What is Gypsy Brewing?
In this post we talk about gypsy or contract brewing, in particular what it is, how we made it work for Black Hops and factors to consider if you are looking at making the jump from home brewing to commercial brewing.
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Chinese commercial brewing equipment, six months on
Three months ago we opened the doors to Black Hops after a solid 12 months of planning and setup. Since our first brew on 18 June we’ve been brewing regularly on our commercial brewing equipment sourced from China. We cover the story of our startup and the equipment at great lengths in our upcoming book, Operation … Read more
Silver lining series 1: I Heart Lager collab with 4 Hearts Brewing
As per our motto of being ‘the least covert operation in brewing’, we want to share all of our brewing stories with you, both good and bad. Brews don’t always go according to plan, but as we’ve found out, sometimes this can be a good thing! We’ll be doing a series in the blog, on … Read more
Black Hops August update: upcoming events, what’s on tap and beers coming soon
It’s been an exciting past few months for Black Hops with the launch of our brewery and taproom in Burleigh last month. Here is an update on some events we are part of, the current beers on tap and upcoming brews. Events Dan Norris guest speaker, Startup Grind, Brisbane: Thursday 28 July from 5pm Black … Read more
Black Hops at Good Beer Week 2016
We can’t wait for Good Beer Week to kick off in Melbourne. Here is a run down of the events we are involved in. If you are in town, hit us up for a beer! All week – Pint of Origin QLD at Fitzroy Pinnacle Pint of Origin is one of the great and enduring … Read more
From China to Burleigh, Craft Brewery Equipment Delivery & Setup
If you’ve been following along our journey you’ll know we were building our craft beer brewery, on a tight budget, going directly to a Chinese manufacturer called Tiantai.
In this post we will run through the process of getting it from China and installed in our brewery in Burleigh Heads.
Unisex T-Shirt Small Logo (AS Colour)
Black Hops Unisex AS Colour Organic Staple T-Shirt, small logo.
Black Hops text on front left hand chest.
The shirts are AS Colour Organic brand, here are the specs:
- Regular fit
- Crew neck
- Mid weight, 180 GSM, 24-singles
- 100% combed organic cotton (marles 15% viscose)
- Quality cotton grown without the use of herbicides or pesticides
- Neck ribbing with twin needle stitch, side seamed, shoulder to shoulder tape, double needle hems, preshrunk to minimise shrinkage
Unisex T-Shirt (AS Colour)
Black Hops Unisex AS Colour Organic Staple T-Shirt.
Black Hops Brewery text across chest.
The shirts are AS Colour Organic brand, here are the specs:
- Regular fit
- Crew neck
- Mid weight, 180 GSM, 24-singles
- 100% combed organic cotton (marles 15% viscose)
- Quality cotton grown without the use of herbicides or pesticides
- Neck ribbing with twin needle stitch, side seamed, shoulder to shoulder tape, double needle hems, preshrunk to minimise shrinkage
Our visit to Tiantai (Jinan, China) to inspect our brewing equipment
We recently returned from Jinan, China to inspect our brewing equipment.
In this post we run through a detailed account of events and what you need to know before buying brewing equipment from China.
Operation Brewery Podcast
OPERATION BREWERY PODCAST Welcome to Operation Brewery, follow Dan, Eddie and Govs as they work on opening and running the Black Hops Brewery and Taproom on the Gold Coast, Australia. Season 1 followed the journey from investment, equipment, branding and launch. Season 2 "Road to the AIBAs" follows the journey towards Australia's biggest beer awards ... Read more