Should you Buy your own Brewery Equipment or get a Consultant to Help?

This question has been faced by countless brewers over the past 20 years in Australia and surrounding areas. Many, especially at the start of the craft beer movement, have resorted to the cheapest brewery as possible maybe because that’s what they did when they first stated homebrewing. But commercial brewing is NOT homebrewing. It is a serious business and like any business it should treated as such because you don’t … Read more

Have you visited Microbreweries when you travel?

Check out some of these breweries in Italy. View this email in your browser Have you visited Microbreweries when you travel? I’ve just come back from overseas. In fact I traveled all over Sicily and southern parts of mainland Italy. Sicily is my place of origin as my parents came from a village called Valguarnera. It happens to be the same town Tina Arena’s parents come from. I can say that I now traveled … Read more

Platinum Premium Package

You will get a head start on starting your own microbrewery that will deliver not only the right quality beer and get you making it with the right equipment but guide you in those early preparation steps to do with business models, licensing, business plans and setting up protocols in the brewery! This package aims to deliver the following 13 critical items; the 12 steps to staring your own microbrewery … Read more

“That Knowledge is Power “ will not necessarily make you succeed

Attaining knowledge is obviously important in all human endeavours. But what is more important is Acting on that knowledge. But something holds us back from always acting on new found knowledge and wisdom.

In brewing beer we hear it all the time that “I’ve done it that way all my life” so why should I change? Sometimes our ego takes over and when that happens we close our mind to possibilities that would otherwise expand and improve our brewing.

And other times we have self-limiting beliefs (that little person residing in our head) that won’t allow us to exceed our own expectations. Albert Einstein said it well when he said “ Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

EinsteinI have come to realise that those that are successful in brewing (or any other pursuit) push the boundaries of their mind, not just their ability to get things done.

So what makes a successful brewer? I think that the first and foremost response to that question is to look inside your head and heart. Are you committed to your vision and the goals you have set? If so how will you get there and in what time-frame. What is holding you back from even getting started? This can be a spooky question for some and often has to do with your values and beliefs.

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What Brewers MUST Know to be Successful Microbrewers in the next 10 years

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The One Thing that will Determine your Success as a Homebrewer going into your Own Craft Brewery

Get this right and you will be one of the few brewers that will brew consistent beer with a long shelf life.

Ok, now that I’ve got your attention, you might be saying that there are many factors that contribute to a successful running of a craft brewery. And I agree with you wholeheartedly.

However, the importance of what I am talking about is often underestimated and should you go into starting your own little brewery or are already running one this little bit of information could determine your survival in the next decade.

It is related to the fact that most craft brewed beer on the Australian market taste and smell differently once they leave the brewery and sit in a bottle shop!  And worse still these changes can be noticed within a month of leaving the brewery. 

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The 5 steps you need to know when homebrewing for the first time

Congratulation for wanting to take up a new hobby and especially so HOMEBREWING! The rewards are many and include being able to make your very own beer at a fraction of the cost of commercial craft beer. You will gain a great deal of satisfaction that not many other hobbies can give especially when sharing the beer with mates and family over and over again. It is the elixir of … Read more

Is Beer giving you beer belly?

Busting the beer belly myth Does drinking beer really give you a “beer gut”? See what the latest research has to say. The “Irish Central” reported that getting a beer gut is not necessarily the fault of drinking beer. In fact it goes as far as saying that in moderation beer can be beneficial to health. You can read the full report and view the video here. So its no … Read more

Masterbrew Course Outline

This is a typical 3 day Course outline. It is run over 3 consecutive days. The order may vary slightly.   Day 1 Start– 8.30 am Short overview of grain brewing All about Malt Malting and Adjuncts All about Hops   Day 2 Yeast, & Fermentation Mashing Designing a Beer The 13 Myths Dispelled The 8 secrets to making good beer Hygiene, Bottling, kegging  & filtration   Day 3 Water, … Read more

Essentials Brewing Course Outline

This is a typical one day course content and may vary slightly. This course is an outline to grain brewing and an excellent prelude to the more in-depth 3 day Masterbrew Course.   Start – 8.30 am Overview of grain brewing Malt, yeast, hops, water Hygiene, bottling the 3 common mistakes Build your own Home brewing system- different types and costs Tasting faults in craft beers- what to do about … Read more

Beer Recipe Development

Do you want to develop a beer recipe so that you can produce a test batch  but don’t know where to go? Are you wanting to contract brew or even start a microbrewery so that the recipe(s) developed can be brought to market? Well Costanzo Brewing Consultants offers a service to develop, brew and taste test a recipe style you may have in mind. With many years experience developing beers … Read more