Brew Year’s Eve went off without a hitch. I made good time and all my numbers were great. 80% efficiency. :) I ended up doing a second batch of the Burnham Brown Ale, but used a different yeast (London Ale) and hop plugs instead of leaf. We’ll see how much this will change the beer. Hopefully for the better, as I hope to enter it into a Brown Ale competition in February.
So, now it’s 2010 and this year is going to be all about business. There are some major hurdles that I have to get over in order to get this brewery off the ground.
Some of the goals for Robey Street this year include:
- Find a Business Partner
- Write the Business Plan
- Get Funding
- Finalize the recipes for the first 4 beers
- Finalize the graphic design and branding for Robey Street and the beers
I GREATLY appreciate all the support I’ve received thus far and hope that craft beer fans will continue to support this endeavor. Especially those of you in Chicago. :)
Over the next few weeks, I’m going to go into greater detail about my goals listed above. I have a feeling that none of this can move forward without finding a business partner first. As much as I’d like to do this all myself, it’s just not realistic.
todd parker
January 1, 2010 at 14:22
Try wyeast’s London Ale 3 (1318) yeast. I use it. As a base yeast for most of my ales. It is a clean fermenter with no diacetyl issues. It can handle big beers too (upwards of 10%)