Rental brewing, what exactly is that?

Renting a brewery simply means hiring a brewery so that you can focus on developing recipes and selling your brew. At Frontaal Brewing Company, we take care of the entire brewing process, from purchasing ingredients, brewing, filling kegs and/or cans and packaging, to filing excise tax returns.

At Frontaal Brewing Company, we believe in the power of individuality. We understand that your vision is unique, which is why we offer professional brewery space for rent. It's time to create your own beer brand, with your flavors and your style. Discover what rental and contract brewing at Frontaal Brewing Company can do for you.

Need extra capacity for your brewery or want to scale up without investing?

Rental brewing is a well-known phenomenon among brewers. The term itself says it all: Rental brewing is about renting a brewery to make your recipe. Many brewers, but also other companies, choose Frontaal Brewing Company when they want to scale up their product. Brewers also choose us when they need extra brewing capacity. In addition, we see many Gypsy Brewers who want to expand overseas and skip the actual shipping. With our brand-new Rolec brewing equipment, we can brew varying volumes. Hiring our brewery starts at 30HL and goes up to 300HL. We cannot give exact prices for contract brewing, so please contact us if you would like to know the prices.

Are we suitable for hobby brewers who want to rent a beer brewery?

As you can see from our capacity: no. Our customers use our brewery because they want to expand without investing, want to produce locally, or simply want to focus on selling their beer. We will take care of everything for you, from ingredients to brewing and from canning to transport to your location. We offer all this from a batch size of 30HL.

Brewing laws and regulations

As a brewery with many years of experience, we have gained the necessary knowledge of laws and regulations. In addition, we take care of all the steps involved in complying with these laws and regulations for you. This means you don't have to worry about a thing. Take a look at our brewery's certification.

Certificates in our rental brewery:

• License for the production of alcoholic beverages (beer, Ready To Drink’s, seltzers, spirits) and the production of non-alcoholic beverages (tea, water, lemonades);

• In the process of becoming a B Corp;

• In the process of obtaining BRC Food Issue 9 certification.

Scaling up through Rental Brewing

Is your company about to invest, embark on a complex production start-up, or start working on certifications? Then Frontaal Brewing Company is the right place for you when it comes to rental brewing.

Capacity for rental brewery

We don't mind how much you want to rent. Our installation is prepared for (almost) anything. However, we are not suitable for home and hobby brewers. You can use our brewery and therefore rent it from a capacity of 30HL to 300HL net volume and, of course, all volumes in between. Here is a brief overview of our production figures:

Facilities:

• 7,500 m² building located in Breda, Netherlands (Steenen Hoofd 56, 4825AK Breda) (60 minutes from Amsterdam, 60 minutes from Brussels, 120 minutes from London);

• Located 2 minutes from 2 major highways in the Netherlands (A16 Rotterdam/Antwerp and A27 Utrecht/Antwerp);

• Production from 6:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on weekdays.

Production possibilities:

• Alcoholic beverages: beer, RTD, seltzers and stronger spirits;

• Non-Alcohol or low-alcoholic beverages: beers, tea, water, lemonades;

• Carbonated and non-carbonated (cans must have a minimum of 1.8 volumes per liter of beverage with a maximum of 3.00 volumes per liter of beverage);

• We are a make-and-ship facility;

• Batch size (minimum 30HL net and 300HL net max).

How do we work in terms of Rental Brewing?

Rental brewing and contract brewing: from request to delivery

Let's get acquainted first. We are very curious about your plans and what you want to brew, how much you want to brew, and when you want everything to be ready. We will discuss all of this during our introductory meeting. Of course, we will also give you a tour of our brewery.

Do you have your own recipe or would you like us to develop one together?

If you already have a recipe, we will use it. We will brew your beer and you can concentrate on sales. Do you have a great idea, but are you still looking for input? Our team of brewers will be happy to help you.

Rental brewing costs and prices?

Once we know when, how much, and what recipe we will be brewing for you, you will naturally want to know how much it will cost to rent our brewing facilities. We would be happy to provide you with a ready-made quote. But there is more to it than that, of course. So if you are looking for our rental brewing costs, ask yourself the following questions first:

1. How do I want my drink to be filled?

2. Perhaps filling into kegs, and if so, what type of keg would you like and how large?

3. Would you also like to fill cans? Would you prefer everything in 330ml or 440ml cans?

4. What kind of labels do you want? Do you have your own labels?

5. Packed in boxes, and how many cans do you want per box?

As you can see, there is a lot involved. But rest assured, we will guide you through the entire decision-making process.

Everything okay? Let the brewing begin!

We are delighted to be working with you. Once the quote has been approved, we will start planning. We will send you a deposit for the purchase of the ingredients and keep you closely informed of the process.

Filling your rental brew

We brew according to your recipe. We do this entirely remotely for you. If you happen to want to be present during the brewing process, for example for a social media shoot, we can accommodate that. But it is important to know how you want your drink to be filled. Fortunately, we have already thought about this together for the quote. But here is an explanation of our options:

• CFT 24/4 filler suitable for 240 cans per minute (15,000 per hour)

• 330 ml and 440 ml cans (standardized with 202CDL lids)

• DO – packaged at less than 50 PPB

• Capacity for printed cans and cans with labels

• Chamber pasteurization, suitable for 12PU to 500PU

• Date coding at the bottom of the can with 2 lines of text (canning date, timestamp, expiration date, batch code)

Packaging sizes:

• Wrap-around 12x330ml

• Wrap-around 12x440ml

• Wrap-around 24x330ml

• Wrap-around 24x440ml

• Customized wrap-arounds available, please inquire about your requirements

• Tray coding is possible

Kegging of your beer:

• Semi-automatic keg line from Lambrechts

• Steaming and CIP of stainless steel kegs

• Steel: 20L and 30L with A-coupling

• Keykeg: 20L and 30L with standard keykeg-fitting

• Dolium: 20L and 30L with A-coupling

Delivery of your order

Because we keep you informed in real time, you know exactly when we will deliver your beer. We plan the transport together in consultation with you. Then it's up to you!

Rental brewing at Frontaal Brewing Company summarized:

1. Production of non-alcoholic and low-alcohol beverages such as beer, tea, water, and lemonades

2. Production of alcoholic beverages, RTDs, seltzers, and spirits

3. CFT Canningline with a capacity of 15,000 cans per hour

4. Filling of 330ml and 440ml cans

5. Chamber pasteurizer capacity of 12PU to 500PU

6. Licensed for Alcohol Production

7. B Corp Certification pending

8. BRC Food Issue 9 pending

9. Filling cans and kegs

10. Labeling

11. Excise transfer and paperwork

12. Warehousing and shipping available