The Overhead You Can't Escape

Your brewery has costs that don't change whether you brew four times a month or six. They're there every month regardless.

Rent: £900 a month. And that's modest. Depending on where you are, you could be paying significantly more. Brewery premises need space, drainage, three-phase power, vehicle access — industrial units that tick those boxes don't come cheap.

A salary for general brewery work and deliveries: £800 a month. Again, modest. This might be a part-time employee who does your deliveries, helps with packaging, and covers some of the general grunt work. It's barely enough to get the hours you need, but it's what the budget allows.

That's £1,700 a month in fixed overhead before you've brewed a drop. Divide it across your brews — say five per month as a reasonable average — and you're adding £340 per brew, or roughly 9p per can.