Cask beer…I wish I had the space (Vertical Stillage)

Ale Extractor
Vertical Stillage
On a recent call-out, one of our contributing Technicians was chatting to a landlord over a bacon butty when the subject of cask beer came up. The landlord said that he would love to sell cask beer but that he didn’t have the space in his cellar for all the stillages. However all was not lost.
A quick look around the pub cellar and our Technician could see what the landlord was on about. However all was not lost.
The landlord was unfamiliar with vertical stillaging, an alternative method of stillaging cask beer and how little space was required to have it in the cellar. After some discussion and the technician had reassured him that the quality of cask beer being dispensed this way was just as good as traditional horizontal stillaging methods, the landlord decided to give it a go.
Since calling back at this account our technician has found that using vertical stillaging has been a success. The Rose and Crown now has cask beer back on the bar and it is selling quite well.
Vertical stillaging is some times over looked as an efficient method of stillaging where space is at a premium. If you would like to sell cask beer but think you dont have enough room, ask your local Technician for some free advice….it will only cost you a bacon butty!
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February 2nd, 2010 at 3:14 pm
Read your article with interest. We are one of the largest suppliers to the UK market of Ale Extractors for verticle stillage.
One of the problems encountered with extractors like the one in your photo is the seal to keep the top nut on the tube itself may break over time leading to leakage.
We solve this problem by using stainless steel top nuts and welding them to the tube itself.
We can supply direct at a price of £23.50 + VAT + delivery. This is way below the current Ebay price!
gr@rushmoreplc.com
01422844866
Regards,
Greg
Rushmore Ltd