So, you know you’re ready to start growing your brewery lab—but it can be intimidating. Which tests are the most important to focus on? Which pieces of equipment are crucial? And most importantly, why are they so expensive?!
First of all, relax: The nice thing about starting a brewery lab is that there are no set rules for how it needs to be run. In this industry, we’re lucky in that we have less of the oversight and regulations that can often limit labs in other industries. Your brewery can start a lab and grow it at whatever pace feels appropriate. However, every brewery, no matter its size, should focus on quality testing. Here, we’ll share some guidelines that can be used to get started with testing and equipment.
A quick disclaimer: These points are merely suggestions based on your brewery’s annual production volume. As owner or brewer, you can choose to implement tests based on your brewery’s different priorities at any given time. If budgetary restrictions are a big issue, you can start slow and implement tests later. On the other hand, if you’re rapidly expanding, or you’ve already encountered some quality issues, you may want to implement some of these tests sooner.
Regardless, as long as you’re prioritizing quality in your growing brewery, you are on the right track.
Growth Can Change the Equation
You already know the importance of quality testing in your brewery. However, there are many phases that growing breweries might not be aware of when it comes to the importance of lab testing.
