Beer Dispense Guide
Welcome to Inn Doctor the UK’s no1 Pub Cellar Service and Beer Dispense Guide. Compiled by Brewery trained Technicians, our mission is to provide you with information that can help you troubleshoot your beer dispense problem quickly and easily. Inn Doctor covers all aspects of beer care and good cellar management and is a ‘must have tool’ for the modern Licensee.
The industry has seen many changes over the years and a great deal of innovation has and continues to take place around the technical / equipment dispense systems in use.
Therefore this site will always be ‘work in progress’ and the forum is there for you to ask for explanations and advice on technical issues, ranging from ‘fobbing lager’ to ‘what is a remote cooler?’.. Inn Doctor takes Health & Safety very seriously and reminds it’s visitor’s that Brewery dispense equipment has the potential to cause serious injury.
Therefore if you are in any doubt whatsoever in relation to any area covered by this website YOU MUST contact your Brewery Technical Services. It is most important that you read our Disclaimer before using the site. It only remains to thank you all for visiting and keep those questions coming!
Health and Safety
Frozen kegs and remote cooling problems»
The extremely cold weather is likely to be with us for some time to come. So there are a couple of important items for you, the landlord to be aware of, that might affect your safety and your profits.
1.Keep a close eye on your remote cooler during the freeze. In particular if you experience a [...]
Cask Ales
Cleaning cask ale beer lines»
The cleaning of all beer lines is of utmost importance to the beer retailer. Regular beer line cleaning keeps your beer on top form and your profits in good shape as well.
The cleaning of cask ale beer lines however requires a little more attention if you are to provide the perfect pint.
The very nature of [...]
Hygiene
Soaking beer lines over night? – No!!»
If you look through the pages of Inndoctor you will see the importance we place on good beer line cleaning procedures in the cellar. The basic methodology is quite simple and is covered in some detail on this site.
However there is an area which we believe we have not covered and that is the question [...]
Equipment
Glasswasher – keep it clean»
Next to keeping your beer lines in good clean condition, glass-washer cleanliness is the next most important.
One of the most neglected pieces of kit in any pub or bar is usually the most important one , your glass-washer. To serve beers in top condition it is essential to have an efficient clean machine that is [...]
Tips
Yeast trap on the bar»
You know the old saying,”you are never to old to learn”well dear reader that certainly applies to me. The other day whilst doing a beer line clean and waiting for the lines to soak, I was standing having a brew behind the bar dreaming about spending my imaginary lotto winnings on this and that, [...]
Beer line cleaning
How to clean keg beer lines»
The most important, yet one of the most hated jobs for Landlords or Landladies alike is beer line cleaning. Probably because it takes up, what most publicans have little of…“Time”. As a result this is often neglected and can be catastrophic to a business.
While cleaning beer lines is straightforward, it may confuse someone who hasn’t [...]
Quiz
How much do you know about beer dispense – quiz»
How much do you really know about beer dispense?
Probably more than you think. Take our quiz to find out.
Wine
Wine dispense systems»
The growth in wine sales in the Uk is enormous. Gone are the days when having the odd bottle of Blue Nun or Bulls Blood on sale was enough to satisfy the great British drinker. The popularity and consumption of wine has grown enormously both in home and retail markets. The impact of this growth [...]
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Recent Articles
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- Wine dispense systems by boz
- Soaking beer lines over night? – No!! by boz
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