Built & Brewed

A Red Engine Brewing Company Podcast

Built and Brewed has been developed to give you an insiders view of what it takes to build a brewery. This craft beer podcast follows Preston Andreini through the process of opening Red Engine Brewing Company. Preston is a professional firefighter/paramedic and the founder of Red Engine Brewing Company located in Fillmore, California. The podcast will discuss topics such as raising capital, licensing, location selection, education, equipment sizing, business planning, financial planning, marketing plans, ordering, fabrication, and public relations. Consultants and professionals will be joining Preston to share their view of the process and tips to save you time and energy for your brewery or business planning. In addition to the business end of craft beer we will also discuss industry trends, beer brewing techniques and future events at Red Engine Brewing Company. Stick around each episode to stay up to date on this incredible process and learn something new and hopefully one day visit us at the taproom.


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#12 Sizing your brewhouse

If you are like us and you love huge stainless tanks you are in the right place! The big questions are how big should you go and what are some considerations we should look into before committing to a certain size brewery.

Todays show talks about different types of breweries that are being produced by manufacturers. We briefly go over some pros and cons to the different setups and help you work out some rough calculations to determine size. The saying "size matters" couldn't be more true when determining your brewery. Be smart and do your homework, talk with professionals, and be educated in your decision making. This piece of the puzzle will make or break your future.

Enjoy this episode and always reach out with questions. Thank you for listening.

Cheers

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#11 Craft Beer Marketing Plan

This episode our guest is Julie Rhodes from Not Your Hobby Marketing Solutions. Julie is a strategic beverage business consultant. She helps Small But Mighty craft beverage brands avoid Stagnant Sales, so they can keep their tanks full, their doors wide open, and their passion fermenting.

During this conversation we learn about Julies history and how she ended up consulting after years in the craft beverage space. We also touch on our Marketing Plan and how we developed it. Some of the material can be used to help you fill in or better understand what a marketing plan can do for your business. Julie can be contacted at 720.749.4977

julie@notyourhobbymarketing.com

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#10 Maintaining Your Mindset

This episode is going to be focused on the mental challenges anyone may go through on their way to achieving a new goal. I believe that a majority of your success or failure is due to your perspective. With professional help you can become more accountable, proficient, and effectively communicate with team members. These skills will need to be sharpened during your journey as you bring more people into a project.

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#9 Working with the Small Business Development Center

In this episode we talk with Paul Mazbanian the Assistant Director for the College of the Canyons Small Business Development Center. At the start of your business venture you may need some assistance to get started or further develop and idea. Professionals like Paul and his team can assist you with your vision. Topics such as business planning, finance, quickbooks, marketing women and minority opportunity and government contracts are all discussed during this episode.

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#8 PRANCERS FARM- MARIO & VANESSA

Prancers Farm is a locally owned and family operated farm in Santa Paula, California. Today we welcome Mario, Vanessa, Beto, and Ray to the podcast to discuss a new partnership. We are exploring the ways in which breweries and farms can come together to benefit both businesses as well as the community. In Episode 8 we discuss how we plan to combine our expertise and create a long lasting partnership.

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#7 Brewery Architect

During this episode we chat with the team at CHARC Design Architectual Firm in Santa Clarita, California about how to build a brewery. If you have never worked with an architect before this episode will be packed with information on what you can expect to happen.

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#6 Craft Beverage Attorney Lucas Noble

Today we speak with Lucas Noble the principal attorney at Crafted Legal. We will discuss topics about formation of a company, licensing, trademark, contracts, and distribution as it pertains to breweries. Each one of these steps has several options or paths you can go down depending on your end goal. Speaking with an attorney early can help you make these decisions and get you headed in the correct direction. Lucas shares information on each of these topics and uses some real life examples to help us understand.

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#5 Brewing Education with Steve Parkes

Beer school! Is that even a thing? It actually is. We take a deep dive into a professional brewing education with Lead Instructor Steve Parkes of the American Brewers Guild in Middlebury Vermont. The standards in the industry are the highest beer has ever seen. Products are getting better and the consumer is becoming ever more detailed with their palette.

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#4 How to Find a Commercial Real Estate Agent and Location

On Episode 3 we talk with Commercial Real Estate Agent Thomas Oliver of NAI Capital about how to find a location and negotiate a lease. Tom is a professional with 15 plus years experience in the commercial real estate market. His professional approach and knowledge on the market will help you get a base of knowledge to start your search with.

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#3 SBA Financing with Scott Birkner

This episode we talk all things SBA with Scott Birkner from Dogwood State Bank in Charolette, North Carolina. Scott has been working specifically with craft beverage customers for the last 15 years and is a wealth of knowledge on the subject.

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#2 Build Your Brewery Pro Forma

On this Episode of Built and Brewed we talk with Kary Shumway. Kary is a CPA, CFO at Worm-Town Brewing in Massachusetts and the owner of www.craftbreweryfinance.com

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#1 Building the Business Plan

Todays episode follows Preston and Martin through their business planning process. Martin is the owner of Cerveceria Del Pueblo Brewery in Pasadena, CA.

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#0 Built & Brewed Introduction

Welcome to Built and Brewed! Episode 0 introduces you to Preston Andreini the host of the Built and Brewed Podcast and founder of Red Engine Brewing Company. Get a taste of what is to come in the future as our brewery gets closer to opening.

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