Craft Brewery Startup Workshop

Craft Brewery Startup Workshop
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Join UNH Professional Development & Training for a multi-day workshop designed to teach you the ins and outs of starting your own craft brewery. This workshop is designed for working professionals who benefit from a flexible format. Workshop sessions will be lead by craft brewery owners and industry professionals who will share their stories and provide insights into the inner workings of their business. Attendees from previous years will also share valuable tips about their startup experiences. Each day will take you deeper into the process as you gather helpful information about funding, brewing logistics, marketing, supplies, ingredients, quality, legal issues, distribution and strategic planning. You’ll leave the workshop with a personalized business plan, new industry contacts, good memories and a better understanding of what it takes to enter the nano/craft brewing market.

Topics and presentations from:

  • Throwback Brewery / Branding, Marketing and more!
  • Liars Bench Beer Co. / Equipment, Space, Materials
  • UNH Brewery / Brewhouse Safety, Regulations, Beer Sensory Training
  • Chapel + Main / OSHA, Safety, and more!
  • Brewery Science Services LLC / Planning a Brewery: More than Recipes
  • Bernstein Shur / Taxes and Compliance

This course also includes a FREE Beer Sensory Training in which you will learn how to evaluate beer on a professional level, experience a series of off flavors and discuss their causes, as well as gain a framework for how to set up your own record keeping and product evaluation program.

- View the full course agenda and outline by clicking on the "What You Will Learn" tab.

- Interested in further Craft Brewing professional development? Check out our Craft Brewing Certificate Program.

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Day 1 | Tuesday, January 24th, 2023

6:00 - 8:30pm
David Yarrington (Chapel + Main Restaurant and Brewery) & Ken Jennings (Brewery Science Services LLC) 

  • 6:00-6:15pm – Welcome, Intros, Housekeeping
  • 6:15-6:45pm – Introductions, Goals and Assignments 
  • 6:45-7:00pm – QA/QC, Brewhouse Safety & OSHA 
  • 7:00-8:30pm – Planning a Brewery: More Than Recipes  

Day 2 | Thursday, January 26th, 2023

6:00 - 8:30pm

John Moran (Bernstein Shur) + Dane Nielsen (Liars Bench Beer Co.) 

  • 6:00-6:15pm – Welcome, Intros, Housekeeping
  • 6:15-7:15pm – The TTB + NHLC – Taxes and Compliance 
  • 7:15-7:30pm – Break 
  • 7:30-8:30pm – Equipment, Space, and Materials 

Day 2 | Tuesday, January 31st, 2023

6:00 - 8:30pm

Cheryl Parker (UNH Brewery)  

  • 6:00-6:15pm – Welcome, Intros, Housekeeping
  • 6:15-7:15pm – QA/QC, Brewhouse Safety & OSHA 
  • 7:15-7:30pm – Break 
  • 7:30-8:30pm – FDA, Waste Streams & Regulations 

Day 4 | Thursday, February 2nd, 2023
6:00 - 8:30pm

Nicole Carrier (Throwback Brewery) 

  • 6:00-6:15pm – Welcome, Intros, Housekeeping
  • 6:15-7:15pm – Business Structure + Business Plan 
  • 7:15-7:30pm – Break 
  • 7:30-8:30pm – Branding, Marketing + Sales 

(Optional) Day 5 | Friday, February 3rd, 2023
6:00 - 8:30pm

Cheryl Parker (UNH Brewery)  

Beer Sensory Training: A good sensory program is critical to every brewery. In this session you will learn how to evaluate beer on a professional level, experience a series of off flavors and discuss their causes, as well as gain a framework for how to set up your own record keeping and product evaluation program.

The Fall 2022 Craft Brewery Startup Workshop will take place in-person at our classroom location in Portsmouth, NH.

More information regarding course materials, etc. will be provided to registered students at least one week prior to the start of the course.