The fact that you guys said that you didn't have the money and you put a donation page is honestly cool and you guys are really humble... may your guys business prosper....think you guys are also awesome
Very inspiring guys. I lived in Sewickley almost twenty years ago and I felt fortunate to be able to go to a State liquor store and get my beer. If there had been a craft brewery back then, I would have been the first customer. I am a homebrewer and I won an award at the Mid-South Fair (TN, MS, AR, and MO) brewing competition. I was beaten by a professional brewer by fractions. We homebrewers secretly harbor the dream you guys have realized. I'm so happy you guys worked together to achieve your dream. It seems like an infinitely more difficult thing to do on one's own. I still have the dream to provide my beer to the public, whether it be through a brewpub, keg sales to other brewpubs, or possibly a small-scale brewery. I think I'm going to have to get some friends involved.......
hey guys i hope u get all the support that u need and people need jobs like u so we can build our country and its hard but thats what life does to everything to us and other people love you channel please send me more about u
Big up fellas, I realize it has been a couple of years but I love the story. You guys gave it your all. Great job. You give hope for guys like me looking to do bigger things. Thanks and I will be by soon.!,,,
I am a member of a Southern Baptist Church. It hasn't been too difficult so far, but some members of my family have been very opposed, and vocally so, from day one. But guess what...we started renovations TODAY on our 6,000 square ft. building. Chase your dream, or you'll regret it for the rest of your life.
Thank you Chris. I too am Southern Baptist. I live in a rural farming town. The type where your wife knows you got a speeding ticket before you get home. Our preacher is very against any alcoholic beverage and so are some of our elders. Of course there are many others in the church who either partake or don't care if others do. My family is supportive even if my mom would prefer I stay in my current line of work. Joke: Jewish people don't recognize the divinity of Jesus. Baptist people don't recognize each other in the liquor store.
There is nothing wrong with drinking beer , wine , mead . Jesus turned water to wine . It's when its abused that it becomes a problem . I dont drink beer to get drunk . That's not my end game . I like to try different craft beers and enjoy the aromas and tastes of each one .
To me there's are curious elements to craft beer and the marketing (sales) process. All things being equal in presentation,there must be an understanding that each individual customer has their own taste preferences;so the selection will fall in their category. I like specific craft beers for their uniqueness of flavor and body in my chosen category. Also...you may be a brewer that provides a great product to a distribution point,such as a bar,tavern or food establishment and those establishments may not keep the lines cleaned or may not serve the beer cold enough,resulting in a poor reflection of the product you worked so hard to perfect and establish. Just my thoughts!
A used canning line recently ran a brewery here in Georgia 3-4 million....that's one item. And they thought it a real bargain. 30 barrels of production - equipment alone (I'd do 2 10 bbl and 2 5 bbl) using stuff like brewha gear - only because it would not require employees to run it...it's one man gear. That's about 40K right there. We're not even gonna discuss brite tanks or the fact that EVERYTHING (plumbing) needs to be 304/316 stainless. You need some place to put it all - that's a building ($$$$$$) or rent. You gotta have ALL this done before you can brew a single drop commercially - AND you need all this done before you get the inspections, licenses, insurance, etc.)...You have to charm the distributors to carry and merchandise your brew - that's going to cost you a good bit. Taproom - to renovate one is easily $250K. You might as well sell your competitors wares alongside yours in the taproom - selling anything is helpful to keep the lights on. We're leaving salaries and compensation out of scope for this discussion. Bottom line - you need backers willing to RISK 6-8 million dollars. There's no guarantee they will see a profit for several years, if at all - that's a hard, hard sell. Most breweries are not that profitable until they get to 100 barrels a day of production...then they can breathe. That's 31,000 gallons of beer a day or 155,000 gallons a week. Long days, low pay - it's nice dream but far from practical. If you have 5-6 friends and they have their houses paid for and a retirement package already - sometimes you can make this plan work, but more times than not, you end up with 5-6 enemies (frenimies?) and everyone going back to work with their wives filing for divorce.
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The fact that you guys said that you didn't have the money and you put a donation page is honestly cool and you guys are really humble... may your guys business prosper....think you guys are also awesome
Brewing beer is awesome. I do it as a hobby, and it keeps my creative juices flowing. Some of those juices are chilled and lives in my fridge. :-)
Very inspiring guys. I lived in Sewickley almost twenty years ago and I felt fortunate to be able to go to a State liquor store and get my beer. If there had been a craft brewery back then, I would have been the first customer. I am a homebrewer and I won an award at the Mid-South Fair (TN, MS, AR, and MO) brewing competition. I was beaten by a professional brewer by fractions. We homebrewers secretly harbor the dream you guys have realized. I'm so happy you guys worked together to achieve your dream. It seems like an infinitely more difficult thing to do on one's own. I still have the dream to provide my beer to the public, whether it be through a brewpub, keg sales to other brewpubs, or possibly a small-scale brewery. I think I'm going to have to get some friends involved.......
Kind of a sad video in a sense but with a happy story. Glad to see all yals hard work paid off in the form cold frosty brews! Cheers! 🍻
Fantastic video! Loved every minute of it! A nice success story! I hope things continue well for those guys!
Keep up the good work and have fun! Cheers from a Mexican Brewer.
go to back mexico
I’ll check this place out when I am in pa.
this video is so inspiring. thank you for sharing your story!
Good job you guys keep it up I’m planning on opening my own brew pub
hey guys i hope u get all the support that u need and people need jobs like u so we can build our country and its hard but thats what life does to everything to us and other people love you channel please send me more about u
Big up fellas, I realize it has been a couple of years but I love the story. You guys gave it your all. Great job. You give hope for guys like me looking to do bigger things. Thanks and I will be by soon.!,,,
Great story to hear about
wish you guys all the best
wow, incredible information........I will take your idea and put a blog post.....take me permission
The preacher's story hits home. I have a feeling that if my dream ever comes to fruition I too will have to choose between my church and my passion.
silveravnt the irony when pastors are who brewed beer back in the middle ages.
I am a member of a Southern Baptist Church. It hasn't been too difficult so far, but some members of my family have been very opposed, and vocally so, from day one. But guess what...we started renovations TODAY on our 6,000 square ft. building. Chase your dream, or you'll regret it for the rest of your life.
Thank you Chris. I too am Southern Baptist. I live in a rural farming town. The type where your wife knows you got a speeding ticket before you get home. Our preacher is very against any alcoholic beverage and so are some of our elders. Of course there are many others in the church who either partake or don't care if others do. My family is supportive even if my mom would prefer I stay in my current line of work.
Joke: Jewish people don't recognize the divinity of Jesus. Baptist people don't recognize each other in the liquor store.
There is more to life than God.
There is nothing wrong with drinking beer , wine , mead . Jesus turned water to wine . It's when its abused that it becomes a problem . I dont drink beer to get drunk . That's not my end game . I like to try different craft beers and enjoy the aromas and tastes of each one .
Duuude. How do you not show the brew systems in the basement!!!!
How much did it all cost?
Good video
This is inspiring
Let's see the stainless!!
Good doc, they need to lighten up.
Great video!
Very interesting!
Im not a beer drinker but I like to get in to beer brewing business is it pusebal to be come a good Brower if I'm not a big beer drinker ?
Shame you haven't got a beer called `Pastor Eyes'
To me there's are curious elements to craft beer and the marketing (sales) process. All things being equal in presentation,there must be an understanding that each individual customer has their own taste preferences;so the selection will fall in their category. I like specific craft beers for their uniqueness of flavor and body in my chosen category. Also...you may be a brewer that provides a great product to a distribution point,such as a bar,tavern or food establishment and those establishments may not keep the lines cleaned or may not serve the beer cold enough,resulting in a poor reflection of the product you worked so hard to perfect and establish. Just my thoughts!
So you scaled your equipment from 5gal straight to 100gal batches? Wow
Checking up in late 2021; is this brewery successfully up and running now/still?
They closed their business as of Dec 2022 :(
@@MisterStarr bummer
When do we get parts 2 and 3?
It looks like Trailer Park Boys doing craft brewing
how do you turn off the subtitles??
This doesn't make any sense: Being rejected from being a pastor for making beer... Many churches and abbeys made beer. Church and beer go way back
Its unfortunate but typical with baptist. Some of the bigest hypocrites on the planet.
Especiallyy since there actually is a certified trappist brewery in the USA
@@SCBMD2020 which is why I'm no longer a Baptist.
Lucian Corneev I couldn’t believe that when I saw it. Monks are some of the best brewers in other parts of the world
CATHOLIC PRIESTS made beer...protestants are a whole other story
John smith has the most generic name lol
How did you survive the first year? I've run the numbers MANY times and it is insane what it costs to stand up a tasting room and a microbrewery.
same here
The secret is that no one is drawing a paycheck.
jcinsaniac Hey, can u share ur findings? I am trying to wrap my head around the costs and challenges.
A used canning line recently ran a brewery here in Georgia 3-4 million....that's one item. And they thought it a real bargain. 30 barrels of production - equipment alone (I'd do 2 10 bbl and 2 5 bbl) using stuff like brewha gear - only because it would not require employees to run it...it's one man gear. That's about 40K right there. We're not even gonna discuss brite tanks or the fact that EVERYTHING (plumbing) needs to be 304/316 stainless. You need some place to put it all - that's a building ($$$$$$) or rent. You gotta have ALL this done before you can brew a single drop commercially - AND you need all this done before you get the inspections, licenses, insurance, etc.)...You have to charm the distributors to carry and merchandise your brew - that's going to cost you a good bit. Taproom - to renovate one is easily $250K. You might as well sell your competitors wares alongside yours in the taproom - selling anything is helpful to keep the lights on. We're leaving salaries and compensation out of scope for this discussion. Bottom line - you need backers willing to RISK 6-8 million dollars. There's no guarantee they will see a profit for several years, if at all - that's a hard, hard sell. Most breweries are not that profitable until they get to 100 barrels a day of production...then they can breathe. That's 31,000 gallons of beer a day or 155,000 gallons a week. Long days, low pay - it's nice dream but far from practical. If you have 5-6 friends and they have their houses paid for and a retirement package already - sometimes you can make this plan work, but more times than not, you end up with 5-6 enemies (frenimies?) and everyone going back to work with their wives filing for divorce.
jcinsaniac Damn, took the air right out of me. Everything your saying sounds spot on though. Might not be a viable business model without investors.
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They not even close to bringing back community in craft ales, that's what we do all over Colorado
Lost me at 8:15 ...
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