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Advanced Cicerone® · Keeping and Serving Beer

Temporary draft systems

Syllabus Path

Advanced candidates should study temporary draft systems as part of other draft service practices, connecting the syllabus heading to beer flavor, dispense quality, safety, and guest experience.

  1. I. Keeping and Serving Beer
  2. I. Other draft service practices
  3. 2. Temporary draft systems

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.
  • Use specific evidence such as temperature, pressure, package condition, sanitation, equipment state, and observed service symptoms.
  • Apply the topic to beer flavor, dispense quality, safety, and guest experience rather than repeating the heading alone.

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.

References

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