USA, FL: Ormond Brewing Co. set to expand

The owners of Ormond Brewing Co. recently celebrated the first anniversary of their business. Now the brewery is expanding by adding six new fermenters and two conditioning tanks that will expand its production capacity to 3,000 gallons a week, up from its present 270-gallon capacity. The brewery is also adding a canning machine, news-journalonline.com reported on December, 15.

Justin Robinson, the company’s president and co-owner, said the brewery began operating at its present full capacity within two weeks of its opening Nov. 30, 2013, and has been at that level ever since.

Robinson said he and co-owner Jon Pennett, Ormond Brewing Co.’s head brewer, also are in the process of adding a 4,000-square-foot facility next door, which they hope to have fully operational by the end of January, Robinson said he purchased the warehouse a little over a year ago and had been using it for storage.

Ormond Brewing Co. has seen its sales triple in the past year, Robinson said.

“It’s a testament to the growth of the craft beer industry (throughout Florida) as well as the quality of our product,” he said.

19 December, 2014