2007, by the numbers

Some statistics regarding Gottberg Brew Pub's 2007 production and sales:

• Beer
  • 35 brews
    • Malt
      • 11,490 pounds of barley malt
      • 2,975 pounds of wheat malt
      • 200 pounds of rye malt
      • Total malt cost: $6,604 ($0.45 per pound)
    • Hops
      • 127 pounds of hops
      • Total hops cost: $766 ($6.04 per pound)
    • Total production: 207 barrels (6,417 gallons / 24,300 liters)
  • Removals
    • To Gottberg/Dusters: 176.66 barrels (5,477 gallons / 20,700 liters )
    • To wholesalers: 21.33 barrels (661 gallons / 2,500 liters)
    • Returned to the brewery: 3.33 barrels (103 gallons / 391 liters)
    • Net removals: 194.66 barrels (6,034 gallons / 22,800 liters)
  • Excise taxes
    • Federal @ $7 per barrel: $1,363
    • Nebraska @ $0.3069 per gallon: $1,852
    • Total excise taxes: $3,215
• Soda
  • Root Beer
    • 39 seven-barrel batches (8,463 gallons / 32,000 liters)
    • 9,750 pounds of sugar
    • 23½ gallons of root beer extract
    • 24⅜ pounds of sodium benzoate
    • 19½ pounds of citric acid
  • Red Cream Soda
    • 2 seven-barrel batches (434 gallons / 1,650 liters)
    • 500 pounds of sugar
    • 1¼ gallons of red cream soda extract
    • 20 ounces of sodium benzoate
    • 16 ounces of citric acid
  • Orange Cream Soda
    • 1 seven-barrel batch (217 gallons / 820 liters)
    • 250 pounds of sugar
    • 0.6 gallons of orange cream soda extract
    • 10 ounces of sodium benzoate
    • 8 ounces of citric acid