Brew Kits Part 2.

So what I have done for this practicum was perfect the recipe that will potentially go into a kit that will be sold to help support the brew club. I also was able to calculate how much each kit will cost based on research online and going to Ace Hardware in Yakima to evaluate where we would want to buy our supplies from. Below is a list of items going into the basic kit along with how much each of these items will cost.

Funnel: $0.50

Corn sugar: $3.75 ea. 5 oz pack

Grain: $0 donated

Growler: $0

5 gal bucket: $10 ea.

Bubbler: $2.50 ea.

Grain bag: $0.50 ea.

Amarillo hops: $15 for 3 oz

Hydrometer: $5 ea. 15 for 3 pack

Cost per kit: $37.25

With the research done above (granted this is a rough estimate depending on what we as a club are able to get discounted through some of our sponsors like Ace Hardware), the cost per kit will be approximately $37.25. I was actually surprised with how much per kit we would be spending, but it makes sense for someone who would be starting from scratch for brewing and doesn’t have any of the supplies.

Another thing I have done was I put together what an order sheet will look like when we are ready to sell these kits. My idea was to make a pre-order form so that when we do order from our suppliers, we don’t accidentally order too much or too little. It will also just make it easier for us to collect payments that way. The Information that will go on the order sheet is the name of the student at the top and then below is a small table that will ask for the purchaser’s name, phone number, email, and kind of kit (although for now, it will just be the standard kit), and a signature part for when they receive their kit. Below is the setup I put together:

Student Name:____________

Name	Date	Email	Phone Number	Kit type (standard)	Signature upon received

The price for each kit that we decide to sell will obviously vary based on the ingredients, supplies, and overall costs of what each kit will cost to make. For our standard kit, there will be all the supplies listed above, an instruction sheet on how to create the perfect brew, and a little flyer that talks about our program and how their purchase benefited our club and program. As I went over the cost per kit with some of my fellow officers, we decided a good price to make a profit for the club to sell the kit would be $65 for one standard-sized 2-gallon sized kit. Although I won’t be working on this project more for school credit I will still be working on it as I will be president of the Brew Club and working on funding for this next school year. Something I hope to accomplish with this project is to advertise our program and club and make our existence known because there are countless times when I talk about the major to someone who has no idea what the brew club is and or that this was even a major. Secondly, I would love to be able to use this money to be able to go on trips like for the MBAA conference so that students who want to go to the conference each year can go, make connections, and not worry about having to pay for anything other than food. Below are some photos I took during this two-quarter-long project, and thanks for reading!