When it comes to maintaining the best quality beer for your customers, the routine cleaning of your draft lines is an essential practice.  Over time, a buildup of bacteria, mould, yeast and sediment (beer stone) can accumulate in your lines, affecting your beer’s flavour profile and causing foaming. 

 

Draft systems from simple to complex can deliver high-quality beer—but only when properly operated and suitably maintained. In addition to alcohol and CO2 , finished beer contains proteins, carbohydrates, and hundreds of other organic compounds. Yeast and bacteria routinely enter draft systems, where they feed on beer and attach to draft lines. Minerals also precipitate from beer, leaving deposits in lines and fixtures. Within days of installing a brand new draft system, biofilm deposits begin to build up on the surfaces that come into contact with beer. Without proper cleaning, these deposits soon affect beer flavour and undermine the system’s ability to dispense quality beer.