Customer Story · Craft Brewer
Zach Aufdenberg and Jacob AurandOwners, Broken Window Brewing Company
From silo chaos to full batch traceability
How Zach and Jacob, owners of Broken Window Brewing Company, gained complete control over ingredients, inventory, and production flow.
The Challenge
Before using Kerno, Zach struggled to manage ingredient flow across batches. Tracking hops, grains, and aging cycles was scattered across spreadsheets and manual logs.
Mistakes led to:
- Inconsistent flavor profiles
- Poor inventory visibility
- Delays due to missing ingredients
What Changed
Switching to Kerno allowed Zach to:
- Track every ingredient by lot
- Monitor aging and batch timelines
- Connect inventory directly to production
Brewing became predictable and traceable.
How Zach Uses Kerno
- Batch tracking for every brew
- Inventory tracking for hops and grains
- Monitoring fermentation and aging cycles
- Dashboard for production and stock visibility
“We can trace every pint back to the field it grew in.”
Why It Matters
Kerno brings clarity to complex brewing processes — so every batch delivers the same quality.
- +25% consistency in flavor
- −15% ingredient waste
- Full batch traceability
Frequently Asked Questions
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How does Broken Window Brewing Company use Kerno?
Owners Zach Aufdenberg and Jacob Aurand use Kerno for batch tracking on every brew, inventory tracking for hops and grains, monitoring fermentation and aging cycles, and a dashboard for production and stock visibility.
What problem did the brewery have before Kerno?
Ingredient flow across batches was managed in spreadsheets and manual logs. With hops, grains, and aging cycles scattered across those records, the brewery dealt with inconsistent flavor profiles, poor inventory visibility, and delays caused by missing ingredients.
How does Kerno help a craft brewery trace each batch?
Broken Window Brewing tracks every ingredient by lot in Kerno and connects that inventory directly to production, so each batch is linked to the hops and grains that went into it. In the owners’ words: “We can trace every pint back to the field it grew in.”
What is Kerno?
Kerno is operations software for product creators. It connects products, inventory, production, costing, and quality in one system, so you know what you have, what it costs, and what to make next.
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