery.com/

As a bonus it doubles as a top notch sous vide system.
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I still think you are meant to follow your passion/dreams and just ****ing become a micro-brew already.
Stop being too humble, a defeatist, or whatever, and get the **** on with it .. now.

Having said that, I am still pissed about your "Eight is Enough" ********. And **** UGLI for putting you up to it.
 
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This. You're obviously very good, GF. I'm not sure if it's a money thing but if so, maybe Peeks would help back you Shark Tank style. How much dough would it take for you to get it off the ground in legit brewery fashion? Would you have enough time to work full-time AND do this for about 30-40 hours a week for the first six months or so?
 
Dr. Jones said:
I still think you are meant to follow your passion/dreams and just ****ing become a micro-brew already.
Stop being too humble, a defeatist, or whatever, and get the **** on with it .. now.

Having said that, I am still pissed about your "Eight is Enough" ********. And **** UGLI for putting you up to it.
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The Eight is Enough thing is paying off way more than I expected it to.
 
Brewing is a hobby of mine. I have no idea if I would enjoy brewing as a profession.

I'm not a business person. If I were to setup a commercial brewery I'd probably spend 2mil where a smarter business minded person would spend 100k. You can call it defeatism or whatever else, but I'm bad with money. Like really bad.

And it's not defeatism to know that brewpubs and microbreweries are a crowded market right now. What's my advantage? Good beer does not make for a successful microbrewery all by itself. You've got to have something more than that to make it. Sure sure, my good looks will help, but will it be enough?
 
QuinSnydersHair said:
Please expound. What is this EiE?
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This was going to be the second batch of #9, a beer I brewed for PKM a few years ago as a tribute to UKs pursuit of a 9th national title. There was a game day decision to change the name of this brew to "Eight is Enough."
 
Gameface said:
This was going to be the second batch of #9, a beer I brewed for PKM a few years ago as a tribute to UKs pursuit of a 9th national title. There was a game day decision to change the name of this brew to "Eight is Enough."
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**** you.

And you're right, you don't have what it takes.
 
Gameface said:
Brewing is a hobby of mine. I have no idea if I would enjoy brewing as a profession.

I'm not a business person. If I were to setup a commercial brewery I'd probably spend 2mil where a smarter business minded person would spend 100k. You can call it defeatism or whatever else, but I'm bad with money. Like really bad.

And it's not defeatism to know that brewpubs and microbreweries are a crowded market right now. What's my advantage? Good beer does not make for a successful microbrewery all by itself. You've got to have something more than that to make it. Sure sure, my good looks will help, but will it be enough?
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Do research and have Peeks throw 200K your way for 50% of the biz.
 
Gameface said:
People keep volunteering his money. I don't think it works like that.
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Haha. Yeah, I jest. And I hear you about what is really probably an over saturation of micros in the market. The potential for losing your shirt is really there I'd think. You'd have to really get some good marketing strategies going.

Do the Jazz have any of those smaller kiosk stands for beer at their games? If so, any idea how much it would cost to get into that space for a season?
 
But for start up money I would be willing to call this batch "#9." If that helps.
 
Gameface said:
Brewing is a hobby of mine. I have no idea if I would enjoy brewing as a profession.

I'm not a business person. If I were to setup a commercial brewery I'd probably spend 2mil where a smarter business minded person would spend 100k. You can call it defeatism or whatever else, but I'm bad with money. Like really bad.
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This is why partnerships are forged, my brother. Leave the business-savvy to a partner-- you focus on what you do best: brewing.

And it's not defeatism to know that brewpubs and microbreweries are a crowded market right now. What's my advantage? Good beer does not make for a successful microbrewery all by itself. You've got to have something more than that to make it. Sure sure, my good looks will help, but will it be enough?
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"Good beer" doesnt-- but from what I hear, literally everybody on this forum raves about your beers. "Great beer", on the other hand, could make a successful microbrewery.




Here is the best advice I could offer, GF: starting visiting some of the microbreweries around Utah. Go on a day-trip, phone up the main owner/operator, and tell him how passionate you are about beer. Ask if he/she can tour you around his facilities, talk about the industry, and see if it still is as fun for him as it once was when he brewed recreationally.
 
I will state, publicly.. if you, GF, will dive in hard core (snicker), I will bankroll a partnership that sees your dream come to fruition.
If you flinch that it is a dream, if you flinch that your beer is not the best, I withdraw.
 
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