BREWERIES
Below are example descriptions and processes that breweries are using for their particular setup. These examples are only meant to provide ideas and are not meant to dictate what you should use in your brewery. You are encouraged to be creative and set up your processes so that they make the most sense for you!
To review how to make a process see the Making Entries using Processes page.
For a more complete explanation of the entries used click the linked entries in the examples below or see the Entry Descriptions page.
Production Breweries
Brewery 1
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- Uses typical Fermenters and Brite Tanks.
- Only kegs. Does not yet Bottle/Can.
- Sells to taproom and distributes.
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Process Name: Beer Production
Group Label: Brew Day
Entry – Beer Fermented (wort transferred to fermenter)
Group Label: Materials Used
Entry – Hops Used
Entry – Used malt and malt products
Entry – Used wheat and wheat products
Entry – Used sugar and syrups
Process Name: Carbonation and Kegging
Group Label: Transfer to Brite
Entry – Transfer From Cellar to Racking Bulk for Carbonation
Entry – Loss from Cellar (trub)
Group Label: Kegging
Entry – Beer racked into kegs
Entry – Loss from Racking Bulk
Process Name: Sales
Group Label: Keg Sales
Entry – Beer sold to Tavern in Kegs
Entry – Kegs Removed for Consumption or Sale
Brewery 2
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- Uses Unitanks for fermentation and carbonation.
- Mostly Kegs. Sometimes Cans.
- Distributes for sale and supplies a secondary Brewpub location with kegs when needed.
- Concerned with correctly reporting keg returns and occasional dumped batches.
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Process Name: Beer Production
Group Label: Brew Day
Entry – Beer Fermented (wort transferred to fermenter)
{note: no materials used entries. uses separate recipe software for these records}
Process Name: Carbonation
Group Label: Dump Trub
Entry – Loss from Cellar (trub)
Group Label: Pressurize Unitank
Entry – Transfer from Cellar to Racking Bulk
Process Name: Kegging and Canning
Group Label: Kegging and Spillage Loss
Entry – Beer racked into Kegs
Entry – Loss from Racking Bulk
Group Label: Canning and Spillage Loss
Entry – Move from Racking Bulk to Bottling Bulk
Entry – Beer bottled or canned
Entry – Loss from Bottling Bulk
Process Name: Sales
Group Label: Sales
Entry – Kegs Removed for Consumption or Sale
Entry – Cases Removed for Consumption or Sale
Group Label: Keg Transfer to Brewpub
Entry – Beer Removed in Kegs to other Breweries
Process Name: Returns and Dumped batches
Group Label: SOLD Keg Returns
Entry – Beer returned to this brewery in Kegs
Group Label: BREWPUB Keg Returns
Entry – Beer received in bond in Kegs
Group Label: Dumped Batches
Entry – Beer destroyed from the Cellar
Entry – Beer destroyed from Kegs
Brewery 3
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- Uses typical Fermenters. Carbonates in Kegs.
- As soon as kegs are fully carbonated they are marked as sold.
- Bottles occasional special releases.
- Sells only to taproom.
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Process Name: Beer Fermenting
Group Label: Transferred to Fermenter
Entry – Beer Fermented (wort transferred to fermenter)
{note: no materials used entries. uses separate recipe software for these records}
Process Name: Carbonation and Finished Kegs
Group Label: Transfer to Kegs for Carbonation
Entry – Transfer from Cellar to Racking Bulk
Entry – Loss from the Cellar (trub)
Group Label: Finished Kegs Made and Sold
Entry – Beer racked into Kegs
Entry – Beer sold to Tavern in Kegs
Process Name: Special Release Bottling
Group Label: Bottled from UN-SOLD Kegs and Sold
Entry – Move from Racking Bulk to Bottling Bulk
Entry – Beer bottled or canned
Entry – Loss from Bottling Bulk
Entry – Beer sold to Tavern in Cases
Brewery 4
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- Brews in ~10 gallon increments. Combines three brews over the span of 1-2 days to ferment in a single 45 gallon fermenter.
- Carbonates in a Brite Tank
- Only makes kegs and only sells to taproom
- Occasionally has issues with dirty kegs.
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Process Name: Brew Days
Group Label: Brew Day 1
Entry – Beer Fermented (wort transferred to fermenter)
Group Label: Brew Day 2
Entry – Beer Fermented (wort transferred to fermenter)
Group Label: Brew Day 3
Entry – Beer Fermented (wort transferred to fermenter)
Group Label: Materials Used for ALL brews
Entry – Hops Used
Entry – Used malt and malt products
Entry – Used wheat and wheat products
Entry – Used sugar and syrups
Batch Combining
At this point the brewer combines all 3 brews using Batch Combining to record that all 3 were transferred into the same fermenter.
Process Name: Transfer to Brite
Group Label: Record Trub and Losses
Entry – Loss from the Cellar (trub)
Group Label: Transfer to Brite
Entry – Transfer from Cellar to Racking Bulk
Process Name: Keg and Sell
Group Label: Kegs Made and Sold
Entry – Beer racked to Kegs
Entry – Loss from Racking Bulk
Entry – Beer sold to Tavern in Kegs
Process Name: Record Bad Kegs
Group Label: Bad beer in Kegs
Entry – Beer destroyed from Kegs
Brewpubs
According to the TTB, Brewpubs are different from Production Breweries in that they cannot have non-taxpaid beer inventory (i.e. an inventory of ‘ready for sale’ kegs or cases).When a brewpub uses kegs as it’s serving tanks, as opposed to a more traditional, large brite/serving tank, the kegs should be classified as its “Tax Determination Tanks”. Once beer is transferred to the kegs it is Taxpaid (aka, sold). An inventory of non-taxpaid kegs is not allowed in this scenario.
The type of tax determination tanks a brewpub uses is required to be outlined on the brewers permit and any changes to the types of TDT used need to be reflected on an amended and approved permit.
Any kegs or bottles/cans/growlers made (if allowed by your state) need to be made AFTER the beer has already been tax determined/sold to your Taproom.
Brewpub 1
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- Uses typical Fermenters.
- Uses traditional Brite Tanks as Serving Tanks/Tax Determination Tanks.
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Process Name: Brew Day
Group Label: Brew Day
Entry – Beer Fermented (wort transferred to fermenter)
{note: no materials used entries. uses separate recipe software for these records}
Process Name: Transfer to Serving Tank
Group Label: Dump Trub, Transfer to Serving, Tax Determine
Entry – Loss from Cellar (trub)
Entry – Sold from the Cellar
Brewpub 2
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- Uses unitanks as fermenters and to force carbonate.
- Uses Kegs as Serving Tanks/Tax Determination Tanks.
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Process Name: Brew Day and Carbonation
Group Label: Beer Fermented and Materials Used
Entry – Beer Fermented (wort transferred to fermenter)
Entry – Hops Used
Entry – Used malt and malt products
Entry – Used wheat and wheat products
Entry – Used sugar and syrups
Group Label: Dump Trub and Force Carbonate
Entry – Loss from Cellar (trub)
Process Name: Keg and Sell
Group Label: Keg and record kegging losses
Entry – Loss from Cellar
Entry – Sold from the Cellar
Brewpub 3
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- Uses typical Fermenters for fermentation.
- Force carbonates in Kegs, which are also used as Serving Tanks/Tax Determination Tanks.
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Process Name: Brew Day
Group Label: Beer Fermented
Entry – Beer Fermented (wort transferred to fermenter)
Group Label: Materials Used
Entry – Hops Used
Entry – Used malt and malt products
Entry – Used wheat and wheat products
Entry – Used sugar and syrups
Process Name: Kegging/Sales
Group Label: Kegging
Entry – Loss from the cellar (trub)
Entry – Sold from the Cellar
Brewpub 4
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- Uses unitanks as Fermenters and as Serving Tanks/Tax Determination Tanks.
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Process Name: Brewpub Production and Sales
Group Label: Brew
Entry – Beer Fermented (wort transferred to fermenter)
{note: no materials used entries. uses separate recipe software for these records}
Group Label: Record Losses and Finished Beer
Entry – Loss from Cellar (trub)
Entry – Sold from the Cellar