12 Reasons to try KegMetrics

This is a short concise list of reason to try KegMetrics today.  We are a small growing company.  Just like you. Eliminate keg collars for internal use Automate your KPI number crunching Get your kegs back faster Social media updates right from your operations Grow...

Keg Challenges–Primary Challenges Reported by Craft Breweries

[craft brewing industry report excerpt] Keg Challenges Most breweries we spoke with reported a variety of keg challenges.  Many of the issues were minor and simply part of the daily routine.  For example, storage for empty kegs, keeping enough keg collars in stock and...

Takt Time is the benchmark to selling more beer

In simple terms the Takt time is the sell rate or the time the a product needs to be completed because of demand from the customer. In mathematical terms: takt time = Available time for production / required units of production Why is this important?  Basically you...

Do You know your Beer Operation Terms?

I love discussing optimization of productions.  It starts with understanding some basic terms.  You might use your own terms for your brewery, but if the time ever comes to talk with someone outside of your organization on operations you’ll likely want to have...

Process Challenges-Primary Challenges Reported by Craft Breweries

[craft brewing industry report excerpt] Process Challenges As you might expect with any small business that is growing fast, production and business processes struggle to keep up.  Many brewers we spoke with in our data gathering were using the tools, processes and...