Study Guide
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Exam Focus
- Identify keg, coupler, FOB, and faucet.
- Understand each part at a service-recognition level.
What to know
A server should recognize the keg, coupler, FOB, and faucet and know the service role of each part.
How it applies
The keg holds beer, the coupler connects gas and beer lines, the FOB helps keep beer lines full when a keg empties, and the faucet controls the pour.
- Identify keg, coupler, FOB, and faucet.
- Understand each part at a service-recognition level.
Why It Matters
- Knowing keg, coupler, gas, line, FOB, and faucet roles helps staff locate simple dispense problems.
- Correct component language lets a server escalate the problem without guessing or dismantling equipment.
Practical Sensory Exercises
Key Draft System Elements practice drill
Draw the beer path from keg to faucet and label the coupler, beer line, FOB, shank, and faucet; beside each, write one visible symptom staff can safely report.
Key Terms
- Keg
- A pressurized package for draft beer.
- Coupler
- The connector that attaches gas and beer lines to the keg valve.
- FOB
- Foam-on-beer device that helps keep beer lines packed when a keg empties.
- Faucet
- The tap valve where beer leaves the draft system.