Please be gentle with me!

[Annie the Ale]

Hello from a complete novice!!

My boss is in the process of starting up a microbrewery (6bbl) and has tasked me with finding out all the information from start to finish.

Now, so far so good I'm not doing too bad, especially for a complete novice in the brewing stakes (although worked for Guinness at Park Royal from 1980-1984 but in admin, not brewing!).

I hope there may be some of you out there that are willing to help answer some of my (more stoopid :whistle: ) questions and pleas for help and advice?

Thanks in anticipation :
Annie

 

[Ceejay]

Hi there, there are some very knowledeable peeps on here so I'm sure we'll be able to help!

Just a question though, and don't take this the wrong way - so has your boss decided to set up a microbrewery without any prior knowledge of the craft? :wha:

 

[Aleman]

My commercial rate for consultation is £1000 per day plus expenses

 

[Annie the Ale]

Ah - nice friendly people so far, thank you!

Ceejay - he's not quite in the 'novice' bracket, but will be needing help and lots of it as it will be his first brewery, but is looking into a training session, reading the Microbrewers' Guidebook and anything else I'm shoving at him.

It's really just getting everything off the ground time - premises, brewery, training etc.

LeMan - thank you, why - you're a bargain

 

[Aleman]

Take a look at The Brew Lab courses at the University of Sunderland. They do a 5 day commercial brewing course . . .which covers both brewing and the business side. . . It makes my rates look cheap

 

[jamesb]

My commercial rate for consultation is £1000 per day plus expenses

I'll do it for £600/day + expenses.

 

[Annie the Ale]

My commercial rate for consultation is £1000 per day plus expenses

I'll do it for £600/day + expenses.

:party: Now you're talking.

Cheers guys :drink: Cheers

So today I'm now compiling a Girlies Glossary of Brewing Terms. So far it's on just the two pages.... and growing. This is for when I talk to breweries and suppliers, so I don't come over so obviously the novice.

And now I think I'm gonna ask Bossman for a payrise :lol:

 

[Hawks]

Where is it going to be, as I am just down the coast in Sunny Southsea..

I'll let the guys above fight over the consultation, but happy to be put down for tasting duties :thumb:

 

[dennisking]

Wow that looks like your jumping in the deep end, good luck.

 

[BarnsleyBrewer]

My commercial rate for consultation is £1000 per day plus expenses

Kin-hell, I must owe you thousands. I.O.U any good??

BB

 

[Annie the Ale]

Wow that looks like your jumping in the deep end, good luck.

Yep - I just do the research :pray: Boss-man will be the brewmeister, but I am thinking of suggesting a beer named after me (when he's got it right of course).

Finished my glossary now, I actually found that a really useful document to do and now when I'm speaking to suppliers etc. things are beginning to make a bit more sense now :geek:

 

[luckyeddie]

My commercial rate for consultation is £1000 per day plus expenses

I'll do it for £750

Edit: Damn. Gazumped!

Still, my speciality is Belgian-style beers, so I'll do it for €750

 

[robsan77]

My commercial rate for consultation is £1000 per day plus expenses

I can do it for half that £500 per day........... but I probably know less than 1% Aleman knows

 

[Annie the Ale]

<smilie of hero worship bowing and grovelling>
I think I am not worthy of the Aleman - or any of you for that matter with your very kind offers :thumb:

 

[fran]

test subject here ready and waiting for the first sample

 

[stevander74]

ill do it for a tenner and a free lunch but i dont know anything :lol:
youve probably already learned more than i know

 

[Annie the Ale]

test subject here ready and waiting for the first sample

You're on!

 

[Annie the Ale]

ill do it for a tenner and a free lunch but i dont know anything :lol:
youve probably already learned more than i know

You're on, too! I'm sure you know more than me though.

Odd how I found myself down the beer aisle of the supermarket on Sunday morning, spent a good little while checking out all the different beers. I normally do that in the wine and ciders section, my (current problably) preferred tipples

OMG, is this my future :lol:

 

[Annie the Ale]

Where is it going to be, as I am just down the coast in Sunny Southsea..

I'll let the guys above fight over the consultation, but happy to be put down for tasting duties :thumb:

Hi, we're currently deciding on premises (or rather the builder's helping us decide with his quotes), but likely either here in Southampton or out Romsey way.

I'll give you a shout when the first batch is ready for tasting :thumb:

 

[StubbsPKS]

You picked a winner of a site to check out for this little project, that's for sure :)

Welcome to the site, and I am looking forward to following the progress of this endeavor :