Draught Beer Pipe Cleaning and Serving Guidelines:

Importance of Cleaning:

• Regular draught beer pipe cleaning/sterilization is crucial due to natural sugars in drinks causing fermentation and sedimentation.
• Microbacteria development may lead to beer with bad Odors, off-taste, cloudiness, and excessive foam.
• Particularly vital for low turnover systems where drinks linger, facilitating sediment and bacteria formation.

Effective Cleaning Method:

• Utilize a chemical system for optimal cleaning.
• Replace beer keg with a special container filled with a brewery-supplied disinfectant/detergent solution diluted with water.
• Follow the beer dispensing process, allowing the liquid to flow, stay, and then discharge.
• Rinse the circuit with fresh water, completing the cleaning process in 45 minutes to an hour.

Additional Maintenance Tips:

• Periodically clean spouts (taps) and heads for effective sterilization.
• Regularly check and service draught dispense system equipment.

Rinsing Practices:

• Ideally, rinse with pure water when changing a keg.
• Daily clean dispense tap spout with hot water to prevent foam residues, which can attract germs and flies.

Result of Regular Cleaning:

• Consistent cleaning leads to a perfect beer with a clear, bright colour, enticing aroma, and impeccable taste.

Serving a Perfect Beer:

Visual Quality:

• A good glass of beer should appear transparent with a 2 to 4cm thick foam collar (varies by country).
• Thick foam indicates beer quality and freshness, appealing to both sight and taste.

Glass Preparation:

• Use a high-quality, impeccably cleaned glass.
• Avoid scented detergents.
• Wet the glass before pouring to lower its temperature, preventing thermal variation.
• A wet glass prevents foam from sticking, maintaining thickness.

Pouring Techniques:

• Tilt the glass while pouring or start tilting and then fill upright for a larger head, allowing gas to escape.
• Never let the tap spout touch the beer being dispensed; move the glass downward away from the spout.

These guidelines ensure a visually appealing and flavourful beer experience, emphasizing the importance of cleanliness and proper pouring techniques.

Beer line cleaning SOP – To be done once a week
Step 1	Put one pint of beer line cleaner inside an empty 10L detergent bottle and top up with water or half a pint for a 5L detergent bottle.
Step 2	Connect the product head with a detergent bottle.
Step 3	If installed, press the fob detector so that it is filled with the cleaning solution.
Step 4	Open the tower tap and pour approximately 3 liters (around 5 1⁄2 pints) of the cleaning solution or until the cleaning solution looks clear.
Step 5	Disconnect the head from the detergent bottle. *Done to prevent leaks and loss of CO2.
Step 6	The cleaning solution should be left for 1-2 hours in the system.
Step 7	After reconnecting the head, pass the remaining cleaning solution from the tower.
Step 8	5 to 10 liters of clean water need to be passed through each system down the tower.
Step 9	When connecting a new keg after line cleaning, ensure that enough beer is passed to displace the water present in the line. *Some fobbing may be seen until the line clears.