How Does Beer System Works

In any beer system, you've got six main components: cooler, keg, coupler, gas, tubing, and faucet which it can get more complex. These six pieces all work together in a delicate harmony to ensure that the beer served to you is properly chilled and carbonated, with an appropriate foamy head.

The basic purpose of the beer pump in a beer system Australia is to move beer from the keg or other container to the faucet. This is an alternative to using gas pressure to move the beer. Instead the pump uses mechanical force to deliver the beer to the faucet. It is common to find beers pumps in beer line systems where more than 35 or 40 psi is needed to create a consistent flow. Often, runs of more than 200 feet or set ups which require a significant vertical lift. If gas pressure is used above and beyond these pressures, it will create problems as the beer begins to absorb the gas and its composition will be altered, affecting the taste and quality. Beer pumps themselves are powered by high-pressure gas or compressed air that does not come into contact with the beer. Most retailers power their beer pumps with CO2; in these cases, the pump exhaust CO2 gas must be vented outside the cooler or building to avoid CO2 build-up and asphyxiation. CO2 can be relatively expensive to use to power beer pumps compared to compressed air, but CO2 is usually already available at any location serving draught beer, so is often simpler to use. If a beer system Australia uses compressed, the air should never contact the draught beer. Additionally, it is best to use a high quality air compressor. These can clean and dry the air to avoid damaging beer pumps. Cheaper, smaller, air compressors often deliver air which still contain small amounts of moisture and oil that can cause damage to the beer pump eventually. If the compressor breaks, the establishment will be unable to serve beer.

This very important kegerator part connects the beer line to the faucet. The shank is a chrome-plated brass tube with external threading. Beer line is nothing more than a piece of dense 3/16-inch inner diameter, food-grade plastic tubing that connects the keg coupler to the rear of the shank. A keg coupler is a vital part of any beer dispenser. It attaches to the flange on the top of a keg and lets the gas in to power the dispensing. Any beer dispenser or kegerator is powered by a set of draft beer equipment parts that must work together for a successful pour.

Technical name for specialized equipment built specifically for dispensing keg beer from a temperature-controlled environment through the use of compressed gas. Direct draw draft beer systems may be housed in a kegerator, walk-in cooler or converted refrigerator.

The beer systems may seem somewhat complicated at first glance. But once you tackle the basics, you’ll see that they’re actually quite easy to understand. From keg pressure settings and standard definitions, to keg dimensions and pouring techniques.