Across the U.S., more breweries are expanding into distilling to diversify revenue and attract new customers. From whiskey and gin to ready-to-drink cocktails, craft beer brands more than ever see spirits as a natural next step. But there’s one big challenge breweries run into right away: shared ingredients.
When you’re juggling the same grains, yeast, barrels, and packaging across beer and spirits, it’s easy for costs to get lost in the shuffle. And if you’re tracking inventory in spreadsheets, you may never know which side of your business is really profitable.
That’s why forward-thinking breweries are turning to brewery management software like Beer30.
On paper, adding distillation to your brewery sounds simple: you already order malt and grain, so just allocate some to whiskey. You’ve already got packaging suppliers, so why not bottle both beer and spirits?
But in practice, things get messy fast:
Without accurate brewery software, costs slip through the cracks, and margins disappear without anyone noticing.
Why Shared Ingredients Can Sink Your Margins
Spirits production ties up more time, tanks, and raw materials than beer alone. If costs aren’t tracked precisely:
The solution? A single source of truth with brewery management software.
Beer30’s Command Center gives breweries a real-time view of their operations. Instead of juggling disconnected spreadsheets, you get one platform to manage it all.
This is where brewery software stops being “nice-to-have” and becomes essential for growth.
When breweries add distilling, shared ingredients like grains, yeast, and packaging make it hard to know your true cost of goods sold (COGS). That’s where Beer30’s brewery software inventory reports come in.
Received Raw Materials & Packaging Report
This report gives you complete visibility into how much you’re spending on every input your beer or spirits need, along with cost changes over time. You’ll catch price fluctuations immediately instead of finding out at the end of the month, giving you the power to respond quickly to protect your margins and accelerate your business.
Raw Materials & Packaging by Brand Report
This view ties ingredient usage directly to each brand, whether it’s beer or spirit. Whether it’s 2-Row Pale Ale going into your IPA or into a whiskey mash, you’ll see exactly where costs are allocated.
Raw Materials & Packaging Usage Visualization
This advanced report lets you follow the entire flow of ingredients from grains, hops, adjuncts, packaging supplies, and more to see what products they flow into and how important they are to your portfolio of products. You’ll be able to visualize better than ever your supply chain, your dependencies, and what raw materials are most important to secure for the future of your business.
Adding distillation can unlock major growth for breweries, but only if you keep costs under control. Shared ingredients are a hidden trap that can eat away at profitability if you’re not tracking them carefully.
With Beer30’s brewery software, inventory reports, and Command Center, you’ll have the visibility to expand into spirits without losing sight of your beer margins.
Ready to see how the best brewery software can transform your operations? Schedule a demo of Beer30 today.
