Everything you need to start a craft brewery on a budget
“Great resource and super inspirational!” Nathan Pierce from MicroBrewr
"Loved it and was laughing out loud reading it." James Graham from The Crafty Pint
“The boys have done an amazing job. This is a great story and a complete guide to starting your own craft brewery.” Stuart McVicar
"If you're looking to open a brewery, read Operation Brewery first!" Nat Burcher
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Hi, we're Dan, Eddie and Govs
In July of 2014, we sat at a bar talking about brewing a homebrew beer, an Eggnog Stout. 2 years later, we'd opened our own brewery on the Gold Coast in Australia called Black Hops.
It’s been an epic journey, from the infamous “little situation” in China, to a collaboration with Call of Duty, the biggest entertainment franchise on earth, and finally - launching a brewery.
We've shared every story and lesson learned along the way in the Operation Brewery book. The book tells our story but also gives you everything we can think
What you'll learn
Who should read this book?
Aspiring brewers
If you are looking to open a brewery, this is the most up to date and comprehensive book available on the topic.
Home Brewers
We go down to the detail of how to build a pilot system and how to make the leap into your first commercial brew.
Entrepreneurs
Operation Brewery covers all the key topics to launching a business from brand building, online marketing and finance.
Industry people
If you are in the beer industry, you will love our story of 3 guys getting shit done. If you know us, you might even be in the book!
Free resources
As part of the book we've included a bunch of free downloads and resources to help with various aspects of implementing the ideas.
- Eggnog Stout brewing recipe
- Photoshop templates for tap decals
- Slide deck for investor presentation
- 10-week Trello board to help plan a crowdfunding campaign
- Equipment list with prices
- Full photo library with images of all equipment
Where applicable, these are provided as files you can copy and adapt for your business.
Grab the book
Operation Brewery is available direct from our store, or via Amazon or Audible and can be purchased as a hardcopy, ebook or audiobook.
