Flux gives breweries fast card payments, hosted fields for online orders and deposits, and settlement that keeps cash moving instead of stuck for a week.
Why breweries choose Flux
Fast settlement
Card payments settle in one to two business days so you can cover payroll and inventory.
Online orders and deposits
Take deposits and online orders through hosted fields that keep card data off your systems.
Volume pricing
High-volume breweries can move to custom pricing as monthly volume grows.
How breweries get paid
Breweries lead with cards for speed at the point of sale, add hosted online payments for orders and event deposits, and settle quickly through Flux.
A typical Flux setup for breweries
The taproom behaves like a bar: card-present tabs opened with an authorization, flights and pints stacked on, tips added at close, and the night settling in 1-2 business days. To-go crowlers and merch ring through the same counter. Around it sit the other rails: tour and event tickets sold online card-not-present through hosted fields, and a mug club billed as a recurring membership on a stored card.
Self-distribution runs on invoices: bars and bottle shops billed on delivery or on terms, paid by ACH settling in 1-3 business days, with keg deposits itemized so returns stay traceable. Taproom nights, ticket sales, and wholesale invoices sync to QuickBooks as separate streams, which is what your accountant wants at excise time. There are no monthly fees on qualifying card volume or contracts, and growing production volume can justify custom interchange-plus pricing.
What breweries should watch
Keg deposits are where brewery books get messy. Bill the deposit as its own line on every wholesale invoice and refund it as its own line when steel comes back, because netting deposits against new orders is how kegs disappear from the ledger and the yard at the same time. On terms, hold accounts to the stated due date; a bar that is slow paying you is usually slow paying everyone.
The taproom carries bar-style friction: adjust tab tips before the batch settles, and answer the occasional morning-after dispute with an itemized, timestamped receipt. Anything age-restricted sold online, tickets bundled with pours, club memberships with bottle pickups, needs your compliance rules handled at signup and pickup, since ID checks are your obligation, not the processor's. Mug club renewals fail quietly when cards expire, so watch declines each cycle and follow up before benefits lapse.
Simple, transparent pricing
Flux charges a flat 2.9% plus 30 cents per transaction, with volume discounts for higher-volume breweries and the option to pass the fee to the customer at checkout where local surcharging rules allow. No setup fees and no contracts. Accounts processing under $100,000 a year in card volume may be subject to a $20 monthly account fee.
Frequently asked questions
How do breweries accept payments with Flux?
Breweries accept credit and debit cards, ACH bank transfers, and stablecoins through one Flux integration, with drop-in hosted fields that keep card data off your own systems.
What does Flux charge breweries?
A flat 2.9% plus 30 cents per transaction, with volume discounts for higher-volume merchants and no setup fees or contracts. Accounts processing under $100,000 a year in card volume may be subject to a $20 monthly account fee. You can also pass the processing fee to the customer at checkout where local surcharging rules allow.
How fast do breweries get their money?
Card payments settle in one to two business days and ACH in one to three business days. Stablecoin payments go to your wallet instantly.
How should keg deposits appear on wholesale invoices?
As their own line item, both when charged and when refunded on return. Netting deposits against new orders makes keg float untraceable; separate lines keep QuickBooks matching the steel actually in the field.
Can the mug club renew automatically?
Yes, memberships bill as recurring charges on a stored card, annually or monthly. Watch the declines each cycle, because expired cards fail quietly, and a short email before renewal keeps members from disputing a charge they forgot was coming.
What is the best way to bill accounts we self-distribute to?
Invoice on delivery or on stated terms with payment by ACH, which settles in 1-3 business days and matches how bars and bottle shops run payables. QuickBooks aging flags slow accounts before the route gets awkward.
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