Keg coupler

There is little debate that line cleaning is the key parameter in the assurance of draught beer quality. Whilst the tap and the keg coupler are clearly contributors to dispense system hygiene, they receive comparatively little attention, and what there is (i.e. spout cleaning), can exacerbate the problem. 

Inevitably the Brewers Association (2011) has this covered. The recommendation here is that every 14 days that all keg couplers or tapping devices should be scrubbed clean and every 3 months that keg couplers should completely disassembled and hand cleaned. That said, although the logic is undeniable, it would be very interesting to get a sense of real-world take-up in accounts in the USA on the practicalities of this, together with tap disassembly and cleaning. 

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