Well I am back in the US from my poker adventures in Canada and Costa Rica. Things are really getting started with the brewery I posted about a few months ago. I haven't had too much time to post on here, but I have been keeping a journal of what's been going on. I plan on organizing it into a blog when I have a little more content, but for now I will make a quick list of what we've accomplished so far:
I will post more updates as things move along. Feel free to ask any questions, and if anyone is around Houston area, I'd be more than happy to share in the "product testing" :smx6:
Here is a pic of our pilot system:
- Finished a complete business plan.
- Received quotes from the three major equipment suppliers. We are 95% sure we have our supplier chosen. Current ETA is 4-5 months.
- Acquired additional 20% investor to cover our decision to double capacity. The quotes we received showed we could double capacity for 33% more on equipment, and only 10% more when factoring PP&E.
- Building plans are 95% completed. Almost prepared to begin construction, just waiting on permits. Should be later this week or next week.
- Ordered and received "pilot" brewery system for testing recipes.
- Completed two test batches...So far so good :cheers:
- Formed two LLCs: one LLC will own PP&E. The second LLC will rent everything from the first. (I have a meeting this Thursday for a second opinion on this organization)
- We have chosen a brewery name. (Which I will share a little later when I am sure our name is protected)
- Changed one of our LLC names to the brewery name we wanted for brand name protection.
- Developed company logo, waiting on finishing touches.
- Posted a job listing for website design.
I will post more updates as things move along. Feel free to ask any questions, and if anyone is around Houston area, I'd be more than happy to share in the "product testing" :smx6:
Here is a pic of our pilot system:
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