As demand for your beer increases, it’s important to adjustment your processes so that you can more easily meet the demand. It’s also important to find ways to meet those demands with as little cost as possible.
Automating some of your processes is a great way to make work go more quickly without adding a lot of costs. Though there will be some upfront cost in automating, you’ll save money, as the costs are quickly recouped in efficiency.
There are many ways to automate brewery processes. Some are simple, such as adding a keg cleaner, while others may be more complex, such as adding an another brew house.
In many cases, a simple change, like adding a keg cleaner can save lots of employee time, freeing them up to do other things and making the entire process go more smoothly. A keg cleaner dramatically reduces the amount of time required to get kegs cleaned and ready to be reused. If much of your beer is sold by the keg, this can make a significant difference in your business. Using a keg cleaner also makes it easier to switch beers between kegs, since the process gets the keg cleaner than traditional methods.
Talk with a company that specializes in helping craft breweries automate their processes. These professionals can look at your current processes and make recommendations for which changes would be the most cost effective and would make the most improvement in your business. You can start small, adding a simple change now, and build on it as your business grows.
Increased demand for your beer is a huge sign of success for your brewery. To continue this success, it’s critical to improve your processes right away. A few simple automation changes might be all you need to help your brewery grow to easily meet that new demand.