Understanding Your Numbers: The Missing Piece in Small-Scale Brewing

One of the biggest challenges for small-scale brewers is having a clear picture of the business side of brewing. Many of us start out with a deep passion for craft beer — full of creativity, eager to brew bold, unique recipes that make us and our friends proud.

Over time, we naturally put more focus on quality, refining our process and ingredients. But somewhere along the way, the numbers often get left behind.

The truth is, when you’re brewing at a small scale — say under 10BBLs — passion and business start to collide in very real ways.

You’re still driven by love for the craft, but suddenly you're also dealing with:

• Production losses
• Pricing
• Profit margins
• Batch efficiency

... among many other factors.

It’s no longer just about brewing great beer; it’s about sustaining a brewery and building a livelihood.In this space, one of the industry’s biggest blind spots is production analytics.

Most small brewers don’t have clear answers to key questions:

• Do you really know your production costs?
• How much loss do you incur per batch?
• What percentage of your brews develop off-flavors and can't be sold?
• Which recipes generate the most waste, and which the least?
• Are your highest-rated beers also your most profitable?
• Do your best-selling beers actually make money?
• Can you distinguish the cost of a recipe per liter from the total cost of the final packaged product?

In most cases, the answer is no. And that’s not because brewers don’t care — it’s because there hasn't been an easy, affordable way to see all this information in one place.

At foambyte™ we give small brewers a clear, actionable view of their numbers — That’s where growth begins.