People often ask us - 'how did Beer30 come to be?'
'Where did you get the idea?'
The answer is pretty simple.
Our team members have 15+ years of experience working at, consulting for, and providing services for breweries!
We know what it’s like to have to rely on paper logs. We know it’s essential to track each and every ingredient and all Cost of Goods Sold.
And most importantly, we know how valuable this data is for your daily business operations.
Brewers were in need of a software that intuitively tracked their brewery production - as well as inventory management, brew log & fermentation data, finished goods inventory, accounting integration, and sales & distribution.
So that’s how we started - by designing a brewery management software that started with our experiences but has grown with feedback from all of our customers.
This is the center of everything. It is essential for you, the brewer and your love of crafting a quality, consistent, and profitable product, each and every time.
We understand what it takes to work in a brewery and to build something from the ground up. When we developed our software, we focused on the areas that mattered to you, the brewer - as you are brewing and planning the beers.
Our software is centered around your processes in the brewhouse from fermentation to packaging.
And since we know that no two breweries are exactly the same, all process inputs are entirely customizable by the brewer!
Beer30 ensures that the processes you use to create a quality product, every time are logical, and easy to use.
We started with the actual brewery process (the base system) and then built out the system from there.
Many brewery software systems promise a seamless experience from start-to-finish… from grain-to-glass… but we actually deliver.
Beer30 is modular in design, this means you can start with the base system and then build out and expand into what you need as your business grows -- or you can start with all the bells and whistles to support your current model/brewery size.
This modular approach means it is critical that each component when added on, continues to ensure everything works as a whole. It is important to us that you can easily transfer from the brewery process, to lot traceability, to sales traceability, to sensory and quality, and back again - without becoming frustrated with any step along the way.
You shouldn’t need to grab the spreadsheets out again in frustration that things are not coming together when driving software. We know how important it is for your management reports to sit side by side with your brewery processing information to ensure that all data you need to track your performance is housed together.
Additionally, we want you to have everything you need at your fingertips - whether you are working from a tablet, desktop, or from your phone!
Time -- the one thing none of us seem to have enough of on a daily basis.
That - and, cash, in many cases!
While we can’t extend the day beyond 24 hours, we can assist you to maximize those 24 hours via improved processing - saving you both time and money.
This could be as simple as connecting your accounting software to your brewery software (we currently connect to both Xero and QBO). Or it might be something more complex like allowing you to quickly prepare your USA Brewers Report of Operations or AUS/NZ excise tax reports within a click of two buttons for start and end date!
As a cloud-based system, your team can quickly access what they need, wherever they might be, to help with the decision-making processes in real time. We are device and platform agnostic, so you don’t need anything special to work with our software.
As data advocates, we firmly believe that quality data input leads to exceptional results. When designing our brewery software, Beer30, we focused on creating a system that is easy, reliable, and fast to set up—so you can start analyzing your brewing processes almost immediately.
That’s why we offer a quickstart onboarding process. After just one 60-minute startup session, you’ll be up and running with Beer30. And the best part? It’s completely free!
We understand the importance of having your entire team proficient with the brewery software. It’s not enough for just one person to know how to use the system—everyone should be able to navigate it effectively. This ensures your brewery can fully leverage the software’s capabilities from the start.
A fast, successful onboarding experience helps your team embrace the new system quickly, allowing you to access meaningful data sooner. This is one of the most frequent points of positive feedback we receive—how quickly new users can get up and running with Beer30.
Many brewers stick with outdated systems for too long, often recalling the difficulties of transitioning to them in the first place. There’s also the fear that learning new software will be time-consuming, leading to resistance and a fallback to spreadsheets. However, our clients who have made the switch to Beer30 quickly realized their fears were unfounded and were impressed by the fast results.
Of course at the end of the day with any brewery software system it is the ongoing support, upgrades, and reliability that people want on a daily basis.
This is where we believe we excel over the competition -- you work weekends & holidays… so do we!
Our promise of a seamless experience extends to our attitude to customer support.
You work beyond the normal 9-5, and so do we!
With customers all over the world, our support regime follows the sun.
We know many of you work crazy hours and so if you have questions at those times, we understand how important it is to be able to access experts when you need them.
We also regularly communicate to our current customers updates via our software, email, WhatsApp group chat, and Facebook group the “Beer30 Legends” to keep you aware of what we are working on and where we are headed, but more importantly, to listen to what you are working on and where you are headed.
The 5th Ingredient team is 100% focused on our customers.
We all know - brewers are often juggling ten different problems at any one time.
You need to track so much. Brewery software can help you be more efficient, enabling you to #BrewMoreBeer and ultimately #BrewBetterBeer.
If you’ve been reading all these (very kind!) words from our customers and resonating with their problems - get in touch.
We would love to work with you!
