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SKA Fabricating
545 Turner Drive
Durango
Colorado 81303
www.skafabricating.com
Ska Fabricating designs and builds reliable, automated packaging line equipment that is hand-crafted to make craft businesses’ lives easier. Why choose Ska Fab?
INCREASE PRODUCTION AND QUALITY
- More of your product in more places
- Cans and bottles have longer shelf-life
- Packaged products maintain their integrity
EXPAND MARKET REACH
- Start or expand your distribution
- Gain visibility beyond your taproom
- Get small batches into consumer’s hands
- Claim your space on retail shelves
PLAN FOR THE FUTURE
- Our canning and bottling lines are engineered to grow with you
- Every piece of our equipment is built to last
- The same line can be used for several container shapes and sizes
To find out more or request a quote, head to our website.
Lallemand Brewing
109 Maud St
Maroochydore
QLD 4558
lallemandbrewing.com
Lallemand Brewing is a global business serving all segments of the brewing industry with brewers yeast and other brewing products, services and education. Supported by decades of longstanding industry experience, an extensive support network and strong technical expertise, Lallemand Brewing is positioned to help your brewery achieve its growth and quality goals. Whether you are a microbrewery, a global leader in beer production or anything in between, we have something for you.
At Lallemand Brewing… WE BREW WITH YOU.
Train with the Siebel Institute
If you are a homebrewer that wants to get “pro” or a “pro” that needs to go deeper or wider in your applied brewing knowledge, you can save 50 percent on lectures from Siebel and their World Brewing Academy web-based portfolio range during April 2020.
Head to siebelinstitute.com, create an account, find the lecture of interest and enrol using the code Siebel50! (including the exclamation mark). When you pay with your credit card the cost will be automatically discounted by 50 percent and you'll be sent all the details you need.
For additional information about the products, services and education Lallemand Brewing has to offer, please visit our website at www.lallemandbrewing.com.
For any questions you may have, or information on our latest products, services and education, please reach out directly to your Regional Manager Hayden Mokaraka – hmokaraka@lallemand.com.
CONTRACT BREWING AT DAINTON BEER
560 Frankston-Dandenong Road
Carrum Downs
VIC 3201
www.dainton.beer
Calling all brewers and beers without a home!
Looking for somewhere to make your next beer? Or just a bit of extra capacity?
Multi award-winning Dainton Beer are now offering CONTRACT BREWING services from our home in Carrum Downs!
Who better to bring your next big beer idea to life than the team behind some of Australia’s most innovative, experimental and award-winning brews!
From our brand new, state-of-the-art 45hL automated brewhouse, to our recipe development and package design advisory services, the Dainton team are ready to assist with any and all aspects of contract brewing, from concept to can.
Let’s Make Some Beer!
Contact sales@dainton.beer for more information.
Spark Breweries & Distilleries
Melbourne
Australia
Nationwide
www.sparkbrew.com/
Spark designs, builds and installs small and large brewing and distilling systems across the country.
After starting in 2014, there are now more than 50 businesses using Spark equipment to make great products in solid businesses.
Specialising in automatic compact breweries, our machines are Brewers’ Breweries – we work hard to improve the process control and brewing performance to empower the next generation of Australian beer creators.
With a long warranty and close local support before, during and long after a project is built, Spark is proud to support our industry with brewing training, engineering, equipment finance and business modelling support.
Tell us about your project now:
KegLease
304/50 Holt Street
Surry Hills
NSW 2010
api.kegstar.com/australia/keglease
KegLease, Your Keg, Your Brand!
Invest in yourself, run your own custom branded keg fleet at leasing prices!
Not only is the leasing procedure a fixed price, you also have peace of mind knowing you have access to more kegs, which allows you to expand your fleet at short notice.
Rockstar Brewer
PO Box 2
Ballandean
QLD 4382
www.rockstarbrewer.com
Hi - I'm Hendo.
I help craft breweries grow the brand loyalty by giving brewers the tools to brew award-winning beer that sells like hot cakes.
You already know how to brew but now you're a professional craft brewer, in order to achieve predictable, consistent sales, your beer must also be predictable, consistent and of the highest quality.
Your consumers demand it.
Our clients live and breathe by the mantra, "My next batch of beer will be my best!"
Rockstar Brewer is your one-stop shop for essential brewery operations support services.
We offer:
- Rockstar Brewer Implementation Program - The Rockstar Brewer System is there to help you set up your brewing operation for quality beer results. You'll learn the secrets to brewing high quality, consistent beer that keeps consumers coming back for more....all while learning how to be an efficient brewer that reduces costs.
- Consulting - Whether it's award-winning beer recipe development, setting up your sensory program, writing your brewery's quality manual, Standard Operating Procedures or establishing your Quality Lab, we can give you the advice you need to succeed.
- Brewery Lab Analysis Services - If you lack the capital or time to undertake your own lab work, let us be your lab partner in beer quality. Whether it's Chemical or Microbiological analysis, we can analyse water, wort and beer and offer you a "brewer-to-brewer" conversation about your specific requirements.
Whether you're an established brewery or a brewery in planning, Rockstar Brewer can help you make consistent, award-winning beer that will grow your brand.
Head over to my website and download your free 5 step quality plan for your brewery.
Kegstar
304/50 Holt Street
Surry Hills
NSW 2010
au.kegstar.com/
Here at Kegstar we own the kegs so you don't have to!
Making your life very simple with 4 easy steps... RENT, FILL, DELIVER, REPEAT
You are in control, forecasting your own kegs, then you clean, fill, scan and distribute the full kegs to the requested venue. Let us collect the kegs!
By using this simple yet effective method, you can customise your orders to additional demands, reduce carbon emissions and more importantly... use your keg capital elsewhere!
East Coast Canning: Mobile Canning & Packaging Supply
Head Office in NSW
Servicing NSW, VIC, QLD, ACT, TAS, SA and other locations on request
www.eastcoastcanning.com.au
Australia's first mobile beverage canning service
- x5 CODI counter pressure mobile canning lines
- All canning sizes including slim, sleek and the classics
- Various beverage capabilities: beer, wine, cocktails, RTD’s, cider, seltzer, water and tea
- Every day, every machine: date coding, seam inspections, dissolved oxygen readings and daily reporting
- Averaging between 40 & 50 cans per minute
- LN2 dosing
- All your packaging needs including: pressure sensitive labelling for pristine perfectly labelled cans, blank cans, ends, Paktech clips etc
- Consulting Services for everything supply and canning related
We provide quality mobile canning and packaging services wherever you need it Australia wide. We have seamed over 25 million cans and have highly skilled technicians running our canning lines. With our high-tech canning equipment and stringent quality systems we help our customers can a superior beverage efficiently and cost effectively.
We have developed a list of services, we are a one-stop-shop. Give us a call to discuss your next project!
Roxset Australia
Unit 16, 19-23 Bridge Street
Pymble
NSW 2073
www.roxset.com.au
Roxset Australia is a 100% Australian-owned business that over the past 30 years has been committed to providing customers with custom epoxy flooring coatings and solutions that are of the highest quality and comply with all health and safety standards.
Roxset Australia has developed a unique product unlike any other in the market with exceptional properties which meet stringent OH&S requirements with AQIS and HACCP, particularly within the food and beverage processing industry.
Our key differentiator is our dedication to customer service and quality control. With the demands of business today, our team works 24/7 to keep production downtime to a minimum. We work closely with our clients during the planning stage to ensure even the most challenging deadlines are met.
The Roxset products are suitable for a broad range of industrial and commercial applications. Our team can transform both indoor and outdoor surfaces to fit any budget.
The benefits we offer are:
- We do not source or contract to 3rd parties
- In-house professional installation team of 12
- Extensive experience working in the Food Processing & Beverage Industry
- Fully integrated fleet of trucks for REMOTE WORK - AUSTRALASIA
- Our own Local Production Factory
- Superior Non Slip Coating solutions (to R13)
- Non Toxic VOC Free, Environmentally Friendly
- High Impact & Temperature Resistance
- Excellent Chemical Resistant Anti Microbial properties
- Easy to clean & sterilise
- Quick Installation – fast return to production
- Estimated 15+ years life plus long term warranties
- HACCP OH&S AQIS Compliant
To find out more get in touch with us by calling 1800 769 738, dropping us an email at susan@roxset.com.au, or visiting our website.
Ellerslie Australia
(Head office)
17 Redland Drive
Mitcham
VIC 3132
ehe.com.au/
Great Beer Starts Here
With a history dating back to the 1930s, Ellerslie Australia is a fourth-generation family company that's proudly Australian-owned. Adding to our heritage as Australia’s largest independent hop grower, we have continued to team up with world renowned producers to offer a comprehensive range of premium brewing ingredients.
Our philosophy is to offer the latest technology in farm management and process controls to ensure that we supply only the highest quality hops and hop products to Australia's brewers. We constantly strive to supply the brewing industry with the freshest locally grown hops as well as downstream hop products. For many years we have partnered with Hopsteiner Hops in Europe, the USA and the UK to bring you a full range of international hops and hop extracts at competitive prices.
We are also the proud distribution partner of Coopers Premium Australian Malts, carrying stock in most capital cities across Australia to ensure efficient and cost-effective delivery to every brewery across the country.
Further complementing our hop and malt business, we have teamed up with Lallemand Yeast to provide a comprehensive range of premium brewing yeasts to suit every beer style. Rounding out our portfolio, we also carry nutrients, enzymes and processing aids from AB Vickers as well as sensory kits from The Siebel Institute in Chicago.
König Brewing Systems
Unit 602, 30731 Simpson Road
Abbotsford
BC CANADA V2T 6Y7
www.konigbrew.com/
König is a premium brewery manufacturer. Since the early 1990s, we have been providing the brewing industry with excellent products and reliable service. At König we custom design and manufacture our products to ensure the customer gets what they want.
Our team brings more than one hundred years' worth of experience amassed over 30 years to the table, covering brewing system design, manufacture and installation. Prior to launching König, founders Brad McQuhae and Balbir Sidhu built Newlands Systems into one of the world's most respected brewhouse manufacturers.
We've designed, built and commissioned more than 700 breweries worldwide and specialise in systems from 2bbl (2.35 hectolitre) to 120bbl (140 hectolitre), and fermentation vessels up to 600bbl (700 hectolitre).
If you're after a custom-built solution that meets your specific brewing needs, König will work with you to create a system tailored for the beers you want to make. Whether you require a yeast propagation system, hop dosing gear or other specialised equipment, we can design, deliver and commission it.
The König service doesn't stop when you've brewed your first beers, either. We offer high quality after-sales service and maintain staff on the ground in Australia at all times.
If you want to find out more or arrange a chat with König's team of brewing experts, get in touch.
Fermentis by Lesaffre
112 Rue Gabriel Péri
59700 Marcq-en-Barœul
France
fermentis.com/en
An expert in the Art of Fermentation, Fermentis works with everyone in the world of beer, wine, spirits, and other fermented beverages.
Its range of products and services covers almost all professional requirements: from safeguarding production to expressing sensory characteristics.
A business unit of the Lesaffre Group, a global key player in fermentation and yeast, Fermentis builds solutions and results with its talented experts, visionary R&D program, industrial expertise which meets the highest international quality standards and a strong and coherent marketing and communication strategy.
Its mission? Become the obvious choice for brewers, winemakers and all producers of fermented beverages, helping them express their inventiveness and creativity.
The Fermentis App
The world of fermentation is now a click away thanks to the launch of the Fermentis app. Available on both the App Store and Google Play.
Kaddy
223 Liverpool Street
Darlinghurst
NSW 2010
www.kaddy.com.au
Discover. Connect. Trade.
Kaddy is the leading wholesale ordering platform for the craft beverages industry. Hospitality venues and bottleshops can discover, connect and trade directly with hundreds of craft beverages suppliers – all in one place with a single account.
- Discover new brands and find your favourites – instant access to hundreds of brands and thousands of products across craft beer, spirits, wine, seltzers, cider and more
- Connect directly to suppliers – your Kaddy account connects you directly to any supplier on the platform seamlessly with no additional credit apps
- Trade with less admin and hassle – place orders, communicate with reps, and manage your invoices and order information in one place
Kaddy removes the tedious admin, credit apps and barriers between trade customers and suppliers. Save time and reduce costs with a simple to use platform and flexible payment options and take the headache out of wholesale trade.
It’s free to use for any trade customer, so join the hundreds of suppliers and thousands of pubs, bars, restaurants and bottleshops that use Kaddy to do business better online.
FB*PROPAK
96 Chifley Drive
Preston
VIC 3072
www.fbpropak.com/brewing/
FB*PROPAK’s brewing equipment unit (formerly AEB – Australian Engineered Brewing) dates back to 1968. With a great number of our installations successfully operating in Australia and New Zealand, the FB*PROPAK team is recognised as one of the industry’s most experienced.
With our qualified team of engineers, brewers, distillers and technicians, we have plenty of scope and depth to supply, customise and install your brewing and distilling equipment, large or small – our equipment range includes brewhouses, bottling and canning lines, fillers, cappers, distilleries, centrifuges, filtration, tanks, packaging, kegging, pilot brewing systems, milling, refrigeration, turnkey systems and much more. Check out FB*PROPAK Youtube channel
Hop Products Australia
446 Elizabeth St
North Hobart
TAS 7000
Hops.com.au
HPA is the biggest hop grower in Australia, backed by a team of experts in plant breeding, farm operations, customer service and brewing support. Their farms have been growing hops for more than 150 years, but they’re focused on creating new aromas and flavours that will make our favourite beverage even better. HPA are also regional representatives of the global Barth Haas group. This means they’re able to share Aussie hops with brewers around the world, and bring a great range of international hops and advanced hop products to Aussie brewers
Aussie proprietary hops -
Eclipse®,
Ella™,
Engima®,
Galaxy®,
Topaz™,
Vic Secret™
Leading international hops
Advanced hop products
Bogs Footwear
262a Darebin Road
Fairfield
VIC 3078
www.bogsfootwear.com.au
Bogs Footwear’s history started over a decade ago in Portland, Oregon, initially providing comfortable waterproof footwear to the Oregon farm community. And, as word of mouth grew about the Bogs boot range and their waterproof comfort, many local craft brewers started choosing the boots to keep them warm and dry in the brewery.
Bogs is now an international operation with an office in Melbourne, and has started to gain a following not only in the rural community in Australia but across many other markets, including breweries, outdoor stores and snow shops.
If you spend all day on your feet then you owe it to yourself to get a pair of Bogs. Choose from a wide range of styles for men and women – check it out here and watch our video shot at Bodriggy here.
We make comfortable footwear for uncomfortable conditions.
Bertocchi Smallgoods
97 – 113 Trawalla Avenue
Thomastown
VIC 3074
bertocchi.com.au/
Masters of Fine Foods
At Bertocchi/Northside we combine traditional recipes, hand craftsmanship, state-of-the-art food processing technologies that deliver the finest range of European Smallgoods.
We are constantly innovating and developing new products to complement and expand our existing range.
Proud to introduce our exciting new Snacking-On-The-Go, whether adding to a platter, or simply enjoying with a glass of your favourite beverage in hand, our latest snack products will have you reaching for just one more handful.
To place orders, call (03) 9355 5117 or email AdminMelton@bertocchi.com.au
Cryer Malt
Suppliers of Premium Brewing Ingredients
Supplying Australasian craft brewers with quality brewing ingredients for over 25 years, Cryer Malt is dedicated to sourcing the most premium Malt, Hops & Yeast for all brewing enthusiasts. They distribute the best quality locally crafted malts from Barrett Burston Malting, European malts from BESTMALZ®, Bairds, Dingemans & Thomas Fawcett as well as North American and Canadian malts from Great Western Malting and Canada Malting Company.
Working with their supply partner, Yakima Chief Hops™, Cryer Malt are dedicated to connecting Pacific Northwest hop growers with Australasia’s most innovative brewers.
They have introduced the ability to provide brewers with a full package of ingredients, distributing yeast from local Australian providers Mauribrew and Pinnacle, brands of the esteemed AB Mauri.
Get in touch with the team about Malt, Hops and Yeast, and how they can tailor a package to suit your brewing needs. Total Brewing Revolutionaries – Cryer Malt, your premium brewing partner.
Bulk Malt Options
From day dot, Cryer Malt has always offered bulk malt bags for our customers.
Their forte is custom-sized bulk bags (whether it is 300kg or 1000kg) so they can cater to breweries of all sizes. Their size increments go up in 25kg bags and all bags are pinpoint to the kilo, with no second-guessing or weighing apparatus required.
With warehouses located all over Australia and New Zealand, every brewer has access to their malts in bulk bags.
Contact Details:
Email: orders@cryermalt.com.au
Tel: 1800 119 622
NFE Machinery Co.
Hairong Road
Binhai Industry Area
Ningbo, China
www.nfebrew.com/
NFE Machinery Co. ltd is a top professional designer and manufacturer of high-quality, complete craft beer brewing systems and packaging lines in China and offers excellent service and affordability. We supply turnkey service to create the best value with an affordable cost for each customer.
The NFE team will design your brewery, starting with business plans, custom equipment that fits your needs, CAD for tanks, facility layout, piping diagrams, through to installation on site.
NFE offers the following products and services to our customers:
- Complete planning, design, fabrication, installation and start-up support
- Affordable tanks, systems, controls and complete turnkey system designs
- Standard and Custom Engineering Designs
- Piping, valves, glycol chilling, controls, electrical, and manifold system designs
- Steam and Direct Fired and Electric Systems.
We welcome you to visit and cooperate with NFE!
Bintani Australia
8 Grange Road
Moorabbin Airport
VIC 3194
www.bintani.com.au
For over 20 years, Bintani has connected Brewers and Distillers to the world’s best ingredients. We have warehouses in several locations across Australia and a team of ingredient experts who are passionate about what they do.
Every day we are inspired by our customers, their expertise, their innovation and their creativity, and we are proud to be their partners in pursuit of their passion.
We have the largest wholesale range of malt, hops, yeast, additives and finings at our warehouses across the country. We love talking ingredients so please call us or pop into one of our warehouses.
As of June 2021, our headquarters in Melbourne have moved to a purpose-built state of the art warehouse and office, still in the same part of the city. And, following the acquisition of Hopco, we are now the exclusive supplier of NZ Hops' lineup to the Australian brewing industry.
To locate or contact your nearest Bintani location, head here.
Craft Instinct
CRAFT INSTINCT IS A BRAND DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN SERVICE SPECIALISING IN THE CRAFT BEER INDUSTRY. If you can drink it, we can brand it. Craft instinct is an agency of skilled creatives who share common values and a passion for their work.
We have a passion for craft, we understand the unique needs of this industry, and extensive knowledge in your product and audience...also we are a pretty friendly bunch. Get in touch today to give your beer the branding it bloody well deserves!
PencilPay
Australia wide
www.pencilpay.com/breweries/
TRUSTED BY AUSTRALIAN CRAFT BREWERIES
Pencil is the fastest way to get more of your customers (new and existing) onboarded with a signed credit app and an ongoing payment method. Whether you're an established brewery with 1000 accounts, or signing up your 50th customer PencilPay can help. Does this sound like you?
For more info, visit - www.pencilpay.com/breweries
- You give your customers 7, 14 or 30-day terms.
- Customers complete a credit application or direct debit request.
- Your forms are in PDF or paper form.
- It needs to be printed, filled in and scanned back.
- Customers take ages to get it back to you.
- It's rarely filled in correctly.
How does PencilPay help?
- Streamline the process of applying, approving and recovering credit from customers.
- Save hours per week in back office tasks, data entry, phone calls and reconciling payments.
- Faster orders and payments with more time to focus on growth.
- Integrate with Xero, MYOB, QB, DEAR or Unleashed.
About the Software
We are white labelled, which gives you a branded application portal, integrated into your website.
Your customers use Pencil for applications.
You use it to fast-track credit assessment and approve applications.
Together, the parties can start trading together in a matter of minutes under an agreed, transparent set of terms.
Customers register in 90-seconds and you approve, which triggers the account creation required for ordering, payments, stock management and accounting.
Secure payments before stock is released. Once a sales order or invoice is created, PencilPay can charge the customer account and update an order status to ‘Paid’, clearing stock for delivery or shipping in under 60-seconds.
We provide a ‘no-touch’ solution to manage a variety of trading terms. All the way from 7-days to 30-days-EOM and anything in between, processing the right amount on the right day is easy with Pencil.
Every payment processed through Pencil is recognised individually but reconciled collectively. So, whether you’re receiving 1 or 100 payments in a day, they can be reconciled in just one click.
Get in touch for a 30-day free trial.
Independent Brewers Association (IBA)
Level 2, 306 Smith St
Collingwood
VIC 3066
www.iba.org.au/
On average, a new independent brewery opens in Australia every six days. Over 600 independently owned breweries span the country, each one with its unique identity and contribution to Australian life.
The Independent Brewers Association provides a united voice for independently owned brewers across Australia. We work with government agencies, industry, trade and international counterparts to represent the interests of Australian independent brewers.
Working alongside our members, we seek to build a strong, sustainable future for our industry and to unify our sector under the vision of Quality Independent Beer Everywhere.
PakTech-OPI
1680 Irving Road
Eugene
OR 97402
paktech-opi.com/
PakTech delivers the highest quality and most environmentally responsible packaging solutions to the beverage industry. Our handles are attractive and innovative. PakTech’s easy to carry and remove handles feature a minimalistic design that perfectly complement your beverage artwork. Our packaging solutions deliver better market presence, enhanced consumer value, environmental awareness, and improved sales.
Our commitment to quality is paralleled by our commitment to the environment. We are dedicated to bringing the highest quality to the market with the least environmental impact. PakTech handles are made with 100% post-consumer recycled resin and are 100% recyclable. Our handles are repurposed from HDPE #2 milk jugs. In 2018, more than 103 million plastic milk jugs were eliminated from landfills, repurposed, and reclaimed as the raw material that PakTech uses during the manufacturing process.
PakTech offers enhanced product value from our wide array of color options. Available in more than 30 colors, we are sure to have a match that meets your branding needs. Custom color matching is also an option.
Our handles are easy to apply manually or by our automated applicators. We offer a variety of applicator solutions dependent on your needs. PakTech’s turnkey solution make us the smart choice for your packaging.
From design to final handle application our responsiveness, rapid turn-around time, and comprehensive product offerings separates us from our competition. Tremendous value is what we offer and what we deliver, for our customers, our employees, and the global packaging industry.
Contact us at handlesales@paktech-opi.com.
Brand Hustle
2 Mirra Court
Bundoora
VIC 3083
brandhustle.com.au/
With over ten years of combined experience in the craft beer, hospitality, merchandise and promotional items industries, Brand Hustle understands the importance of creating the best possible products to promote your brand.
With vast knowledge from both the procurement and consumer side of the fence, we’ve got you covered no matter how small, large, wildly unique or completely custom your requirements.
Shipping Australia wide, there are no limits to what we can create for your brand. If you’ve got an idea or concept, we can make it happen.
We specialise in:
Growlers > Squealers > Promotional Items > Merchandise > Cafe Barriers & Umbrellas > Tap Decals Light Boxes > Signage & Installation > Festival Setups > Bar Mats & Runners > Coasters > Headwear Bottle Openers > Stubby Coolers & Cooler Bags
SHIPPING AUSTRALIA WIDE
Give us a call or send us an email to find out how Brand Hustle can help build your brand.
Konvoy Kegs
Level 2, 98 Riley Street
Darlinghurst
NSW 2010
www.konvoykegs.com
At Konvoy, we're big on the small things!
Keeping it simple with:
- No Scanning
- No Daily Fees
- No Lost Kegs
We have developed a passive tracking beacon and software system to track the location of kegs at all times.
For breweries, this means scan free tracking of all kegs, with live information of your kegs moving through your supply chain. Using Product and Batch capabilities, we give you the tools, allowing you to drill into your data and learn more about product and batch performance.
Get in touch on 1800 KONVOY or by emailing konvoy@konvoykegs.com to find out how we can help your business.
Binary Beer
Office 33 iAccelerate Centre (239)
Innovation Campus
Squires Way
North Wollongong 2500
binarybeer.io/
The latest evolution in Brewing, our platform is designed to ensure your beer remains on tap, production is streamlined and waste is reduced!
We combine active tracking and AI to provide you visibility. Designed to give you complete independence the binary.beer platform will improve your business, not ours.
User customisable KPI’s ensure that insights, reports and alerts are relevant and valuable to your business, telling you what you need to know, when you need to know it:
- Sell More Beer: Increase repeat sales by protecting tap contracts and understanding your customers behaviour.
- Sell Fresher Beer: Ensure fresh beer on tap by monitoring & controlling your beer & its condition in the market.
- Turn Kegs Faster: Get your kegs moving & earning. Identify kegs ready to collect & pooling at depots.
- Increase ROI: Get more return from your fleet, lower CapEx & OpEx & increase revenue.
- Improve Sustainability: Monitor & Reduce energy consumption & waste from brewery to glass
Read more about Binary Beer in these Crafty Pint articles:
Pongo
Shed 2, 9 Foden Avenue
Campbellfield
VIC 3061
www.pongo.world
People are looking for reasons to come back to the pub / beer garden that involve more than just drinks – they want to create fun experiences. Everything from outdoor movie nights with bean bags to decking out the beer gardens with Ping Pong tables for social times and local comp nights. At Pongo we can incorporate your brand on one of our world famous 'All-Weather' Ping Pong Tables.
If you’re in the hospitality market, you know how important it is to keep your customers happy, indoors and outdoors.
Table tennis is a sport rapidly growing in popularity, with Australia being represented at the Olympics, tables popping up everywhere from executive offices to trendy pubs and clubs, and you can benefit from the rise in social Ping Pong by improving your venue – now is the time to consider adding a Ping Pong Table.
And because our tables are 'All-Weather' they can be placed outside.
Some of the options we offer:
- Place outside in family areas - keep kids entertained
- Look to brand the table or gain revenue from pub styled advertising
- Create comp days to invite patrons back to the venue increasing patronage and venue revenue
- Create unique experiences by using the table as a ‘game of skill’ to win pub prizes
If customers are happy then not only does it boost revenue during their stay, but it also improves the likelihood of repeat business.
Oh, and our tables have built in drinks holders so there is no spillage during play time!
Pongo is proudly 100% Australian Made and Owned – Made in Melbourne.
Win!
Pongo and The Crafty Pint are running a promotion throughout summer 2020/21 whereby a brewery or venue can win a Crafty Cabal branded Pongo Pro table.
To find out how, head here.
Good Beer Week
Level 2, 306 Smith St
Collingwood
VIC 3066
www.goodbeerweek.com.au
GOOD BEER WEEK IS “THE BEST BEER WEEK IN THE WORLD”, ACCORDING TO MANY OF THE WORLD’S LEADING CRAFT BREWERS, AND WILL TAKE PLACE ON MAY 15 - 24 2020, IN MELBOURNE.
In ten years, it has grown from the spark of an idea to a global festival made up of more than 300 diverse and innovative events across Melbourne and Victoria that attracts seventy five thousand attendees from across Australia and overseas.
Run by an independent, not-for-profit association, the program has grown almost 500 percent in size since launching in May 2011 and in 2020 it celebrates its 10th year with a lineup that features guests from around the world, masterclasses, degustations, live music and more.
It is Australia’s preeminent beer event, one that has inspired imitators interstate and in New Zealand, and is well placed to achieve its founders’ stated goal of establishing the leading beer festival in the Asia Pacific region. It is the biggest single platform for local brewers and beer businesses to showcase themselves to a broad audience and also plays host to the Australian International Beer Awards (AIBA) and the three-day GABS Beer, Cider, Food & Festival at the Royal Exhibition Building.
Pink Boots Society Australia
Mission
The Pink Boots Society was created to assist, inspire and encourage women beer industry professionals to advance their careers through education.
Organisational Goals
Support PBS members to advance their beer careers through education.Teach women beer professionals the judging skills necessary to become beer judges at the GABF and other competitions.
Who Are The Pink Boots Society®?
We are the female movers and shakers in the beer industry. We get the beer brewed and fermented with the highest possible quality. We also own breweries, package the beer, design beers, serve beers, write about beer, and cover just about any aspect of beer, and we are all women. Most importantly, we teach each other what we know through our own seminar programs, and we help each other advance our beer careers by raising money for educational scholarships.
P—Passion
I—Integrity & Inspiration
N—Networking
K—Knowledge
B—Beer & Brewing
O—Opportunity
O—Open Exchange of Ideas
T—Teach
S—Success
Craft Accounting & Advisory
Suite 1203, 50 Berry Street
North Sydney
NSW 2060
www.craftaccounting.com.au/
Craft Accounting & Advisory began with the sole focus of providing high quality tax and accounting support to the brewing and hospitality industries.
Where other tax agents simply handle your quarterly and annual compliance, Craft Accounting are involved on a day-to-day basis ensuring your business is well supported and running smoothly.
With such a wide variety of cloud-based software available, we ensure your systems work together from the mash tun to the taproom.
We believe our customers should have up to date, reliable information that allows them to know how the business is going at any given time.
Our Business Services Include:
- Structuring and Asset Protection
- Excise and Wine Equalisation Tax – Preparation and Advisory
- Software Support
- Tax Returns
- BAS Preparation
- Monthly & Product Reporting
- Stock Management
- Payroll Preparation
- Supplier & Debtor Management
- Reliable Bookkeeping & Data Entry
Our software capabilities include
- Manufacturing Software – Ekos – Beer30 – Unleashed
- Business Management– Xero – Quickbooks – MYOB – Lightyear
- Point of Sale – Square – Kounta – Vend + many more.
To find out more, get in touch.
Splatt Engineering Group
49-51 Geddes Street
Mulgrave
VIC 3170
www.splattengineering.com.au
Splatt's offer a range of services for craft breweries including machinery supply, repairs, installation and commissioning.
We specialise in Can machines, and are agents for the range of CanPro can filler/seamers.
The CanPro features:
- Very Low O2 pickup (< 30 PPB)
- Speeds from 6,000 CPH up to 36,000 CPH
- Based on European design
- Cam down filling valves
- C02 purging
- Siemens PLC & HMI
- Undercover gassing
- Australian based parts, service & support
Get in touch today to see how we can meet your canning requirements!
Cask Global Canning Solutions Pty Ltd
60-5100 64 Ave SE
Calgary, Alberta
Canada T2C 4V3
www.cask.com/contact
Cask invented #MicroCanning.
We provide innovative and affordable canning systems to the world's small to medium-sized creators of craft beer, cider, wine, cold brewed coffee, kombucha and other life-enhancing beverages.
Cask has installed 875+ canning systems in 46 different countries throughout the world and we are the official supplier of printed aluminum cans to our customers for Ball Corporation, the world’s largest aluminum can producer.
Contract Brewing @ Sauce
1a Mitchell Street
Marrickville
NSW 2204
sauce.beer/
Are you a gypsy brewer looking for somewhere to brew your creations?
Or an existing brewery looking for extra production capacity?
We can help!
We offer contract brewing services at our home base in Marrickville.
- State of the art steam-heated 4-vessel 20hL brewhouse
- Standard batch sizes of 4000, 6000, or 8000 litres
- Over-sized mash and lauter tuns, allowing full size batches of high-gravity wort
- Comprehensive lab setup
- Centrifuge with adjustable speed – go as clear or as hazy as you desire
- Inhouse canning line, wrap-around label applicator, 375ml cans
- A-type keg washer & filler with steam sanitising
- Advice on packaging and recipe design
Shoot us an email at info@sauce.beer for more info.
Hop On Brewery Tours
Brisbane and Gold Coast
Queensland
www.hoponbrewerytours.com.au/
With a focus on education and appreciation, Hop On Brewery Tours gets guests out exploring Queensland's blossoming beer scene! Full and half-day tours available, including plenty of samples, beer history, guided brewery tour, water + snacks and witty commentary.
Our tours are for everyone, whether you are already into beer or want to try something different, and our goal is to find a new favourite for everyone.
Ideal for birthday parties, bucks and hens parties, corporate groups, holiday events, gifts or simply a unique day out.
Are you ready to Hop On?
White Labs
9495 Candida Street
San Diego
CA 92126 USA
www.whitelabs.com/
Started in 1995 by Chris White, White Labs is an international company that specialises in liquid yeast and fermentation products. Since their beginnings, the team at White Labs has been devoted to providing customers with the best in yeast, nutrients, enzymes, education and analytical testing. What began as a hobby of homebrewing with the simple desire to make something better, quickly grew into a team of dedicated biochemists exploring new ways to advance brewing altogether.
In an effort to easily supply their products to Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, White Labs have partnered up with Cryer Malt, a distribution company of premium brewing ingredients to the Australasian region. Both companies are committed to giving customers the highest quality liquid yeast cultures and being your partners in creating the best products possible.
You can read an interview with Chris White on The Crafty Pint here.
Contract Brewing At Big Shed
1154 Old Port Road Royal Park SA 5014
Big Shed Brewing has been offering contract brewing services at Royal Park since 2013. We have always been about helping other brands enter the market as the services did not exist in SA when we started.
- We have a 4-vessel steam-heated 35hL brewhouse
- Fermenter capability of 24hl, 40hl and 80hl
- Both in-house and external lab testing options are available
- Sediment and Lentic filtration options
- Cask 6 Head canning line offering 330ml, 375ml and 500ml options complete with labelling and four- or six-pack applicators
- Dual head automatic A-type keg washer with steam cycle for 20L, 30L and 50L kegs
- Dual head keg filter for A-type 20L, 30L and 50L kegs
- We offer raw material & packaging sourcing, so you don’t have to create your own accounts with multiple suppliers
- In-house NPD and recipe scaling
- We also offer via our sister business, Unit 8 Cold Stores, a 320-pallet space bonded cold store and 3PL located in a convenient adjacent warehouse onsite
- Our central location offers easy access to all road, rail national and international sea freight via Outer Harbor
- Other consulting as required to make the process as easy as possible to take you from concept to reality.
Contact Jason Harris on jason@bigshed.beer for more information.
Yakima Chief Hops
306 Division Street
Yakima
WA 98902 USA
www.yakimachief.com/
As a 100 percent grower-owned network of family hop farms, Yakima Chief Hops™ are uniquely positioned to establish strong relationships between the growers who supply the premium hops and the innovative brewing customers who showcase the product in their excellent beers.
With a strong focus on new product discovery, process improvement and sustainability, Yakima Chief Hops™ is dedicated to providing the very best hop products to the global brewing community.
Through establishing a strong relationship with Cryer Malt, local distributors of brewing ingredients, Yakima Chief can supply quality Pacific Northwest hops to Australian and New Zealand brewers. Through strategic warehouse location, as well as a strong Australasian sales presence, brewers now can work with Cryer Malt to source their hops directly from Yakima Chief’s local growers and craft them into their delicious brews we have all come to love.
Long Dog Agency
3/8 Queens Parade
Fawkner
VIC 3060
www.longdogagency.com/
At Long Dog, we’re all about bringing your vision into reality. We want to know what drives your thirst for success, understand your business goals and values, and craft winning designs and strategies that get your tail wagging! Whether you’re an established brand or new to the game, our team of design and marketing specialists have got you covered.
Are you looking to maximise your digital presence? Create brand visuals that are impossible to walk past? Develop engaging communications that are delivered to the right people at the right time?
- Branding and brand development
- Strategy
- Marketing and communication
- Digital design
- Print and packaging
We’d love to hear from you!
Liquex
45-49 Vella Drive
Sunshine West
VIC 3020
www.liquex.com.au
Liquex is committed to understanding the needs of their customers through providing tailored warehousing, storage and transport solutions for the beverage industry.
With both ambient and temperature controlled Cold Storage bonded facilities, Liquex has the flexibility to meet their customers’ needs depending on their product requirements.
We offer B2B distribution across Victoria specialising in both on and off premises locations such as:
- All licensed venues – Pubs, Restaurants, Cafés and Hotels
- Bottleshops (Independent and large scale grocery chains)
- Other warehouses / distributors
- Major Distribution Centres – Coles DC / Woolworths DC / ALM / Amazon / Costco
- Brewery / Manufacturing Collections
Service Areas
We specialise in Victoria wide B2B distribution within the beverage industry. Liquex can also facilitate orders on any scale, anywhere and can integrate with multiple carriers to service all of Australia if required. Ideal for businesses with online stores that require a multi-purpose fulfilment facility.
Dessein
130 Aberdeen Street
Northbridge
WA 6006
www.dessein.com.au/
You may have heard of us – but probably haven’t.
If you’ve strolled down a supermarket aisle or shopped at your local for your gourmet favourites, enjoyed a brew in one of Perth’s craft breweries, then there’s a good chance you’ve seen our work.
Our designs have furnished venues with bespoke branding and products designed to excite and engage. We can assist with every aspect of your brand’s needs. From wayfinding and internal venue signage, tasting notes, menus, coasters and decals, labels and specially crafted designs for individual brews.
We’re unpretentious, know our craft and love what we do, we’ve been doing it for more than 30 years! Our award-winning design philosophy is to create brands of the heart which evoke a personal response. If we can do it with an element of humour, a sophisticated touch or with a design which simply turns a smile, and prompts comments such as this … ‘It made my eyes smile!’…. then we are happy.
Get in touch to find out more.
Separator Technology Solutions Pty Ltd
45 Little Boundary Road
Laverton North
VIC 3026
www.sts-la.com/
Australian Designed Centrifuge
Separator Technology Solutions (STS), formed in 2005, are based in Melbourne with international
subsidiaries in France, USA, South Africa and Chile.
STS manufacture a varied range of Australian designed Centrifuges – from skid mounted 50hl models to 750hl polishers to suit all your processing needs and boast the highest yielding potential of beverage separators in the marketplace.
Some notable advancements in technology include:
- Upgrades for existing STS Series 20-25% flow rate increase
- CPCS “Continuous Pulp Cleaning System” for processing all dregs and heavily hopped beers
STS Service technicians are strategically based in capital cities plus regional areas, and spare parts for all "OEM" centrifuges are located in our warehouse in Melbourne, providing our customers considerable savings!
Please contact us for more information.
Mind And Strength Support
www.mindandstrengthsupport.com.au/
Mind And Strength Support offers workplace consultancy for hospitality businesses seeking to develop and implement mental health best practices around policy, action plans, strategy and crisis response planning.
We offer mental health first aid training and Beyond the Bar courses which includes hospitality-specific mental health and psychological safety training.
To book a no-cost, no-obligation discussion of the cultural challenges in your workplace, please contact David Spargo.
You can read more about David and the origins of MASS in this Crafty Pint article.
Brewstaff
Brisbane
QLD
www.brewstaff.com.au
Thirsty for great brewing staff? Crafting a career move?
Think Brewstaff.
Brewstaff is Australia’s only dedicated HR & recruitment solutions provider to the craft beer, brewing and distilling industry. We specialise in recruiting hard-to-find talent when other avenues have failed, using our extensive industry networks, proactive/headhunting services, and also offer a complete recruitment process outsourcing solution for those hiring in higher numbers.
Whether you’re looking to sort out your HR processes, hire a production brewer, head distiller, sales & event staff (or even looking for a new job yourself), Brewstaff is the go-to human resources & recruitment specialist in the industry.
Brewstaff is extremely proud to partner with some of the best craft breweries & distilleries throughout Australia to find the best talent the industry has to offer.
Mitch Gibson - Maintenance Technician
Based in Melbourne
Providing equipment servicing to breweries all around Australia.
I install, service and repair food and beverage packaging machinery:
- Bottle/Can/Keg Fillers
- Cappers/Seamers
- Conveyors and Depalletizers
- Labellers
- Box Makers and Case Packers
- Carbonators
Proficient in TIG Welding and general manufacturing/fabrication. To find out more, get in touch.
SolaBrew
SolaBrew specialises in helping breweries make the most sustainable beer they can. We consult on how to best use a combination of solar PV, batteries, solar thermal, efficient exchange of heat and water saving techniques to help breweries reduce their impact on the environment and save money in the process.
To find out more about how we can help you, send us an email.
Water Agency | Advertising & Marketing
A specialist Advertising and Marketing agency serving the alcoholic beverages sector.
- Creative & Design Services
- Branding & Guidelines
- Product Launch Toolkits
- Social Media Toolkits
- Product Photography & Content Creation
We spend time getting to know your brand and its needs, this approach means we can create the best possible work that suits your brief and is right for the customers you want to attract – wherever you attract them. Putting you front of mind and one step ahead.
