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Certified Cicerone® · Keeping and Serving Beer

Draft System Maintenance

Syllabus Path

The Draught Beer Quality Manual is the cleaning reference for Certified Cicerone® draft maintenance expectations.

  1. I. Keeping and Serving Beer
  2. E. Draft systems
  3. 5. Draft system maintenance

Exam Focus

  • Clean lines, faucets, couplers, and FOBs on proper cycles.
  • Use correct cleaner type, concentration, temperature, method, contact time, and flow rate.
  • Wear PPE and protect both operator and consumer safety.

What to know

The Draught Beer Quality Manual is the cleaning reference for Certified Cicerone® draft maintenance expectations.

Syllabus detail

  • Maintenance targets: lines, faucets, couplers, and FOBs.
  • Maintenance methods: draft cleaning equipment, manual component cleaning, and line-cleaning processes.
  • PPE: rubber gloves and eye protection.
  • Cleaning criteria: frequency, cleaner type, concentration, temperature, method and contact time, and flow rate for dynamic cleaning.

Study task

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

Key Terms

Draft system maintenance
Clean lines, faucets, couplers, and FOBs on proper cycles.

References

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