DEDICATED TO

DRAFT QUALITY

BANGKOK BREWING

CONFERENCE 2019

High Quality Beer

Dispense in Southeast Asia

Thomas Hutschenreuter / MICRO MATIC

DEDICATED TO

DRAFT QUALITY

DO YOU REALLY CARE FOR

DRAFT BEER QUALITY?

DRAFT BEER IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

• Draft beer share is low

• No draft beer culture

• Low number of specialists at breweries and

wholesalers

• Only few professional installation companies

• Maintenance of installations is critical

• Access to the right equipment is limited

• Investments are often cost driven

• Remote outlets

• Challenging climate

BASIC TASKS OF A

DISPENSE SYSTEM

• Beer must stay unchanged

• Flavor

• CO2 content

• Brightness/Turbidity

• Correct beer temperature at the tap

• Easy to handle

HOW TO ASSURE THE BEER QUALITY

INSIDE THE KEG

• Constant CO2 level

• Store the keg at constant temperatures

• Set the right working pressure

• Use the right gas

• Take care of your regulators!

• Only suitable gas quality

• Constant flavor and brightness

• Avoid contamination caused by reflux

• Keeping kegs cold clearly decreasesmicrobiological risks

HOW TO ASSURE THE BEER QUALITY

ON THE WAY FROM KEG TO THE TAP

Use the right components:

• All parts in contact with beer must be

stainless steel or suitable plastics

• Hygienic design of components

(no blind spots)

HOW TO ASSURE THE BEER QUALITY

ON THE WAY FROM KEG TO THE TAP

Beer tube and Python quality is essential! In Southeast Asia you

still find:

• Non food-grade „beer“ lines

• Cheap tubing (PVC)

• No active line cooling

• Insulation materials from air conditioning systems

• Inadequate insulated pythons

DIFFERENCES IN TUBING QUALITY

TUBE TYPE MDP HIGH GLOSS

MDP BREWMASTER 2

(Nylon lining)

BARRIERMASTER FLAVOURLOCK

(Copolymer lining

with barrier layer)

GEN-X(Nylon lining with

barrier layer)

Surface Roughness (Ra)

0.45 0.11 0.20 0.17 0.14

O2 Permeation (cc/metre/day/bar)

4.00 3.50 1.00 0.05 0.05

WEEK 17 18 14 66 37 13

WEEK 18 43 274 119 50 47

WEEK 19 350 348 111 128 193

WEEK 20 1744 1092 356 265 295 CLEANED TWO LINES

CHANGED BEER

WEEK 21 204 87 126 143 108

WEEK 22 3045 1594 311 386 137

WEEK 23 3075 2979 617 627 196

WEEK 24 7065 6185 1695 1268 488 CLEANED TWO LINES

CHANGED BEER

WEEK 25 261 355 1020 970 1389

WEEK 26 5370 4577 736 1249 499

WEEK 27 4888 4353 1976 1076 1222

WEEK 28 6580 6738 5355 1467 1054 CLEANED 3 LINES

CHANGED BEER

WEEK 29 38 47 64 1842 687

WEEK 30 1689 2002 194 958 549

WEEK 31 3543 4539 201 889 676

WEEK 32 7711 6961 1440 1853 1710 CLEANED TWO LINES

HOW TO ASSURE THE BEER QUALITY

ON THE WAY FROM KEG TO THE TAP

High temperatures and high humidity in Southeast Asia requirehighest focus on beer line and python quality and installation:

• Preferably use multilayer tubing

• Cooling the beer lines will

• Reduce bacteria growth

• Reduce the formation of biofilm

• Keep the drinking temperature stable

• Choose pythons with adequate insulation (at least 25 mm)

• Be sure to seal the insulation to avoid condensation

• “Home-made” pythons are critical

• Passive insulation only will just delay negative processes

• Switching off coolers means microorganism growth

FLASH COOLING

Benefits:

• Higher Flexibility

• No precooled kegs needed

• No over-carbonization

Remember to choose a model

with sufficient capacity!

ROOM COOLING

Benefits:

• Keg, keg coupler and other equipment like fob-stops are

kept in a cold environment - Less microbiological hazard

• Beer lines can be shorter

• Beer temperature is stable

• Equilibrium pressure does not change

• Dispensing temperature is constant

FLASH OR ROOM COOLING

• Flash Cooling when kegs are emptied in max 3 days

• Bigger Events (but remember capacity!)

• Outlets with medium to high output of standard beers

• Room Cooling for

• Outlets with small to medium output

• Specialty and unfiltered beers

• Outlets with wide draft beer range (tap rooms)

• Combinations

FLASH AND ROOM COOLING

CLEANING

• Regular cleaning is mandatory

• Dismantle components

• Cleaning intervalls are dependent

on many factors

• Is the staff really trained?

• Remember:

• A contaminated keg will cause reinfection

• Cleaning of an dispense sytems takes

at least half an hour

EASY TO USE

• Same performance from first to last glass of the keg

• No foamy start

• Pressure and temperature are preset and fixed

• Easy to clean and to maintain

• But no system is „Idiot Proof“

• Future for small and medium size outlets:

• Cooled bar systems with one-way

beer line

THE RIGHT KEG SIZE FOR

SOUTHEAST ASIA: 20 LITER SLIM

• Benefits:

• Reduced weight

• Small surface beer – gas

• Faster cool down time

• Ideal for special beers

• Small footprint

KNOW HOW / TRAINING

• What is the specification of your draft beer?

• Is there any dispense „ritual“

• Who is responsible for draught beer quality?

• A skilled and motivated person needed

• Multiplicator function

• Influence on equipment purchase, marketing etc.

• Train your

• Technical service

• Sales representatives

• Outlet owners and staff

• Develop to-do and check lists

DIGITAL SOLUTIONS – THE FUTURE?

THE MICRO MATIC CORE PLATFORM

• Basis: Monitoring of cooler/fridge performance based on

temperature measurements for (preventive) service.

• Quality: Adds temperature and pressure per line (and pressure

on the CO2 bottle) to monitor and ensure the quality of the

served beverage.

• Use: Adds consumption (flow/weight) and door

open/closed to monitor consumption and

consumption behavior.

• It is possible to add GPS/GSM

(location and mobile

network connection)

Local components

(Outlet)Digital hub

(Cloud)

Build-in combined

senor/gateway board

Server/storage

Apps for Outlets

Apps for Installers

Apps for Breweries

DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE

THREE RULES TO HIGH QUALITY

DRAUGHT IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

• Get the right equipment and keep it well maintained

• Train and motivate all involved stakeholders

• Convince your management that perfect draught beer is

• A great marketing tool

• A perfect weapon against other drinks

• A very profitable way to develop your business

JUST CARE FOR DRAFT

BEER QUALITY!