Can I cost kegs as well as cans?

Yes. Use the keg line for packaging and set the batch to produce kegs rather than cans. Cost them as separate items so you can compare.

How do I handle excise tax?

As a line on the ingredient shelf priced per unit, or in overhead % if it is easier. Either way it must be in the cost before you set a wholesale price.

Should taproom sales use the same cost?

The cost is the same; the margin is not. Copy the sheet and set a higher target margin for direct sales.

Does this work in Excel and Google Sheets?

Both. Google Sheets: File > Import, or open and make a copy. Excel 365: open it directly. No macros, no add-ons, nothing to install.

I'm not confident with spreadsheets. Will I manage?

Yes. The white cells are the only ones you touch. The Quick-Start Guide has your first real number on screen in about five minutes, and if you get stuck, message me.

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Batch Costing Calculator for Craft Breweries

Everyone knows what the batch sold for. Nobody knows what it cost.

True cost per can or keg for a craft brewery, malt, hops, packaging and brewhouse hours, and the minimum price that holds your margin.

$39 USD · one-time

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Craft Brewery Batch Costing Calculator dashboard

Who it's for

Made for the way you actually work.

Taproom owners pricing pints, crowlers and kegs from one batch
Brewers costing a new recipe before it goes on the board
Breweries selling wholesale without giving the margin away
Contract brewers checking the numbers they were quoted

What's included

Everything in one file.

Dashboard: Three headline numbers and two charts. Read-only.
Start Here: Five steps from opening the file to a real number on screen.
Batch Costing: Where you cost one recipe. The main working sheet.
Ingredients & Packaging: Your shelf. Enter each purchase once; used everywhere.
Settings: Labor rate, overhead, target margin and fees.
Instructions: What each sheet does, and what to do if a number looks off.
About: Version, license and support.
PDF Quick-Start Guide: two pages, first result in five minutes

How it works

Three steps to a number you trust.

Open Settings. Set your hourly rate, overhead % and the margin you want to keep.
Open Ingredients & Packaging. Enter each purchase with its pack size and set yield % for anything you lose.
Open Batch Costing. Name the beer and enter how many sellable cans the batch produced, not the brew length.

A look inside

The screens you'll be working in.

List of the eight sheets in the brewery cost calculator

Batch Costing sheet with grain, hops, yeast and cost per pint

Ingredients and Packaging sheet with purchase prices and units

Settings sheet with overhead, target margin and fees

Three steps to a price: load ingredients, cost the batch, read the minimum

Compatibility list showing Excel, Google Sheets, Mac and Windows support

Questions

Good to know.

Can I cost kegs as well as cans?: Yes. Use the keg line for packaging and set the batch to produce kegs rather than cans. Cost them as separate items so you can compare.
How do I handle excise tax?: As a line on the ingredient shelf priced per unit, or in overhead % if it is easier. Either way it must be in the cost before you set a wholesale price.
Should taproom sales use the same cost?: The cost is the same; the margin is not. Copy the sheet and set a higher target margin for direct sales.
Does this work in Excel and Google Sheets?: Both. Google Sheets: File > Import, or open and make a copy. Excel 365: open it directly. No macros, no add-ons, nothing to install.
I'm not confident with spreadsheets. Will I manage?: Yes. The white cells are the only ones you touch. The Quick-Start Guide has your first real number on screen in about five minutes, and if you get stuck, message me.

One mispriced job costs more than this.

$39 once, and it's yours to keep. It pays for itself the first time it stops you underpricing a job or leaving margin on the table. No subscription, no login, just a file that does the maths.

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