POOR QUALITY BEER | When dispensing beer into the glass, if you find that the beer is Cloudy, Flat, Bubbly, | |
Sour, Wild or | ||
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PROBLEM | CAUSE | CORRECTION |
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Cloudy Beer. | • Excessively low temperatures | • Make certain that the lines are thoroughly cleaned |
The beer in the glass | may cause hazy or cloudy | and then raise the temperature slightly. |
appears hazy, and not clear. | beer, particularly when the |
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| beer lies in the cold coil for |
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| long periods of time. |
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| • The beer faucet was only | • Open the faucet quickly and completely. |
| opened partially. | • Replace any worn washers and parts in the |
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| faucet when necessary to allow the faucet to be |
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| fully opened. |
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Flat Beer. | • The glass is greasy. | • Do not wash beer glasses together with glasses that |
Beer lacks its usual brewery- |
| have contained milk or any other fatty substance. |
fresh flavor. The foamy head |
| An excessive amount of germicide |
disappears quickly. |
| also leave a fatty film, which will cause beer to go |
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| flat. |
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| • It is preferable to steam and sterilize glasses where |
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| health laws permit. |
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| • Wash glasses thoroughly with a good detergent to |
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| remove all fatty substances (i.e. lipstick). |
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| • Do not use soap. |
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| • Do not wipe the glasses dry. Permit glasses to air- |
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| dry by placing them on a wire rack or on corru- |
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| gated metal. |
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| • Rinse the glasses in fresh cold water just before |
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| serving beer. It is best to serve beer in a wet glass. |
| • Improper drawing of beer into | • Open the faucet quickly and completely. |
| the glass. | • Proper foam should be a tight creamy head. The |
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| collar on the average glass should be 3/4" to 1" |
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| high. Beer drawn without head has the appearance |
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| of being flat. |
| • Not enough pressure. | • Increase the pressure if beer runs too slowly. The |
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| correct flow should fill a 10oz. glass in 4 seconds. |
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| (Approx. 8oz. of liquid) |
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| • Check the pressure source to determine whether |
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| there are obstructions in the air line. |
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| • Replace a sluggish air source or the CO2 regulator |
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| and gauge. |
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| • The tank pressure must always be higher than the |
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| pressure used on the keg. |
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| • Always apply pressure to the keg before drawing |
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| beer. |
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