Incubator brewery to be built in Brisbane for AUD 15 million

Several countries already have them and soon Australia will have one as well: an incubator brewery, that is, built specifically for start-ups, contract and gypsy brewers, including publicans seeking to create their own branded beers without wanting to invest in a brewery of their own.

Of course, plenty of Australian brewers, craft and otherwise, produce beers for others. But Brisbane Brew Partners, as the firm is called, claims to be the first to turn brewing for others into a business concept.

According to Australian media, the AUD 15 million (USD 11 million) incubator brewery will be built in Brisbane, Queensland, which has become a hub for craft beer as Scottish brewer BrewDog is also about to start constructing a brewery there.

Brisbane Brew Partners is the brainchild of owner Shaun Lockwood, who sees it as a place to support smaller craft beer brewers.

As was reported, the brewery will include a 20 barrel brewhouse; 40 barrel fermenters and 40 barrel bright beer tanks for single and double batches; packaging capability for kegs, bottles and cans; a full laboratory for quality control; and significant cool room storage.

The brewery is expected to open at the end of this year.