Installation Manual

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underbar refrigeration
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GENERAL MAINTENANCE
DRAFT BEER PROBLEMS
To minimize draft beer problems, always follow the recommended
instructions for temperature and CO
2
pressures from your beer
supplier.
FLAT BEER - DESCRIPTION: FOAMY HEAD
DISAPPEARS QUICKLY. BEER LACKS USUAL
ZESTFUL BREWERY FRESH FLAVOR.
• CO2 turned off when not in use.
• Contaminated air source (associated with compressed air).
• Greasy glasses.
• Not enough pressure.
• Pressure shut off during night.
• Loose tap or vent connection.
• Sluggish pressure regulator.
• Obstruction in lines.
FALSE HEAD - DESCRIPTION: LARGE SOAP-LIKE
BUBBLES, HEAD DISSOLVES VERY QUICKLY.
• Dry glasses.
• Improper pour.
• Pressure required does not correspond to beer temperature.
• Coils or direct draw beer lines warmer than beer in keg.
• Small lines into large faucet shanks.
• Beer drawn improperly.
WILD BEER - DESCRIPTION: BEER, WHEN DRAWN, IS
ALL FOAM AND NOT ENOUGH LIQUID BEER.
• Beer drawn improperly.
• Faucet in bad or worn condition.
• Kinks, dents, twists or other obstructions in line.
• Traps in beer lines.
• Beer too warm in kegs or lines.
• Too much pressure.
• Creeping gauge causing too much pressure.
CLOUDY BEER - DESCRIPTION: BEER IN THE GLASS
APPEARS HAZY. NOT CLEAR.
• Dirty glass or faucet.
• Beer over chilled.
• Beer temperature variance in keg (Beer may have warmed up
at sometime).
• Hot spots in beer lines.
• Cutting beer through faucet.
• Beer line in poor condition.
• Dirty lines.
• Beer that has been frozen.
BAD TASTE
• Dirty faucet.
• Old or dirty beer lines.
• Failure to flush beer lines with water after each empty keg.
• Unsanitary conditions at bar.
• Foul air or dirt in lines.
• Oily air; greasy kitchen air.
• Temperature of package too warm.
• Dry glasses