Never seen them before, but was treated to a nice light show as I walked out of my front door on the way to the brewery to start carbonating a new beer I’m working on. One of the perks of having a business in the country. I like to start carbonating slow either at night or in the morning and let it slowly trickle in over a 12 to 24 hour period. Test it then hit with another 6-12 hours usually if it’s a little under. I bought an expensive tester once but I found that nothing is more accurate than just pulling a sample and testing with your mouth, a full pint at a time!

I’m the head brewer of a small brewpub up in Green Bay, WI. I’ve worked at 4 different breweries over the last 7 years doing everything from keg washing and wort production to sales and distribution. I’ve messed around with launching my own THC beverage brand, but now I have twin babies at home so I pivoted to trying to help beer lovers out online haha. The dream someday is to have my own seasonal wild yeast brewery in the beautiful Wisconsin countryside…hopefully I can get there with the help of this group!

Since football season started I’ve been opening the taphouse on Mondays with a little mixed success, but the last couple weeks have been dead. People will come in and tell you “Oh I’m so glad you’re open on Monday!” But you might see them once a month when they decide to actually go out on a Monday. And I don’t blame them, I was thinking about all the places that I LOVE in town, and they might only see me once a month. You can’t take it personally, and every business feels the pinch this time of year when the tourism dies down (for us). Just gotta trim the fat, limit your spending, and keep the faith!

Hey Brett! Welcome to the academy! We’re still growing the community and I’m still building the page but thanks for being an early member of the group!