Draught Beer Basics Brochure
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THE KEG
Kegs are lled at the brewery, which means you’ll get
brewery fresh avor each and everytime you pour. A
keg’s design protects beer from both air and light, while
enabling easy and rapid dispense. Most brewers use
kegs made of stainless steel, but you also see rubber-
coated, aluminum, steel and ,recently, plastic kegs in the
marketplace. Perlick’s 15” Beer Dispenser can hold a 1/6
barrel, while the 48” model can hold up to a 1/2 barrel.
Keg 1/6 barrel 1/4 barrel
Slim 1/4
barrel 1/2 barrel
Gallons 5.16 7.75 7.75 15.5
Ounces 661 992 992 1984
# of 12oz.
beers
55 82 82 165
REMEMBER TO TAKE CARE WHEN MOVING YOUR FRESH KEGS! A half barrel
can weight up to 170 lbs when full! Before moving the keg, rmly grasp the
slots on the top of the keg. Pull the keg towards you, lifting the far end of the
keg o the ground. Slowly roll the keg on its edge towards the dispenser (also
called keg walking), and rock into place. Mishandled kegs can result in foamy
beer or, worse yet, injury!
KEG LAYOUTS
Perlick oers three sizes of beer dispensing cabinets (15-, 24- and 48-inch),
some of which can dispense up to three types of beer. Below are the dierent
ways you can congure kegs in Perlick’s Beer Dispensers.
(1) 1/6
48”
(1) 1/4
(2) 1/6
(1) 1/4 + (1) 1/2
(2) 1/6 + (1) 1/4
(2) 1/6 + (1) 1/2
(1) 1/4 + (1) 1/4
(empty) + (3) 1/6
15”
24”
K egs
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