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So, what kind of business model would it have to be to be selling not less than four and a half gallons to a single person? Selling to beer clubs? Custom brews for the B&C? Hmmm... Now that might be an interesting outlet... A guest tap in the B&C anyone?

&amp;quot;Adeptus&amp;quot;:1ulhtr4v wrote: So, what kind of business model would it have to be to be selling not less than four and a half gallons to a single person?[/quote:1ulhtr4v]I was wondering this as well. Ale Man's party sideline is the best I can think of.

Yea needless to say the expressions here are just opinions and not legal or revenue advice.

I would love to be in a situation of bieng able to supply small kegs of beer, people could rent or preferbly purchase their own dispencing system. and have a large menu the could choose from with a six week lead time or choose from one of the four standard styles of the house.

More and more people are sick of the pubs and are drinking at home among friends, that is where the market is, It's not going to get me rich but I'd be making a few pound doing somthing I like.

Now if all obsticals were dealt with what would one charge, do you match the pub price, go off license prices or charge a bit more for a craft product.

renting equipment would be a pain and I would try and avoid it, you would need a deposit for the value of the equipment as I'm sure you would get stories of it bieng stolen etc

&amp;quot;TheBeerNut&amp;quot;:3el63fkm wrote:

&amp;quot;Adeptus&amp;quot;:3el63fkm wrote: So, what kind of business model would it have to be to be selling not less than four and a half gallons to a single person?[/quote:3el63fkm]I was wondering this as well. Ale Man's party sideline is the best I can think of.[/quote:3el63fkm]

Christmas would be a definite runner as well.

Write a petition to Trevor Sergeant to allow small brewers to sell smaller amounts at farmers markets.

Pub trade says no.

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