How a 7 BBL Commercial Brewery Works - Full Tour | How it's made

[@frigorifix]

Brilliant! From a homebrewer perspective, seeing how things scale up is really fascinating. Cheers!

[@GenusBrewing]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jonmikesell4579]

I just came across you guys, as a homebrewer, I'm wanting to start a brewery at some point and you guys are providing a bunch of great information and perspective. Thank you so much for your hard work!

[@raiderrob672]

Some things to consider. if you want to package say 5 BBL of finished product you will need a 7 BBL system and 10 BBL fermenters. Have a cold room with Bright/serving tanks, kegging is a pain and so is having to move them around. Don't try to have too many beers on tap, have 4-5 regular beers and no more than 5 that you rotate seasonally.

[@TheBMurph43]

Thank you for a behind the curtains your. I've had the notion of starting a brewery for a year or so. I do appreciate seeing examples of breweries ad how they operate! Thank you guys.

[@GenusBrewing]

Our pleasure!

[@silvermediastudio]

Another year. No progress. Look at yourself in the mirror.

[@FuncleChuck]

This is a great tour! I’ve only been on tours at Wineries and Distilleries - but I’ve been home-brewing beer for years.

[@GenusBrewing]

Cheers!

[@cognizanthophead]

Great video! It’s been about a decade since I’ve brewed a commercial batch and just partnered with a guy that will hopefully help me open my own place in the next 12-24 months. I’m the meantime I’m going to start brewing on his old 2 barrel system on his license until I get to that point and have been really enjoying your channel

[@erikzett]

I was hoping you would show this! Really interesting thanks Logan

[@GenusBrewing]

You bet!

[@rhescopeta]

Awesome thanks for taking the time to do the video. Great work and I expect it's great beer.

[@laflammephilippe5337]

Great video as always. I did the great circle of homebrew videos, yours are the only ones I still find original. Please continue the good work!

[@GenusBrewing]

That's the plan!

[@tucker4685]

As an active homebrewer and an assistant brewer/ cellerman it’s always fascinating to see what other breweries have done to make their space work. great video cheers 👍

[@NorthsiderCycle]

Thanks for the tour. Would love to see one of your brew days !

[@GenusBrewing]

Some time we might be able to pull that off!

[@ll286]

I will come and be your camera man and learn at the same time. ?

[@AlexGarcia-is9ui]

Great stuff guys! Would love to see an active brewday in the commercial brewery. Cheers!

[@GenusBrewing]

Some time we'll get that done! It's usually a hectic day already though so hard to say when :/

[@yellowumbrellahomebrew8133]

I second this!

[@garyruberti263]

I confirm this motion!

[@qh4007]

I also would like to see that video.

[@Scootenfruity]

@@GenusBrewing Would be so damn cool

[@nicholashendrickson7760]

Liking that Chop & Brew sticker on the cooler door! Looks like a nice little brewery, but looks like it can be a little tight for workflow. This is, however, coming from a cellarhand at a brewery with a 2 BBL brewhouse and seven 2 BBL fermentors and a brite tank packed into a rather small raised brew deck area, so it's obviously the first thing I notice at a brewery.

[@GenusBrewing]

Yea it's definitely not our ideal set-up, but since it was zero initial cost for us to jump into there's not much we can do to complain :p

[@nicholashendrickson7760]

@@GenusBrewing fair point, sir. Zero initial cost is something I'm sure any brewer would gladly agree to. lol

[@rhondagilmour6770]

Thanks so much for this tour! I'm an author working on a romance story set in a brewery, and your video was a huge help.

[@GenusBrewing]

Send us a copy when it's done!

[@haaaiithurr]

Haha, me and my partner met from working at a brewery, still together and still working there, so it would be cool to see your story! 😄

[@luluxu5456]

Hello Rhonda，do you need beer equipment？we're a manufacturer from China，can help u to build a brewery.

[@timwasylyszyn9838]

Loved the tour! Thank you for sharing the process you go through to make liquid gold. 🍺

[@GenusBrewing]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Trapped_under_ice_brewing]

Great video. I will have my brewery one day! Thanks for making the video.

[@SafferBrew]

I like your videos guys but this has by far been my favourite. So much info in 10 minutes, thanks!

[@GenusBrewing]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@danielwarehime9465]

Working now on starting my own, very good video

Thanks, it is nice to see working setups. This really gives me some good ideas.

[@GenusBrewing]

Glad to hear it!

[@tomoverton2138]

Why am I not surprised that when I searched for multi-bbl brewing videos you guys were at the top of the list? Having only done 5-6 gal brews over the past two years, I'm unexpectedly going to have the opportunity to run some brews on a 5-7bbl system in the near future. I've got a lot of learning to do so I don't make a fool of myself. (and don't waste other people's money on bad brews) I'd really appreciate more videos on moving from small-batch home brewing to larger, more ambitious brews. For example, I'd like to know the best way to scale up from the small batch recipes that have been most successful for me to the new system. I know that grains and water volumes are pretty straight forward, but I have heard that hop-scaling is not so linear. (?) Thanks, Logan! (Wherever you are!)

[@distractiontherapy]

As always great presentation and brewery tour Logan. Think we call them Gypsy brewers here in the UK, individuals who brew on other people's brew plants.

[@UrbanOutcasK]

Maybe I meant contract brewing. BTW & P.S. I'll be changing my account and logo going forward 😉

[@GenusBrewing]

Duly Noted!

[@dustinlight4716]

This was great! I'm relatively new to brewing, but loving it.

[@leesuschrist]

I love how pro brewing is so similar to homebrewing, just with a lot more money in ingredients and equipment at stake haha.

[@christopherklene1411]

Thank you for all of the helpful information!!

[@gnomebrewing]

Love your channel guys.

[@GenusBrewing]

Cheers!

[@smgri]

Tha was awesome …thanks so much . Have you guys switched out guys in the new videos ?

[@MichaelNatrin]

Awesome tour, thanks so much!

[@GenusBrewing]

Our pleasure!

[@kylemcbain]

Really appreciate this.

[@keifereef9673]

Thanks for this bud!

[@GenusBrewing]

You bet!

[@stephnieukjones7052]

good video , im just starting out home brewing so tyring to learn as much as poss

[@GenusBrewing]

Cheers!

[@SteadySailing23]

Great job man! I’m one of the investors with CRAZY MOON! Thanks for the info!

[@Evan-mh7it]

Awesome stuff, thanks for the behind the scenes peak. Mash rakes are pricey as hell, double the price of the rig without

[@GenusBrewing]

Yea but we would still love to have one...

[@scottgoebel4671]

Great tour, I'm helping a guy get his 10bbl system going now. I'm just the electrician and home brewer so I need all the process knowledge I can get to understand how it all works.

[@GenusBrewing]

Good luck! Reach out if you got any questions!

[@robbmccurdy8434]

Great job, nice presentation

[@RoseGarageBrewing]

Cool vid, Thanks Logan!

[@GenusBrewing]

Cheers!

[@MetalGuru785]

Nice one Logan, very interesting.

[@tanozalazar]

Wonderful Brewhouse!! 🇵🇾 Greetings from Paraguay 🇵🇾 One question, how do you do the "Mash Out" in this equipment?

[@geoffreywaters7331]

I love your guys videos

[@GenusBrewing]

Thanks! Cheers

[@rswear]

I really appreciate this video and all the content on your channel. I do have a dream of starting my own small brewery eventually. Been working on getting myself better educated and this is great. I keep thinking that one of these days when the world gets back to normal, I'd like to make my way over the mountain and visit you guys.

[@TheSeanSmash]

I'm in talks going from homebrewing to being a brewer on a 7bbl system; actually meeting with some owners next week. I need to get familiar with the system of course and there will absouletly be a learning curve. I've done some collaborations with breweries on 3bbl and 2bbl systems so I'm pretty familiar with the process. When it comes to cleaning the system, about how long would you say your full cleaning regiment takes after a brewday or prior to one? Amazing video by the way, awesome information.

[@bskizzle1191]

Great stuff. Thanks

[@EVE_Sairun]

Very nice setup! Next step, own full-time brewhouse :))

[@GenusBrewing]

Cheers!

[@RJ-ht7lq]

great video from the beard. Thanks! having my own brewery is a dream haha

[@gemmgroup6300]

Definitely a cool video to see how it's done at the next level. Thanks for sharing. Cheers!

[@RexsAdventures]

Great video. I’m interested in talking to you about the equipment as I’m setting up a brew house in Australia and need to know where the equipment is best sourced.

[@rlamberson1185]

Great walkthrough of the brewery - I like the insights on the large scale process. How unusual is it to find coop opportunities for shared equipment?

[@GenusBrewing]

It's pretty rare - we are the only one of this style in Washington and there are very few like us in the US.

[@RoryAherne]

​@@GenusBrewing I assumed you were talking about contract brewing. Never seen coop before!

[@heathhargreaves543]

Great video. We are about to start a private brewery shortly. I would love to ask your advice along the way. We live in South Africa.

[@AlejandroRamiz]

I am flirting with the idea to move from homebrew to a brewpub... so this vid its a grate way to understand how big is the leap ...!

[@mossyrock123]

1.094 yea buddy!!!!

[@GenusBrewing]

Gonna be a big boi :)

[@chrisraue154]

Great content, I look forward to following your KZbin channel.

[@reynaldogomez4544]

How big is that space? including the chiller?

[@mixedbreedbrewing9514]

Thank you for your videos and content, it is definitely appreciated!!!

[@GenusBrewing]

Glad you like them!

[@WishYouWereBeerShow]

Great tour! Love the video

[@dimash244]

thanks for sharing!

[@GenusBrewing]

Sure thing!

[@giovannyreyes2242]

Awesome video! Thank you!

[@zachchenoweth6622]

Working on starting a cidery/meadery in 2024 so would definitely appreciate any insight you can provide. I've got the licensing and tax rates down (cider is unnecessarily complicated for taxing) Could use advice on where to establish the brewery, what equipment besides the 10bbl fermenters and pumps I may need, etc.

[@Allonjr]

Wow That is a lot. I have friends and family always trying to encourage me to go big but..... It looks F U L L time. Not to mention the Financials to get started. It looks intriguing though.

[@jonmccombs1711]

Great job!

[@ll286]

Do you use one of the pumps to get the beer to the brute tank?

[@p3brews736]

is the keg cleaning system home made? dig it.

[@Margarinetaylorgrease]

What do you do with the hot water that comes out the Plate Chiller?

[@GenusBrewing]

It gets recycled back into the HLT :)

[@Margarinetaylorgrease]

@@GenusBrewing I do a similar thing. I can only boil 15ltrs so the water through the chiller starts the next 10lltrs to make my 25ltrs. :))

[@Margarinetaylorgrease]

@@GenusBrewing I boil all my water

[@kennethwood9324]

In the process of securing a building in Greer, SC and also looking at the correct equipment build. Would love any advice or tips for a New start brewery.

[@silvermediastudio]

How's that build 🤣

[@JamesMarshall80]

Very interesting. Cheers!

[@rachelbecker3611]

Great Video thanks heaps, i am a home brewer using a grainfather g70 and now wanting to take the next step up to a 1bbl or a 2 bbl brew house was wondering if you could help me on the set up please

[@wyattalexander4041]

Really awesome tour would be interested in what your cleaning procedure persist of in terms of best way to clean fermentors / kegs and safety when doing so! Great vid 🍺

[@GenusBrewing]

We'll work on getting a CIP and other cleaning day out some time!

[@angel1994estrada]

Just discovered this channel and I must say its a huge amount of great info you guys have built! I reciently upgrated my brewhouse from 5 gallon carboys to a couple of 200L unitanks, is there any video in particular you would recomend me to get the hang of this new step? Thank you in advance for this awesome project!

[@ll286]

Curious why you are so diligent about cleanliness of the brew house. I would assume the wort is sterile from boiling. So as long as it is clean enough to not give off bad flavor... is it necessary? I am starting a brewery.

[@chalstonsomers1559]

Looking to start a brewery, and need a lot of help. Just thought about it one day and now really diving into the research part but very serious and would like some help!

[@silvermediastudio]

Let me guess. You haven't taken the first step.

[@nicholastaylor6141]

Awesome video! Do you have pumps for transferring from kettle to primary and primary to bright tanks?

[@GenusBrewing]

We use CO2 for pressure to transfer!

[@jonathanelliott8423]

A friend of mine and I are opening one in Oregon. Tips?

[@GenusBrewing]

Focus on the neighborhood you're in first. Win in your own backyard before branching out and you'll skip over a lot of the growing pains some other breweries go through.

[@silvermediastudio]

Did you open yet m

[@felipe5512]

great video!

[@edwinliebmann458]

nice tour i hope i do not sound pitty but vor in vorlauf is pronaunced like the american "four" or like in beFORE greetings from Germany

[@xx_knobitv_xx5378]

Servus Logan, greetings from Germany 👋. Your Brewery is very small but at the same time pretty cool. Our Brewerys are quite a lot bigger than yours but in the end we almost do the same. We roughly do 260bbl each Batch. Can u heat ur Mash tun or do u just do one temp. at the Mashing process? We would also like to see your Lauter tun if you could show it in a Video again and how long do u cook your Wort/when do u give your hops? I hope you enjoy Brewng as much as we do. The Brewers of the Brewerclass in Dresden/Germany

[@josemanuelramosp.5641]

Awesome video bro. I would really appreciate you to tell me if you filter your beer, or how do you do to not to have yeast residues in the bottles after carbonation? And how long does it take to ferment and mature your beer before carbonation? Thank u

[@kevinfidler8074]

Awesome video! I like how you explained the different pieces of equipment and what they're used for. I've home brewed for a few years, and worked at a major soft drink company doing everything from picker to machine operator to maintenance tech. Im starting to see it as schooling, giving me ideas for things to include and avoid if I were to start a brewery. Any suggestions on how to get loans for the site and equipment? Also just wondering, why can't you use the gylcol system to chill wort rather then a plate chiller?

[@pow06er]

So even with the new location (homebrew shop/taproom) you’re still doing batches at this location?

[@GenusBrewing]

Yes we are! We're having trouble keeping up with demand :p

[@theinterneter]

How do you get the first dry hop addition out on a commercial scale? Hop bag? Surely too much floats to use dump valve?

[@grandgao3984]

Awesome vid, cheers o/

[@tuandjbambu]

Always good stuff from you guys! I am interested in the requirements for dumping... dumping the grub from the fermenters, to when your cleaning. Is there a process where you have to dilute to a certain PH or what’s the process? Thanks again!

[@dimivam]

Are the Bright Tanks smaller in volume to the fermenters? If so, why? Thanks!

[@GenusBrewing]

Yes usually they are smaller due to different head-space and shape requirements.

[@haydenhollenbaugh3958]

That's really cool. What kind of money do you have to pay to use the equipment?

[@Hacky2447]

I want to start a nano brewery myself, and want to know what the best equipment size to start with is. I have my recipes dialed in, with the exception of increasing the batch size of the recipe. I am just not sure how to go about getting nano brewery equipment.

[@raiderrob672]

After being a commercial brewer for the past 8 months I can tell you that if you expect to get 7 BBLs of a packaged product then you need a 10 BBL system. I brew on a 5 BBL system and the owner doesn't understand all the losses involved. depending on the beer we get between 3.5 to 4.5 BBLs.

[@benjaminharris5059]

Great content. What equation is used to determine the size of a system needed per the neighbor hood you plan on brewing/selling?

[@GenusBrewing]

That's really dependent on how much you intend to sell but 1 BBL per 10 seats you expect to fill during a busy time is a good average and should give you room for limited distro.

[@silvermediastudio]

Equation 🤣

[@petecarscallen6254]

Do you guys ever blow CO2 or air through the piping and valves to help speed up the drying process in between brews?

[@silvermediastudio]

You'd like that wouldn't you

[@djpolancih]

I can't wait to watch this one. I would now, but stupid work lol. Wanted to be the first to cheer for this one!

[@GenusBrewing]

Dangit, work!

[@djpolancih]

Even better than I thought it would be! I would not have guessed you guys shared a central brew house. That seems like a fantastic strategy to mitigate some of the huge expenses of equipment acquisition, and probably allows you to maximize revenue on your store front square footage. Are all of your commercial beers produced there, or just the ones you need high production to keep up with demand? In previous videos, it looked like you have quite a collection of equipment at your store. Fantastic video. I was expecting it to be fascinating. It exceeded that!

[@deathbychicken]

Nice brewhouse I'm quite jealous. I'm a small scale 1bbl brewery that's on hold due to COVID lockdown :( Question for you: separate FV's and brite tanks - with hindsight, would you have gone for unitanks? I'm looking to scale up and start a brewpub, unitank seems a logical solution to carbonate, serve and package from.

[@jcinsaniac]

So, you are sharing the Hot Liquor Tank, Mash Tun and Boiler and your partners just farm their brewing out to their own brite tanks and Fermenters? I have considered doing a contract only brewing facility, rather than going out an getting the taprooms and all that set up initially. Do you contract out coldroom storage also? Great video...very interesting stuff.

[@GenusBrewing]

Yep - fermenter and brite are to individual breweries but the brewhouse is shared :)

[@jcinsaniac]

@@GenusBrewing Curious to know what size your contractors' brite tanks/batch sizes tend to be? How often you guys turn over beers in brite tanks? I guess you caustic and CIP them between batches?

[@Juniperlaneestatesales]

Hi! I am starting a distillery and mead/winery. I would love to consult with you.

[@mikemakhlouf5902]

I'm looking to start a brewery, but don't know where or how to start can you help

[@GenusBrewing]

Where are you starting one? Feel free to send us a FB or IG message with specific questions- we are pretty active there

[@ianboi1638]

Question for anyone, is the hot liquor tank always on? How long to heat it from zero? Is it filled with filtered water? Thanks!!!

[@juliamafaldasd]

Just gathering information want to open a brewery

[@kevinburnett9619]

How do I know what commercial beers use GOOD water (either reverse osmosis or spring water)? This seems to be a secret in the beer industry. I love drinking beer but am trying to avoid tap water

[@ethanoyamawang]

How many sq ft is the brewery? Cheers

[@silvermediastudio]

1744

[@ethanoyamawang]

@@silvermediastudio thank you 🙏

[@lbhgrrc7804]

Please help me start up a brewery.. my island need one of those..we have none..but my island have many beer drinkers ready to sponsor me..i just need to start..i brew in buckets ..they love it ..but demand is too high ..to remain at the bucket level..thanks

[@vusmogashwa7520]

Hi, nice video, next time please show us the equipments, too much of your images. Thanks

[@RoryAherne]

Any engineers here care to comment on the potential of a HLT as a battery for solar and/or wind?