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Certified Cicerone® · Keeping and Serving Beer

Draft System Operation

Syllabus Path

Operating a draft system means maintaining temperature and pressure while diagnosing common pour faults.

  1. I. Keeping and Serving Beer
  2. E. Draft systems
  3. 4. Draft system operation

Exam Focus

  • Use 38 F as the standard operating temperature reference.
  • Troubleshoot no beer, foam, flat beer, and cloudy beer.
  • Start diagnosis with temperature, pressure, gas, and restriction.

What to know

Operating a draft system means maintaining temperature and pressure while diagnosing common pour faults.

Syllabus detail

  • Standard draft operating temperature is 38 F / 3 C.
  • Troubleshooting covers no beer at faucet, foaming beer, flat beer, and cloudy beer.

Study task

Be ready to explain draft system operation 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 operation
Use 38 F as the standard operating temperature reference.

References

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