Build Me A Brewery

Part 2 of our 3 episode segment on Brewery Licensing & Government Compliance. Today’s episode I chat with Russel Steele from RSA Liquor Professionals. Russell has many years’ experience working both sides of the Liquor & Hospitality industry, with 9 years working as a State Licensing regulator and 10 years working in and managing licensed premises in QLD and Northern Territory.

In our chat, Russell outlines and explains in much detail all the different licensing types for producing and selling beer, how he helps brewery owners navigate the confusing and highly regulated environment of liquor licensing as well as discussing important considerations around different types of permits for brewery owners depending on what type of brewery they want to be including thoughts around serving food and having live music at your venue. 

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https://www.rsapro.com.au/
Types of Excise Licences

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We now have a look at a very important and often very confusing topic when it comes to opening and running a brewery and that is Brewery Licensing & Government Compliance.  

Part 1 of our 3 episode segment is a sit down with Ben Teseorieo from CPS Planning. I was put onto Ben from Glenn Wignall from the Grifter who highly recommended Ben and his firm of experienced Towners Planners services.

They have a wealth of experience when it comes to assisting brewery owners with site selection, development applications and navigating the often-confusing steps in the planning and approval process of opening a brewery. 

This is a must listen for any aspiring brewery owner wanting to learn how the planning and approval process works with local government.

EPISODE LINKS:
CPS Planning Website

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We now move onto our Small Business & Accounting considerations when it comes to not only starting & running a brewery, but essential advice that carries principles that can be applied to the running of any successful small business. 

Brewing is only a small part of it all. And therefore, I wanted to sit down with business & accounting savvy experts related to the brewing industry who can share some insights on best ways to structure the business when starting out and what the bookkeeping and accounting responsibilities there are for brewery business owners. 

We also dive into interesting recommendations for software to better organise and time manage these responsibilities as well as discussions around cash flow management within the world of commercial brewing.

This is part 2 and the final episode in the segment, receiving advice from yet another expert in the small business and accounting field, will give listeners further great takeaways to apply to their own business planning for their brewery building journey.  Today's episode I speak with Adam Wilson from Upside Accounting.

In 2008, Adam took over the Upside Accounting firm. Adam and his team provide much more than just traditional taxation and general accountancy services, as they offer a full range of business succession planning services and advice including business structure, cash flow management, bookkeeping software set up, business registrations, marketing & website development, business consulting and succession planning and much more.

EPISODE LINKS:
https://www.upsideaccounting.com.au/

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We now move onto our Small Business & Accounting considerations when it comes to not only starting & running a brewery, but essential advice that carries principles that can be applied to the running of any successful small business. 

Brewing is only a small part of it all. And therefore, I wanted to sit down with business & accounting savvy experts related to the brewing industry who can share some insights on best ways to structure the business when starting out, what the bookkeeping and accounting responsibilities there are for brewery business owners. 

We also dive into interesting recommendations for software to better organise and time manage these responsibilities as well as discussions around cash flow management within the world of commercial brewing.

This is part 1 of 2 episodes in this segment, where I sit down with Jarrod Wilson from Craft Accounting.

Jarrod has extensive experience working with clients in and around the brewing and beverage industry, where he got his first taste of working in the industry starting out working with The Australian Brewery as the Financial Controller. A decade ago, Jarrod formed his own practice  Craft Accounting, working and helping some of the biggest names in the craft beer and hospitality scene.

EPISODE LINKS:
Craft Accounting Website

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This is Part 2 of the Finance & Capital Raising segment of the series. 

This episode I chat with Jason Baylis from Red Windows Capital who specialises in equipment finance for the Brewery & Winery industries. 

This is another interesting option to explore when it comes to accessing much needed capital when starting out with the building of your brewery. The purchasing of your brewery equipment such as a brewhouse, fermentation tanks, heat exchangers, glycol units, pumps, clean in place systems, keg washers and canning lines just to name a few, are going to be a huge bite out of your budget when first starting out. 

This option of being able to finance your equipment through a rental agreement with a service such as Red Windows Capital, enables you to free up funds when you are first starting out to dedicate towards other areas of the business that might otherwise be neglected in the beginning such as marketing, accounting systems etc., due to the limited funds left over in the budget if you were to outlay those costs for equipment outright in the beginning. 

Jason explains this financing option in much more detail and how it all works for aspiring brewery owners.

EPISODE LINKS:
https://www.redwindowscapital.com.au/

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We now move into our topic specific segments of the podcast series, and a very early consideration in your brewery building journey should be considering how you are going to raise the necessary finance & capital for it.

In this episode I briefly cover some financial options available to aspiring brewer owners and entrepreneurs including Home Equity Loans and Angel Investing.

The interview that follows is my sit down chat with Jonny Wilkinson from Equitise. Equitise was one of the first equity based crowdfunding platforms in Australia after government legislation being passed making it legal back in 2018, following other countries such as the US and the UK.

If you have ever heard of reward based crowdfunding platforms such as Kickstarter and Pozible where start ups can launch campaigns with a fundraising target, in the hope of interested fans or onlookers who will donate money to it in exchange for some non-monetary return such as merchandise, novelties or the option to purchase their product or service that you helped fund. With equity based crowd funding, this allows interested investors to purchase equity and shares in a business on the platform.

EPISODE LINKS:
Equitise Website
Australian Investment Network Website

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The final instalment of the Meet The Brewer Series. I head out to Alexandria to meet with Co-Founder James Harvey, AKA Harvs from Yullis Brews.

Originating back in 2014 out of a vegetarian restaurant in Surry Hills, Harvs and Co-Founder Karl Cooney immersed themselves into the commercial brewing industry by gypsy brewing all over Sydney and creating a cult following for their beers. The success of their gyspy brewing days allowed them to springboard themselves into their own physical brewery in Alexandria.

Harvs shares a great story of hard work and long hours, keeping it simple, organic growth, as well as thoughts around core ranges and some great industry insights.


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https://www.yullisbrews.com.au/

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Part 5 of the  Meet The Brewer Series, where we sit down with Co-Founders and Head Brewers from local Sydney breweries, to get their stories, insights and advice.

In today’s episode, I sit down with Co-Founder Glenn Wignall from The Grifter Brewing Co in Marrickville. 

Glenn & co-founders Matt King & Trent Evans began their journey into the craft brewery scene by bouncing around the Inner West doing Gypsy brewing, fine tuning their recipes and finding a temporary haven with their own tank space at the Young Henry’s brewery in Newtown when they were just launching back in 2012. Building a solid brand and loyal following they took the opportunity to purchase Young Henry’s brewhouse equipment a couple years later, holding it in storage for sometime until they finally left the Young Henrys nest and finding their own physical premises and setting down roots in the Marrickville area. 

Glenn has a lot of advice to give on equipment sourcing, gypsy brewing, as well as thoughts on a topic that hasn’t been spoken a lot about so far, and that is the importance of safety within a brewery and considerations for aspiring brewery owners around meeting Australian standards with their equipment and ensuring a safe workplace for your employees and customers.

EPISODE LINKS:
https://thegrifter.com.au/

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In today’s episode, I sit down with Head Brewer Dan Shaw from the Australian Brewery out in Rouse Hill, Sydney’s North West.

Dan joined the Australian back in 2017, learning and succeeding from well-known figure in the industry Neal Cameron who was involved in the initial set up and commissioning of the brewery.

Dan’s roots to the brewing industry came from working in the retail and hospitality industry, working for the Colossimo family running their busy Hillside pub, and also working in management roles within Dan Murphy’s.

The Australian Brewery has been brewing in Sydney’s Hills district since 2010. With champion trophies and over 15 gold medals won since 2016 AB.

We dive into once again the intricacies of gypsy and contract brewing, as well as equipment sourcing and tips and hints on developing a core beer range for new breweries.

EPISODE LINKS:
https://www.australianbrewery.com

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We continue with the Meet The Brewer Series, where I sit down with Co-Founders and Head Brewers from 6 Sydney breweries, to get their stories, insights and advice.

In today’s episode, I sit down with Managing Director Simon Osborn and Head Brewer Addy Fitter from Rocks Brewing Company out in Alexandria. 

This was such a great and informative chat with both of these blokes, who have years and years of collective experience in the brewing industry. After starting out bouncing around gypsy and contract brewing enabling them to build a solid brand, they eventually invested in stainless steel which gave birth to the Rocks Brewing Co in 2013.

Both guests clearly know their stuff, dropping gems of information left right and centre on what not to do when starting out and commonly overlooked aspects of when planning your brewery. We also heavily dive into the world of gypsy and contract brewing, which is another great model to consider when starting out. Get your note pad ready and have a quick finger on the pause and rewind button as there is too much info in this episode to digest in one sitting.

EPISODE LINKS:
www.rocksbrewing.com.

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