Bucha30 was a real game changer for our business. Having the history of that continuous brew right there, being tracked at all times is invaluable. I can see every action that’s been done with it and the information is easy to read. When you have a continuous brew it’s easy to let it go for a couple of weeks. But when you have this software tracking its quality, you can see the data and it encourages you to take action. And it links with inventory and accounting, as I can see the associated cost of harvesting the SCOBY and repitching the SCOBY. 

Bucha30 also makes it really easy to go back and look at brews - and do analysis of flavors and taste and how it fermented out. It encourages us to constantly look at ways to increase quality and figure out what’s working - and what’s not. 

One thing I know I’ll struggle to find anywhere else is the responsiveness of The 5th Ingredient team. If I have a question and I’m sweating it out at 10 o’clock at night, stressing about a problem - they are there. I don’t know how much sleep they get! But the response time is generally 15 - 20 minutes. There really isn’t anything that can replace the value of this kind of service.

TOMMY WEAVER
CO-FOUNDER & BREWMASTER

When I realized there was an absolute need to create efficiencies for our kombucha brewery operations we were operating off several excel spreadsheets, note pads, and white boards managing all our orders, inventory, production schedule and more. I demoed and looked at all the brewery software programs I could find for several months and kept coming back to Bucha 30. The operations, layout, and service stuck out the most. We are a small, but mighty kombucha company and I was hesitant on the investment and commitment to onboarding this software. Now that we are fully onboarded with B30 I wouldn't have it any other way and wish I'd done it sooner. Everything is in one place. Whiteboards aren't even used anymore, sticky notes are in the trash and everything is streamlined. We are able to plan, monitor and fulfill orders like a breeze and have saved a lot of time and resources that it's paid for itself. Additionally, I am extremely impressed with the support of the B30 team. They are extremely fast to respond and thorough with every question I have, I feel less like a customer and more like a partner with the 5th ingredient.


ZACKERY SMITH
FOUNDER

Switching from Ekos to Beer30 has been a no-brainer for us. The ability to see a development roadmap and get really active support has been a game changer. The team at Beer30 has been incredibly responsive to our needs and it feels like we're partners, not just a customer. It's a better system for doing things brewers need to do and it's nice to know that we can get excellent support. The guys at Beer30 don't just help us fix a problem or send us to online support articles, they actively work with us to discuss workflows and help identify how to use Beer30 to reach our goals. Very cool stuff. Finally, a brewing software that we're excited about!

BRETT A. ROBISON
CO-FOUNDER & COO

It was clear from our first demo of Beer30 that this software is different. We were ready to make a change from Orchestrated Beer and the brewing knowledge and customer service focus of the Beer30 team was a huge selling point for us. With their support we were up and running VERY quickly and the integration with QBO was smooth. Because Beer30 is built around the brewing process, our brewers have embraced the software – this was not the case with Orchestrated Beer. We finally have real-time information-rich brewing data available in one place (and that place is not a clipboard). We are excited about continued process improvements and data analysis as we partner with Beer30 moving forward!

JENNIFER BUSCH
VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE