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Industry Info, Standards, Statistics and Conversion Factors
Brewery Space Requirements:
Average production brewery with bottling=1.25-1.75 SF/BBL/Year
Minimum production brewery start-up size requirements: 5,000 square feet industrial space with 20' ceilings, loading dock, good truck access, 3 phase power, city gas main
Average pub brewery plant with in-house sales only=.06-1.0 SF/BBL/Year (not including restaurant)
Minimum brewpub size requirements: 3,000 square feet in retail area with ample parking and/or high foot traffic
Energy Use:
Brewpubs:
Electrical: 10-15 KWH/BBL
Chiller: 8-20 BTU /BBL
Natural gas: 1.3 therms/BBL
Ingredients (averages for all malt beers):
Water usage: 3.0-7.0 BBL per BBL of beer sold
Malt: 45-60 #/BBL
Hops: 0.5-0.8 #/BBL
Water Usage Breakdown for Pub Breweries:
Usage & output per 10 BBL, average (pub brewery)
10 BBL in product
12 BBL Cooling-reclaimed
1 BBL Evaporated
2.5 BBL With spent grain
8.5 BBL To sewer
33 bbl TOTAL
Effluent (Average for Pub Breweries):
BOD mg/L 600-1200
COD mg/L 800-1600
TSS mg/L 250-500
pH 5.5-6.5
Revenue:
Beer sold retail by the glass in a brewpub $700-$1,000 per BBL Beer sold retail to go in bottles $300-$375 per BBL. Beer sold wholesale in kegs to distributors: $120-$150 per BBL. Beer sold wholesale in bottles to distributors $145-$190 per BBL Beer sold wholesale in kegs to accounts $160-$200 per BBL. Beer sold wholesale in bottles to accounts $190-$250 per BBL
Brewpubs may become profitable with as little as
250 BBLs of annual beer sales if it is all sold at retail. A brewpub should target beer
sales of at least 40% of gross sales. Production breweries generally require
3,000-5,000 barrels of annual sales at wholesale to become profitable. They can often
benefit from a modest on site pub, depending on the suitability of the location. A
start-up production brewery may cost between $125 and $350 per barrel of annual capacity
to build depending on quality of equipment, efficiency and other factors. Larger plants
cost less.
Selected Conversion Factors:
| US Gal->CF | x 0.1337 |
| Ft.³->US Gal | x 7.481 |
| US Gal.->In.³ | x 231 |
| In³->US Gal. | x 0.0043 |
| HL->US BBL | x 0.8522 |
| US BBL->HL | x 0.11734 |
| Ft.³->US BBL | x 0.2413 |
| US BBL->Ft.³ | x 4.144 |
| UK BBL-> US Gal | x 43.24 |
| US BBL->UK BBL | x .717 |
| US Gal.-> Imp.Gal | x 0.8326 |
| Imp. Gal->US Gal | x 1.201 |
| PSI->Kgm/cm² | x 0.0703 |
1 Bushel=1.07 CF=8 US Gal.
Dissolved Oxygen & Air:
| O2 ml/oz.->PPM | x 48.41 |
| O2 PPM->ml/oz | x 0.02067 |
| O2 PPM->air ml/oz | x 0.10338 |
| Air ml/oz.->O2 PPM | x 9.671 |
Grain:
US Malt Bushel =34#
Malt=30-34# /Ft.³
Grist=23-27# /Ft.³
Spent Grain=50-80# /Ft.³
Average infusion mash=1.0-1.2 BBL H2O /100# malt
Typical processing: 1 Ft.³ malt yields 1.35 Ft.³ grist which yields 0.9 Ft.³ spent
grain
Extract:
# /BBL->KGM /HL x 0.3865
Kgm/HL-#/BBL x
Color:
°EBC->°Lovibond =
°EBCx(.375)+0.46
Water Properties:
8.34 #/gal.
7.481 gal.= 1 CF
1 C/F=62.4#
Fuel Properties
Natural Gas= 1050 BTU/CF
1 therm=100,000 BTU=95.2 CF
Elevation: Gas efficiency is de-rated by 4% per 1,000 feet over 2,000 feet
Propane=91,500 BTU/Gal. =35.6 CF vapor =2570 BTU /CF vapor
Cooling:
1 Ton=12,000 BTU
1 HP= 6900 BTUH @ 90° ambient with 28° glycol
Glycol flow rate: 3-5 GPM per tank jacket for small tanks
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