{"id":7062352,"date":"2026-09-20T19:17:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T19:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/som2nypost.com\/uncategorized\/should-i-start-a-brewery-now-with-jamil-zainasheff-beersmith-podcast-350-beersmith-home-brewing-blog\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T19:17:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T19:17:17","slug":"should-i-start-a-brewery-now-with-jamil-zainasheff-beersmith-podcast-350-beersmith-home-brewing-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/som2nypost.com\/?p=7062352","title":{"rendered":"Should I Start a Brewery Now with Jamil Zainasheff \u2013 BeerSmith Podcast #350 \u2013 BeerSmith Home Brewing Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-ast-blocks-layout=\"true\" itemprop=\"text\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jamil Zainasheff joins me this week to discuss why you should (or should not) start a brewery today and walks us through some of the joys and pitfalls that come with owning your own Craft brewery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Subscribe on iTunes to <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/beersmith-home-beer-brewing\/id398500515?mt=2\">Audio version <\/a>or <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/beersmith-home-beer-brewing\/id824963861\">Video version<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7vwQRBi8HJBpePV3I7Dpj5\">Spotify <\/a>or <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/music.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLmt3Is-jbBLXos-tmhHJ2e_tCMQooh7gj&amp;si=JnITvPpXDFmKOO_I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Google Music<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/beersmith\/BSHB-350-Jamil.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download the MP3 File<\/a>\u2013 Right Click and <strong>Save As<\/strong> to download this mp3 file.<\/p>\n<p> <audio controls=\"\"><source src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/beersmith\/BSHB-350-Jamil.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"\/>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio> <\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignfull has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Should I Start a Brewery Now with Jamil Zainasheff - BeerSmith Podcast #350\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xSDET3sSDKw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<h3 id=\"topics-in-this-week-s-episode-50-46\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topics in This Week\u2019s Episode (49:29)<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This week I welcome back Jamil Zainasheff. Jamil is an award winning professional and home brewer. Jamil authored the books \u201cBrewing Classic Styles\u201d, \u201cThe Practical Guide to Beer Fermentation\u201d as well as his new book \u201cThe Modern Homebrewer\u201d and also co-hosts the \u201cBrew Strong\u201d podcast on the Brewing Network. He recently revised his website and yeast calculators at <a href=\"https:\/\/mrmalty.com\/\">MrMalty.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>We discuss some of Jamil\u2019s new projects including his revised website at MrMalty.com<\/li>\n<li>Jamil talks about why it may not be a horrible time to open a brewery even though both homebrewing and Craft brewing are in decline.<\/li>\n<li>He explains what type of person it takes to start up a Craft brewery and just how much work is involved.<\/li>\n<li>We discuss getting the beer lineup correct, and why you do need to brew popular beers like IPAs as well as your personal favorites.<\/li>\n<li>Jamil tells us that unfortunately owning a brewery is more about running a small business than it is about being a brewer.<\/li>\n<li>He explains how you might fund your brewery and why you need a year\u2019s worth of operating expenses on top of your cost to set up and open the brewery.<\/li>\n<li>We talk about how long it takes to get a brewery started.<\/li>\n<li>Jamil gives us his thoughts on selecting the right location.<\/li>\n<li>We talk about the many roadblocks new breweries can run into<\/li>\n<li>Jamil shares a bit more about his revised website mentioned above and what it has to offer.<\/li>\n<li>Jamil gives us his closing thoughts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>iTunes Announcements<\/strong>: I launched a new <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/beersmith-home-beer-brewing\/id824963861\">video channel for the BeerSmith podcast on iTunes<\/a>, so subscribe now! At the moment it will only feature the new widescreen episodes (#75 and up). Older episodes are available on my revamped <a href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/mrbeersmith\">Youtube channel<\/a>. Also all of my <a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/beersmith-home-brewing-blog\/id398500515\">audio episodes are on iTunes<\/a> now \u2013 so grab the older episodes if you missed any.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"thoughts-on-the-podcast\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thoughts on the Podcast?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leave me a comment below or visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/beersmith.com\/forum\">discussion forum<\/a> to leave a comment in the podcast section there.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"subscribe-to-the-podcast-on-itunes-or-beersmith-radio\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Subscribe to the Podcast on iTunes<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can subscribe to the audio or video using the iTunes links below, or the feed address<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And finally, don\u2019t forget to subscribe to the blog and <a href=\"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/subscribe\">my newsletter<\/a> (or link at the top of the page) \u2013 to get free weekly articles on home brewing.<\/p>\n<p><!--end responsive_icons--><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"1082c63ed3066c0160a052ad-text\/javascript\">\n                    (function(d, s, id) {\n                        var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n                        if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n                        js = d.createElement(s);\n                        js.id = id;\n                        js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v3.2\";\n                        fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n                    }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n                <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jamil Zainasheff joins me this week to discuss why you should (or should not) start a brewery today and walks us through some of the joys and pitfalls that come with owning your own Craft brewery. 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