{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Start A Brewery Podcast","title":"012 - Equipment and Infrastructure","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3787,"description":"In Episode 012 our guests weigh in on one of the most popular topics of conversation when talking about any brewery: brewing equipment. In addition to in depth advice about brewing system capacity, the group gets into what kind of questions to ask equipment suppliers, how to evaluate equipment, considering used equipment, when and how to consider mobile canning vs. purchasing your own canning line, and more. Keep an eye open for a Part II of this topic, as rumor has it there are lots more areas to discuss! Episode 012 is sponsored by Wild Goose Filling.Guests:  Brian Mollohan, Owner, Ruby Street BrewingBrian Mollohan founded Ruby Street Brewing after years of homebrewing and building custom brewing systems for friends.  Ruby Street is a family owned manufacturing business that specializes in building small scale nano and pilot brewing equipment.  Ruby Street is unique in that all equipment is built to order with flexible designs, customizable options, competitive pricing and unrivaled customer support. Alex Smith, Midwest Sales Consultant, ABS CommercialAlex’s first foray in to fermentation was actually at a wine growers internship through the University of Georgia Sustainable Ag program.  Realizing he had neither the patience of palate for wine, he soon pivoted to beer and never looked back.  Since then he has worked in almost every aspect of the beer industry from retail to production and everything in between.  Over 5 years ago, he helped open our sister company, Raleigh Brewing Company, where he served as yeast manager, head brewer and productions manager.  Now with ABS commercial he wears just as many hats, covering sales, technical consulting and on-site brewing support.  Alex resides in Denver, CO and heads up the Colorado wing for ABS Commercial.  When not in the office or on the brewhouse, Alex can be found roaming the mountains with his wife, Natalie and their two dogs, Gracie and Wren.  He also enjoys wrenching on and riding bikes, fermenting foods and...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/mKBdJYVabSNsLqYhk3_Ususakz0hdqSYqyH1sQt8kIo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM3MzY4LzE2NzI0/MTM3MDItYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}