Have you written about your journey from homebrewer to pro somewhere?
Would love to read about it! Especially about the initial sizing of the equipment ..
Nah, it isn’t anything all that impressive. I actually just sold a majority of my ownership to pursue other interests. Retained a small stake just in case it goes regional.
I worked full time as a software engineer(remote since 2016) while opening and running the production side of my brewery for about 3 years before I could afford to hire help. Hired a brewer, got him up to speed then Covid hit. We kept him on full time during Covid and I didn’t spend much time there.
Once covid calmed down I still didn’t do much reengaging on production and just managed brew schedule and ordering shit.
Went from pulling 70-80 work weeks prior to Covid to a standard 40-45 hours.
Covid basically made my wife and I realize that our kids learned more with us driving their education for 2-3 hours a day than they were getting in 8 hours at school.
Sold most of my ownership as we plan to move onto a sailboat and travel the world with our kids until they go to college. My wife and I both have remote jobs and plan to continue working.
I worked full time as a software engineer(remote since 2016) while opening and running the production side of my brewery for about 3 years before I could afford to hire help. Hired a brewer, got him up to speed then Covid hit. We kept him on full time during Covid and I didn’t spend much time there.
Once covid calmed down I still didn’t do much reengaging on production and just managed brew schedule and ordering shit.
Went from pulling 70-80 work weeks prior to Covid to a standard 40-45 hours.
Covid basically made my wife and I realize that our kids learned more with us driving their education for 2-3 hours a day than they were getting in 8 hours at school.
Sold most of my ownership as we plan to move onto a sailboat and travel the world with our kids until they go to college. My wife and I both have remote jobs and plan to continue working.
Yes, we are insane.