Crossmyloof

[old dog new tricks]

Very sad to hear I use them for my yeast really nice even let me collect for no postage charge and great chats and advice true gem

 

[Appleton Brews]

Very sad to hear I use them for my yeast really nice even let me collect for no postage charge and great chats and advice true gem

You’re in Glasgow why not buy the company.

 

[Leon103]

My go-to for hard to get hops. Just put an order in wonder if I have time for another one?
I doubt they were making much out of their enterprise otherwise it would be up for sale, not just closing the doors.

They open to selling the business.

 

[MartinHaworth]

I'd be very surprised if this excellent business was not taken over.

 

[Brew_DD2]

I'd be very surprised if this excellent business was not taken over.

Fingers crossed. I'd be very tempted!

 

[foxy]

They open to selling the business.

That’s what they say. If anyone fancies taking over Crossmyloof Brew, processing 2 tonnes of hops, countless yeast packs, and hundreds of grain recipe kits for over 11,000 orders annually, let us know!
I can't see it being worth anything.

 

[MashBag]

I'd be very surprised if this excellent business was not taken over.

How do you know it is excellent?
My guess is they are selling because it is a lot of hard graft for a minimal return. Packing, repacking, packing and posting low margin items?
Maybe a cottage industry that got out of hand, but couldn't grow.

It is a shame but I don't think it's the sort of thing you could organise as a collective/community operation.

I too will really miss them.

 

[Appleton Brews]

They recently moved from Crossmyloof to another part of Glasgow because I assume their volume of orders increased. I agree the workload vs margins are going to unsustainable long term.

 

[MartinHaworth]

How do you know it is excellent?
My guess is they are selling because it is a lot of hard graft for a minimal return. Packing, repacking, packing and posting low margin items?
Maybe a cottage industry that got out of hand, but couldn't grow.

It is a shame but I don't think it's the sort of thing you could organise as a collective/community operation.

I too will really miss them.

Hi Mashbag, they are an excellent business from a customer pov, and that seems to be the unanimous view of this thread.

I certainly have no insight into their books, but as a customer I've always felt they could charge us brewers a little more.

 

[Agentgonzo]

I certainly have no insight into their books,

Plenty of people on this thread seem to have an insight into their books, given the messages about profit margins, profitability etc etc

 

[MashBag]

... excellent business from a customer pov, and that seems to be the unanimous view of this thread..

Absolutely. There service is always excellent.

 

[Appleton Brews]

Plenty of people on this thread seem to have an insight into their books, given the messages about profit margins, profitability etc etc

No only our Aussie friend but I think he’s probably right l

 

[Leon103]

How do you know it is excellent?
My guess is they are selling because it is a lot of hard graft for a minimal return. Packing, repacking, packing and posting low margin items?
Maybe a cottage industry that got out of hand, but couldn't grow.

It is a shame but I don't think it's the sort of thing you could organise as a collective/community operation.

I too will really miss them.

They technically not selling. Owner is retiring but open to selling. 11000 plus order isn't too bad. Baring in mind that their main business is commercial.

 

[MashBag]

11000 plus what?

 

[foxy]

They technically not selling. Owner is retiring but open to selling. 11000 plus order isn't too bad. Baring in mind that their main business is commercial.

The partner who was a commercial brewer dropped out some time ago. It is solely hops grain and yeast sales.

No only our Aussie friend but I think he’s probably right l

He is right. I know how long it takes to weigh out and vacuum pack 5kg of hops into 100-gram packs.
Yeast wouldn't be a problem, I suspect Bevie would have been packaging that at their Liverpool branch.
Hops, 2 tonnes of the biggest variety of hops I have seen anywhere, I don't know how they managed to carry such a varied amount of hops and package it into different quantities. Even with a GM of 50% it would be hard to make a living between 3 of them.
Not many profitable businesses start from the heart, it has and does happen but rarely, good luck to them in their retirement I have had excellent service and I hope they got orders from others in Australia, I know I upset hop retailers here by forecasting my purchases from CML on the Aussie forum.

 

[Leon103]

The partner who was a commercial brewer dropped out some time ago. It is solely hops grain and yeast sales.


He is right. I know how long it takes to weigh out and vacuum pack 5kg of hops into 100-gram packs.
Yeast wouldn't be a problem, I suspect Bevie would have been packaging that at their Liverpool branch.
Hops, 2 tonnes of the biggest variety of hops I have seen anywhere, I don't know how they managed to carry such a varied amount of hops and package it into different quantities. Even with a GM of 50% it would be hard to make a living between 3 of them.
Not many profitable businesses start from the heart, it has and does happen but rarely, good luck to them in their retirement I have had excellent service and I hope they got orders from others in Australia, I know I upset hop retailers here by forecasting my purchases from CML on the Aussie forum.

I meant sales direct to small commercial breweries.

 

[Skunkylager86]

That's disappointing. I literally just bought from them for the first time last week. I got some of their Hell and Kolsch yeast to experiment with. Can you freeze packs of dried yeast to keep them long term? I might order a load of them if you can.

 

[MashBag]

They technically not selling. Owner is retiring but open to selling. 11000 plus order isn't too bad. Baring in mind that their main business is commercial.

11000 what?

 

[Agentgonzo]

11000 what?

11000 orders a year

 

[Sadfield]

There isn't a living wage in the profits on those numbers.