Brewery consulting
From launch planning to process refinement, we support breweries at every stage. Whether you're opening your first taproom or scaling production, we bring deep industry knowledge and a passion for beer.
- SiebelInstitute-trained brewer, then a century-old family brewery in Germany's Black Forest
- 1990sbrewing in the Bay Area since, including years at Gordon Biersch and Trumer
- 2015co-founded New Bohemia Brewing and took a Great American Beer Festival medal that year
What we do
From the first floor plan to the last step of fermentation, for new and growing breweries.
Start a project- Brewery planning & setup01
Guiding location, layout and operational logistics.
- Equipment design & assessment02
Ensuring your system meets quality and production needs.
- Recipe & brand development03
Crafting recipes that reflect your brand and target market.
- Quality control & assurance04
Applying testing standards for consistent product quality.
- Process improvement05
Identifying and eliminating inefficiencies to optimize operations.
- Brewhouse optimization06
Refining the process from mash to fermentation.
How a judge reads your beer
This is the standard BJCP scoresheet, the 50-point form judges fill in at beer competitions.
The same sections are a useful way to look at your own beer: where it loses points is usually where the recipe, the equipment or the process needs work.
Daniel Satterthwaite
Brewing in the Bay Area since the 1990s, from a century-old family brewery in Germany to the Santa Cruz brewery he co-founded and ran for nine years.
- UC Santa Cruz, then the Siebel InstituteLearned brewing at the Siebel Institute in Chicago after graduating.
- The Black Forest, GermanyBrewed at a small, family-owned brewery more than a hundred years old.
- Gordon Biersch and Trumer BrauereiYears of production brewing back in California.
- Seven Bridges CooperativeHelped co-found the home brew supply store in Santa Cruz.
- South Bay Brewers GuildServed as Executive Director.
- 2015–2024New Bohemia BrewingCo-founded with Sarah on 41st Avenue in Santa Cruz. It won a Great American Beer Festival medal in its first year.
Opening, expanding or fixing a brewhouse?
Tell us where you are and what's getting in the way.