Study Guide
Read the full study guide: Complete Guide to Draft Beer Systems
Exam Focus
- Explain draft system components as a service topic within Draft systems.
- Trace gas and beer through cylinder, regulator, manifold, keg, coupler, FOB, beer line, cooling path, tower, shank, and faucet.
- Locate a dispense symptom within the gas, product, cooling, or point-of-service path before opening or replacing components.
Core knowledge
- Gas-side components include cylinders or bulk tanks, nitrogen generators, blenders, regulators, gas lines, pumps, and couplers.
- Beer-side components include kegs, couplers, jumpers, FOBs, wall brackets, trunk lines, towers, beer line, and faucets.
- Cooling components include glycol power packs or chillers, trunk lines, tower cooling, and walk-in or direct-draw refrigeration.
Study application
Trace a problem from gas source to faucet and name what each component contributes to pressure, flow, temperature, or sanitation.