Instructions

1. Determine how much you intend to brew, and how often. If you are going to brew beer in small batches only, then you can get away with having minimal equipment. If you plan on creating a true microbrewery with the intent to sell your product, then you may need quite a bit of start-up capital.

2. Experiment with different beer recipes, using some traditional recipes and altering proportion or changing ingredients (for example, adding more or less hops). This is how you'll develop your micro brew's distinct flavor.

3. Examine micro brew business models and decide the best way to proceed. If your operation is going to be seasonal, then you'll need to consider hiring part-time help. If you plan on your micro brew operation being a full-time, year-round endeavor, then you'll want to explore full-time employees and dedicated business officers (a chief financial officer, for example).

4. Take care of any and all licensing and paperwork for creating your micro brew business. Look into incorporating to protect yourself, as well as ensuring that you have completed each of the documents required to market and sell liquor.

5. Market and sample your brew to people outside your own circle of friends and family. Doing so will give you the best cross section of opinions regarding your recipes, and will help you figure out how to tweak them to make them better and more unique.