Study Guide
Read the full study guide: Complete Guide to Draft Beer Systems
Exam Focus
- Explain draft system design as a service topic within Draft systems.
- Integrate keg temperature, carbonation, applied pressure, vertical lift, line restriction, cooling, gas blend, and target flow in a system plan.
- Evaluate whether a proposed direct-draw or long-draw layout can maintain carbonation and temperature from keg to glass before equipment is installed.
Core knowledge
- Draft design chooses line length, diameter, lift, gas blend, pressure, trunk routing, tower cooling, and faucet hardware to preserve carbonation and flow.
- Design should account for throughput, cleaning access, product carbonation, service temperature, keg location, and future product changes.
- Poor design can force pressure workarounds that create foam, flat beer, slow flow, warm beer, or sanitation blind spots.
Study application
Evaluate design choices as causes of recurring pour problems rather than treating every symptom as an operator error.
Key Terms
- Design
- Design should account for throughput, cleaning access, product carbonation, service temperature, keg location, and future product changes.
- Poor design
- Poor design can force pressure workarounds that create foam, flat beer, slow flow, warm beer, or sanitation blind spots.