BrewPlanner

What is BrewPlanner and how does it help manage my brewery or winery?

BrewPlanner is a batch scheduling and production planning platform designed specifically for craft breweries, wineries, and distilleries. It helps you schedule batches across fermenters and tanks, manage brewing recipes, track raw material inventory, and coordinate your production team — all from one dashboard.

How does batch scheduling software help breweries plan production?

Batch scheduling software like BrewPlanner replaces spreadsheets and whiteboards with a visual, drag-and-drop production calendar. You can schedule brew days across fermenters, brite tanks, and packaging lines, see vessel availability in real time, and avoid scheduling conflicts. This helps breweries maximize throughput, reduce downtime between batches, and keep the entire team aligned on the production plan.

Can BrewPlanner handle inventory and raw materials for both brewing and winemaking?

Yes. BrewPlanner includes full brewery inventory management and raw materials tracking for both brewing and winemaking operations. Track hops, malt, yeast, grapes, adjuncts, and packaging supplies with real-time stock levels and automated reorder alerts. Our MRP module calculates exactly what you need for upcoming batches, reducing waste and ensuring you never run short on critical ingredients.

What is MRP and why do breweries and wineries need it?

MRP stands for Material Requirements Planning. It connects your production schedule to your recipes and current inventory levels to automatically calculate what raw materials you need, how much to order, and when to order them. For breweries, this means knowing exactly how much grain, hops, and yeast to purchase. For wineries, it ensures you have the right barrels, closures, and additives ready before bottling.

Is BrewPlanner a good alternative to spreadsheets for brewery production planning?

Absolutely. Spreadsheets break down as your brewery or winery grows — they cannot detect scheduling conflicts, do not update in real time, and make team coordination difficult. BrewPlanner replaces spreadsheets with purpose-built brewery software that includes visual batch scheduling, automated inventory tracking, recipe scaling, and team collaboration.

Does BrewPlanner work for wineries and distilleries, or just breweries?

BrewPlanner is built for all craft beverage producers — breweries, wineries, distilleries, cideries, and meaderies. For wineries, it supports vintage tracking, barrel aging management, and blending operations. For distilleries, it handles production run scheduling, proof tracking, and TTB compliance reporting.

How do I get started with BrewPlanner and what does pricing look like?

Sign up for a free trial, set up your production environment, and start scheduling batches in minutes. BrewPlanner offers two plans: Production Planning at $49/month for batch scheduling, recipe management, and dashboards, and Brewery ERP at $125/month which adds inventory management, MRP, analytics, keg tracking, and purchase orders.