Draught Beer Basics

To ensure brewery-fresh flavor, it is recommended that the beer
system be cleaned after every barrel or every two weeks to
eliminate bacteria, yeast and beer stone build-up in the system.
Below, you’ll find instructions on how to properly and thoroughly
clean your beer dispenser.
Supplies needed:
Cleaning Kit - Includes cleaning pump
jar (A), coupling washer (B), 4 oz. BLC
line cleaning chemical (C), check ball
lifter (D), cleaning brush (E) and spanner
wrench (F) (Kit Part No. 63797, shown
right)
Buckets
Water (warm and cold)
CAUTION: The chemicals used to clean beer lines
are hazardous. Please follow all recommended
safety instructions on the chemical’s container.
1. Turn o the CO
2
, either at the CO
2
cylinder or at the air distributor.
2. Remove tapping device (keg coupler) from the barrel.
3. If tapping device contains a check ball, insert check ball lifter into the bottom of the coupler
(Perlick Low Prole Coupler does not contain a check ball).
4. Place tapping device into a small bucket.
5. Using a spanner wrench, remove the beer faucet from the dispensing head.
6. Fill cleaning pump with warm water.
7. Attach cleaning pump jar connector with washer to where faucet was removed from
dispensing head.
D.
F.
A.
C.
E.
B.
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