Planning a Brewery
Turning an idea into a functioning brewhouse: equipment selection, layout, utilities, and realistic production planning.
Home - Brewery consulting, equipment planning & brewhouse design
Traditional Brewing Expertise
Modern Brewery Consulting
From brewhouse design and layout to recipe development, fermentation strategy, and production troubleshooting — I help breweries brew better beer with less chaos.
10+ years pro brewing • Facility build experience • Award-winning beers
Brewhouse Snapshot
Active Client
Fermentation Health
Stable & Repeatable
Dialed in yeast management, tank timing, and recipe documentation.
Batches / Month
18
+22% vs last quarter
Brewhouse Efficiency
+5.4%
Batch Consistency
Improved
“Turned a tricky beer concept into a clean, repeatable process with better yields.”
Who I Work With
Whether you’re planning your first brewhouse or working to hit more consistent numbers, Schneider Beer Consulting supports breweries at every stage.
Growing a Brewery
Dialing in consistency, scaling batches, and aligning tank turns, cellar workflow, and packaging schedules with your actual demand.
Fixing What's Not Working
Troubleshooting quality issues, efficiency losses, off-flavors, and process bottlenecks with a practical, step-by-step approach.
How Schneider Beer Consulting Helps Breweries
Every brewery is different, but most challenges fall into a few key areas. These are the consulting services I focus on.
Brewery Start-Up Consulting
From blank floor plan to first pour: equipment selection, layout, utilities, workflow, and operational planning.
Recipe Development & Scaling
Classic styles, modern hop-forward beers, wild/mixed fermentation, gluten-free ferments, and production scaling built around your specific system.
Brewhouse Optimization
Improve brewhouse efficiency, tighten processes, reduce loss, stabilize quality, and fix those frustrating inconsistencies.
Brewery Layout & Drafting
Engineer-informed drafting and layout for brewhouses, utilities, glycol, process piping, and tasting rooms.
Why Work With Schneider Beer Consulting?
There are plenty of consultants in the beer world. Here’s what makes this practice different.
Brewer First, Consultant Second
Real production experience, real equipment, real constraints — not theory.
Wild + Traditional Expertise
From wild cultures and Jun fermentation to clean American ales and traditional European styles.
Facility & Drafting Background
Mechanical, electrical, plumbing, glycol, and building experience that keeps your plans grounded in reality.
Practical, No-Nonsense Guidance
Clear, prioritized steps you can actually implement — no fluff, no buzzwords.
Recent Work
Dialing In a Date-Forward Beer Program for an Arizona Brewery
A brewery wanted a date-focused beer that would work consistently in production and resonate with local drinkers. Together, we refined the extraction process, stabilized fermentation, and turned a difficult concept into an award-winning flagship beer.
- Reduced batch-to-batch variability
- Improved date sugar extraction method
- Built a repeatable recipe and process document
Full case study coming soon.
Date Beer
Desert-grown dates, balanced sweetness, and a process that holds up in production.
Articles & Resources for Brewers
Practical guides, tools, and insights to help you run a better brewery — whether we work together or not.
5 Common Brewhouse Bottlenecks
The issues most breweries run into — and how to diagnose and correct them.
Scaling a Flagship Beer
Maintain identity and flavor profile when moving from pilot batches to production.
Planning Utility Runs
Avoid painful surprises by mapping utilities before the equipment arrives.
How Working Together Typically Works
Simple, straightforward, and built around your brewery’s reality.
Step 1
Listen & Diagnose
We start with a conversation to understand your brewery, goals, and challenges.
Step 2
Plan & Prioritize
You receive clear recommendations focused on efficiency, quality, and safety.
Step 3
Implement & Support
Documentation, process steps, and optional hands-on or remote support.
Ready to Talk About Your Brewery?
Whether you’re planning a new brewery or improving an existing one, a short conversation can reveal your best next steps.
Start the Conversation
Prefer email? Reach me at info@schneiderbeer.com.