Craft
Booking software for Brewing workshops
The brew day ends with a collection appointment six weeks later, three vessels make three teams, and gift vouchers fill half the diary.
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The challenges facing brewing workshops
The day finishes six weeks later
Brewing is only the first half: the beer gets collected after fermentation. That second appointment gets booked on the day or it gets lost.
Three vessels, three teams: the capacity is physical
It is not the space round the tables that limits, it is the number of vessels. A fourth sign-up and somebody watches.
Gift vouchers fill half the diary
Given at Christmas, used in the spring, on a date nobody knows yet. Without tracking, one comes out on a Saturday morning.
A day cancelled the night before cannot be replaced
The malt is crushed, the water is heating, the day is blocked. Nobody books a brew day for tomorrow.
The day runs seven hours, not a slot
Mash, boil, hops, cleaning down. Sold as a two-hour appointment, it overruns everything.
How Kagenda helps
The problem
The day finishes six weeks later
With Kagenda
Book a whole course of sessions at once, one after another.
Recurring appointments
The problem
Three vessels, three teams: the capacity is physical
With Kagenda
Every session in one place, by day, week or month.
One central calendar
The problem
Gift vouchers fill half the diary
With Kagenda
History, preferences and follow-up notes gathered on one record per client.
Client records
The problem
A day cancelled the night before cannot be replaced
With Kagenda
Take a deposit at booking time and get paid online before the session.
Deposits and payments
The problem
The day runs seven hours, not a slot
With Kagenda
Each service gets its own slots: some in the morning, others late in the day.
Hours per service
The features that matter to you
24/7 online booking
Clients book from your page, even while you are with someone else or closed.
One central calendar
Every session in one place, by day, week or month.
Recurring appointments
Book a whole course of sessions at once, one after another.
Deposits and payments
Take a deposit at booking time and get paid online before the session.
Client records
History, preferences and follow-up notes gathered on one record per client.
Hours per service
Each service gets its own slots: some in the morning, others late in the day.
Email notifications
Confirmed, moved or cancelled — both you and the client are told.
Custom fields
Ask your questions at booking time: reason, history, expectations.
Practical guide: Brewing workshops
- The collection appointment booked on brew day, six weeks out. It is the only moment everyone is there.
- Capacity set by the number of vessels, not by the floor of the brewery.
- Gift vouchers sold online with their validity shown.
- A deposit on every day. At seven hours and that price, an absence cannot be made up.
- A "full day" service with its real duration, break included.
- A reminder three days before with the instructions: closed shoes, and something to carry the bottles home in at collection.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a brewing workshop cost in the UK?
Around £80 to £160 per person for a full brew day with beer to take away later, and £40 to £70 for a shorter tasting and brewery tour. Set your own prices.
What applies to a workshop where participants take beer home?
This is the question that decides the format, and the answer is duty. Beer produced for others, or removed for consumption, is subject to alcohol duty and requires approval from HMRC as an alcoholic products producer, with production records, returns and duty paid at the point the beer leaves your premises. Brewing for your own domestic consumption is outside it — but a commercial workshop where customers pay and take bottles away is not obviously domestic, and HMRC will look at who owns the beer and who paid. Structuring the day so the beer remains yours and duty is accounted for, or so participants brew genuinely on their own account, changes the treatment. Speak to HMRC before you publish dates. Add food business registration, labelling rules, and no sales or supply to under-18s.
How do I book the collection six weeks later?
With recurring bookings: brew day and collection go in together.
How do I limit sign-ups to the number of vessels?
With a capacity per day.
Can I sell my workshops as gift vouchers?
Yes, online, with their validity shown.
Can I ask for a deposit?
Yes, with the terms shown before payment.
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