{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Start A Brewery Podcast","title":"013 - Equipment and Infrastructure Part II","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3609,"description":"Episode 013 continues the discussion with Chris Leach of Wild Goose Filling, Alex Smith of ABS Commercial, and Brian Mollohan of Ruby Street Brewing about all things equipment. Where 012 was more shopping information and considerations, 013 takes us further into customized equipment, the entirety of costs associated with brewing equipment, and all things cans….including growlers vs. crowlers. Listening to both episodes will give you confidence in both shaping your vision and searching for the right vendors to work with to get you there. Episode 013 is sponsored by ABS Commercial. Brian Mollohan, Owner, Ruby Street Brewing Brian 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 Commercial Alex’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,...","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}