Category: Kegs
Keg management, types of kegs, safety and maintenance
Expert Topic Draft Monitoring: Avoiding Loss
There are few clearer examples of losing money than watching beer overflow a glass or pour freely from a tap and cascade down the drain. On average, ten to twenty percent of draft beer is lost at the tap, cutting substantially into profits and needlessly increasing costs. For many owners, it’s just a literal cost of doing business. And for many consumers it’s an all too familiar sight. But it doesn’t have to be this way.
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Sponsored Interpreting Foam Problems with UC Davis’ Charlie Bamforth
From having too much of it or not enough, all brewers encounter problems with their beer foam from time to time. In this lecture from UC Davis’ Beer Quality series, Charlie “the Pope of foam” Bamforth discusses how to work backwards to solve your beer foam issues. He’ll cover common problems in dispensing and sanitation, using ultrafiltration to test stability and how to test for negative materials in your foam.
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Expert Topic The Importance and Maintenance of Clean Draft Lines
As draft beer continues to rebound following the devastating effects of the pandemic, it is critical to keep cleanliness top of mind, and to institute best practices for pulling a perfect pint. Neil Witte, a long-time brewer and draft quality ambassador, is the owner of Craft Quality Solutions, a consulting company, and TapStar, a draught line certification program. He spoke to Beer Edge editor John Holl about standard and best practices every bar and brewery should be thinking about.
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News Merger of the Kegs: MicroStar Buys KegStar
MicroStar Logistics, the largest independent owner of beer kegs in the world, announced that it has acquired the keg rental company Kegstar. The acquisition will grow Denver-based MicroStar’s international business by taking on Kegstar’s clients which include breweries in Australia, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the U.S.
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Expert Topic Keg maintenance
A brewery’s keg inventory represents a substantial investment, add to that the value of the precious cargo it carries, and the importance of a properly functioning keg system becomes pretty clear. Implementing procedures for receiving, cleaning, and storing your kegs is vital.
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Expert Topic Selecting kegs
Before you even begin shopping for kegs, make sure you are aware of any limitations for draught sales in the area you plan to distribute. Some places restrict the size of kegs allowed, others don’t allow sales of draught beer at all from a pub or brewery, and some areas ban the use of certain types of kegs. Also, distributors sometimes have their own restrictions regarding the sizes and types of kegs they handle. Deciding which is best for you could also depend partly on what is already prevalent in your market. Usually, selling a draught placement means displacing another brand. If switching to your brand involves the additional hurdle of installing a new tapping device, you may lose the sale.
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