In a similar vein to this topic I started a year ago I'm after a bit of info.
There are a number of guys on this forum who are in the process of setting up commercial breweries (you SA guys know who you are).
There are also a number on here who brew commercially (a couple in SA, and NSW).
In some informal chats I've had with people in the industry, it appears that it take at least a couple of years to get a commercial brewing venture off the ground, financed and in production.
What is the typical lead time, and cost to setup a commercial brewing venture in Australia, and are then any good resources available for anyone silly enough to want to bet their life savings and future on such a project (ie. me) ? I'm talking govt, council and taxation requirements, other laws/zoning etc, infrastructure, business plans ....... blah blah blah.
I've seen some handbooks and guides available on the net but they are all US centric.
TIA,
Doc
There are a number of guys on this forum who are in the process of setting up commercial breweries (you SA guys know who you are).
There are also a number on here who brew commercially (a couple in SA, and NSW).
In some informal chats I've had with people in the industry, it appears that it take at least a couple of years to get a commercial brewing venture off the ground, financed and in production.
What is the typical lead time, and cost to setup a commercial brewing venture in Australia, and are then any good resources available for anyone silly enough to want to bet their life savings and future on such a project (ie. me) ? I'm talking govt, council and taxation requirements, other laws/zoning etc, infrastructure, business plans ....... blah blah blah.
I've seen some handbooks and guides available on the net but they are all US centric.
TIA,
Doc