Cleaning draft system

Question 1

Clean the draft system every

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14 days

Question 2

The first goal of cleaning the draft system:

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1. To remove organic material (microorganisms that feed on the beer).

Question 3

The 2nd goal of cleaning the draft system:

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2.To remove mineral deposits that fall out of the beer and quickly build
up in the lines (aka beer stone).

Question 4

Every two weeks, clean the entire system with a caustic line-cleaning
chemical to remove

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organic material and prevent growth of microorganisms and wild yeast.

Question 5

Once every three months the draft system must also be de-

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stoned with

an acid line-cleaning chemical.

Question 6

Beers lines should be cleaned

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with a caustic line-cleaning chemical.

Question 7

Faucets should be completely

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disassembled and cleaned.

Question 8

Keg couplers and tapping devices should

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be scrubbed clean.

Question 9

FOB devices are cleaned in-line and cleaner vented

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out the top.

Question 10

The cleaning chemicals are poisonous—don’t serve beer through the system until

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the cleaning is finished

Question 11

Wait until the cleaning process is entirely finished and the lines have been completely flushed with

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water