Hygienic Design, Installation, and Maintenance Standards for Draft Beer Dispense: German Progress and North America's Challenge

摘要

DIN 6650 (for beverage-dispensing systems) and the Gesellschaft fuer Oeffentlichkeitsarbeit der deutschen Brauwirtschaft e.V. framework of practical systemwide standards indicate that component manufacturer standards, and industry-developed standards for design and installation in the field, can be established by expert panels in one case and by competing brewing companies working in cooperation in a taskforce in the other. The objectives of the recently established Draught Beer Guild in North America also demonstrate acknowledgment that draft dispense presents an opportunity for improvement. Field examples of component installation and hygienic maintenance issues will be shared, and the role of the brewer to support clearer standards will be discussed.