Single Use Beer Keg Guidelines
Single Use Beer Keg Guidelines provide users of single use kegs a guideline of minimum quality recommendations and safety recommendations.Read More
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Refillable Beer Keg Guidelines
Refillable Keg Guidelines provide users of refillable kegs a guideline of minimum quality recommendations and safety recommendations.Read More
Keg Repatriation Frequently Asked Questions
The BA Technical Committee Keg Repatriation working group members believe that education at all levels of the beer supply chain is key to solving the expensive problem of keg repatriation. Here are basic questions and answers about stray kegs to …Read More
Best Practices for Keg Users
All beer industry stakeholders have a key role to play in returning kegs to their brewery owners. Keg repatriation motivation starts with the Golden Rule, continues with the power of green (deposit dollars) and ends with the red flag of …Read More
Keg Etiquette
The Golden Rule KegReturn.com is designed to provide tools to help anyone redirect a keg towards its home brewery. Returning a keg to its owner is the right thing to do—if you lost your wallet you’d hope someone would return it …Read More
Keg Scrapping
Many Brewers Association member breweries have been contacted by their local scrap yards letting them know that someone has tried to sell one or more of their kegs for scrap value. At 30 pounds empty weight, a typical stainless steel …Read More
Steel, not Steal: Keg Loss Continues to be an Industry Problem
Keg loss is a big issue for the craft brewing industry. The BA estimates that keg loss costs each brewery between $.46 and $1.37 per barrel of beer they produce. Read More
Reducing Wrist Injuries from Lifting Kegs
As we’ve grown, we are seeing an increased handling of full kegs throughout the brewery. One of our crew recently developed a tendon strain in his wrist from moving kegs. We had always been focused on the safety aspects of …Read More
Keg Performance Guidelines
In early 2013, the Brewers Association retained Bilfinger Industrial Services (BIS) to develop keg performance guidelines for use by all U.S. brewing industry stakeholders. In this seminar, Terry Staed and Renee Benson introduce the guidelines, discuss research and methodology, and …Read More
Monitoring the Cleaning, Sterilization and Filling of Kegs
Chris pinpoints and addresses the various factors influencing keg cleaning, disinfection and filling, and offers remedies for common problems. Read More
Philosophy & Execution of Standardized Keg (and Cask) Specifications
Ruth presents the case study “How the UK Has Initiated Minimum Standard Keg (and Cask) Specifications.” Read More
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