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Understanding how your brewhouse and fermentation equipment choices will affect your potential barrel output as well as financial implications are key to making sure your future brewing business is successful! Using a few key assumptions, we’ve created a simple calculator to help you vet out your model with ease!
* Please update any of the Gray cells as you see fit. The white cells are formulas that will adjust after the Gray cells are filled.
Time
| Estimated Barrels Per Year | |
| Brewing Weeks Per Year | |
| Brew Days Per Week |
4
|
Equipment Overview
| Brew System Size (Barrels) | |
| Barrels Per Brew Day - Single(1) or Double(2) | |
| Fermenter Size (Barrels) | |
| Avg Fermenter Cycle Time (Weeks) |
2.5
|
| Cycles Per Year (Per Fermenter) |
20
|
| Fermenters Needed |
10
|
| Beers on Tap (Up To) |
10
|
Output
| Gallons Produced |
6,200
|
| Waste |
10%
|
| 16oz Pints |
44,640
|
| Sell Price | |
| Revenue |
$267,840
|
| Ingredient Costs |
$20,000
|
| Gross Profit |
$247,840
|
| Gross Profit Margin |
93%
|
Equipment Cost
Equipment
Cost
| Brew System |
$16,500
|
| Fermenters |
$20,000
|
| Chiller |
$4,000
|
| Total |
$40,500
|
| Payback Period (Months) |
2
|
