Study Guide
Read the full study guide: Complete Guide to Draft Beer Systems
Exam Focus
- Explain temporary draft systems as a service topic within Other draft service practices.
- Compare coil and cold-plate jockey boxes, keg and ice management, line restriction, gas supply, sanitation, setup, breakdown, and transport risks.
- Design a temporary dispense workflow that chills beer before the faucet, maintains safe pressure, and leaves every wetted part clean after the event.
Core knowledge
- Temporary draft systems include picnic pumps, CO2-driven setups, and jockey boxes using coils or cold plates.
- Jockey boxes require cold keg management, ice or ice-water bath control, pressure setting, and steady pouring through the event.
- Picnic pumps introduce air and sharply shorten beer stability; temporary systems still require cleaning after use.
Study application
Plan temporary draft around event duration, keg temperature, cooling method, gas choice, sanitation, and expected flow.