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Certified Cicerone® · Keeping and Serving Beer

Temporary Draft Systems

Syllabus Path

Temporary systems need the same attention to temperature, pressure, flow, and cleaning as permanent systems.

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

Exam Focus

  • Know party pumps, picnic pumps, and jockey boxes.
  • Set up cold plate or coil jockey boxes with cold kegs, ice, pressure, and target flow.
  • Clean temporary draft systems after every use and prevent standing water.

What to know

Temporary systems need the same attention to temperature, pressure, flow, and cleaning as permanent systems.

Syllabus detail

  • Temporary systems include party or picnic pumps and jockey boxes.
  • Cold-plate and coil jockey-box setup requires managing keg temperature, ice or ice bath, pressure, desired flow rate, and pouring throughout the event.
  • Temporary systems should be cleaned after every use and rinse water pushed out to avoid mold buildup.

Study task

Be ready to explain temporary draft systems in the context of other draft service practices and apply it to a realistic Certified Cicerone® service, tasting, brewing, style, or pairing scenario.

Key Terms

Temporary draft systems
Know party pumps, picnic pumps, and jockey boxes.

References

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