Cidery Manager: Production Management Software Built by Cider Consultant

Uppsala, Sweden (3/16/26) – Brown Hat Consulting announces the beta release of Cidery Manager, a cider-focused production management web application.

Cidery Manager is production enterprise resource management software built specifically for cider companies and their particular workflows. The Free tier allows single-user cideries to track basic production, and the Pro tier equips cideries to manage their production and sales from start to finish. Pro functionality is available free for 30 days during the beta at ciderymanager.com.

“This is something I have wanted to build for a long time,” says Brent Miles-Wagner, Founder of Brown Hat Consulting. “Existing ERP software is often built for breweries and is thus unable to fully capture cider-specific production requirements, and tends to be overbuilt and too expensive for most small to medium cider companies to comfortably switch from spreadsheets.”

Cidery Manager is built and managed by Miles-Wagner specifically for cider companies, informed by his 13 years in the industry as both a Head Cidermaker and Cider Consultant. It accommodates the full spectrum of cider production methods, from continuous production cideries fermenting juice year-round to traditional cideries pressing apples in the fall and releasing product the following year.

The app’s features include:

• Free

  • Track batches from start to finish, from press logs and juice receipt through fermentation additions and interventions, finishing with packaging or bottle fermentation.

• Pro ($99/mo)

  • Everything in Free

  • Detailed cost tracking and reports

  • Inventory management, from raw and packaging materials to finished goods

  • Sales and distribution functionality, allowing for QuickBooks integration, invoice creation, sales route planning, and customer relationship management

  • Simplified mobile views for both cellar workers and sales reps

  • Excise tax readiness

    • TTB-ready tax reports (for cider, not for beer)

    • Washington State excise report (future state reports to come)

    • Excise tax categories for the U.S., Canada, and Sweden

During the beta, a limited number of early users can gain free onboarding and data migration by emailing support at ciderymanager.com with BETA ONBOARDING in the subject line.

More information can be found at ciderymanager.com and brownhatconsulting.com.

About Brown Hat Consulting

Founded by Brent Miles-Wagner in 2019, Brown Hat provides an expert resource for the craft cider industry. Brown Hat specializes in advising on the startup process, guiding clients as they launch or expand their cider business, as well as helping existing cideries with the business or production of craft cider. Currently based in Sweden and consulting with clients all over the world, Miles-Wagner has a Masters in Entrepreneurship and is a cider educator through Nordic International Cider Education.