Braun, Rob. Heineken unveils green goals. www.brewersguardian.com/brewing-features/international/heineken_unveils_green_targets.html/ (accessed June 5, 2010). The Climate Conservancy. The carbon footprint of Fat Tire Amber Ale. www.newbelgium.com/files/shared/the-carbon-footprint-of-fat-tire-amber-ale-2008-public-dist-rfs.pdf/ (accessed May 15, 2010). Another type of mini-keg is the “beer ball” or “party ball,” a disposable plastic ball that typically holds about 5.2 US gallons (20 L), which is equivalent to about 55 twelve-ounce beers, although they can also be found in a smaller size of 3.8 US gallons (14 L). As with kegs, it is necessary to hit the ball before the beer can be served inside. On December 14, 2006, the following new alphabet entries were also published: Find the answers online with Practical English Usage, your essential guide to problems in English.
For bars that sell a large amount of beer, there`s the 36-UK gallon keg (163.64 liters/288 imperial quints). However, due to its very large size, few people can move it without help, making it an otherwise impractical choice. Commercially, kegs are usually stored in a cold room for storage and distribution, and liquid pipes run from that room to all restaurant taps. The barrels are too big to fit in a typical domestic refrigerator. A kegerator (specially designed for kegs or converted from a suitable small refrigerator) can be used, but since they are somewhat specialized, they are prohibitive for the average consumer who is only occasionally used for one and are obviously inconvenient to take to the beach or camping. Instead, in the United States and Australia, kegs are usually stored in a bucket of ice and/or water to keep the beer fresh. Alternatively, the keg can be kept at room temperature and served with a “jockey box” consisting of a cooler with beer coils (metal dispensers 50 to 120 feet long (20 to 40 m) arranged in a coil) and filled with ice, which acts as a heat exchanger to cool the beer to serving temperature when it reaches the tap. When European consumers don`t use a party pump, they mostly use in-line beer coolers, which essentially have the same concept as a jockey`s box, but use a cooling unit instead of ice.
These chillers usually also have their own air compressor for pressurization. In addition to these new entries, a number of new child entries have been added to the existing entries. Disposable drums, also known as disposable drums or PET drums, were invented in 1996. They are usually made of plastic. Some types have a cardboard outer packaging, which makes it easy to stack and transport, and also protects the plastic container. Some may use bag-in-ball or spear technology. Products such as the hybrid drum have a puncture-resistant wall and are easy to disassemble after use. In a circle, the upper and lower chimes can be reused or recycled.
A number of manufacturers also produce 18 imperial gallons (81.82 liters/144 imperial quarts) and 22 imperial gallons (100 liters/176 imperial quints) barrels, but are not as popular due to their size, as manual handling is considered difficult by some, and so they are only used for large-scale events and high-performance bars. Finally, new meanings have been added to the following entries: Kegs are usually cleaned and filled in the opposite position on a keg cleaning and filling machine. The machine first blows the remaining beer into the keg, then passes the keg through rinsing, purification with hot caustic soda and sometimes acid, another rinse and steam or chemical sterilization, then the keg is pressurized and filled. A barrel or half-gun is a 15.5-gallon ship. A quarter barrel has a volume of 7.75 US gallons. In general, a barrel is a container smaller than a barrel; Thus, it is 30 gallons or less. [4] Environmental issues. From grain to glass, all aspects of brewing and delivering beer to market are plagued by environmental issues, with water and energy consumption being the two most important aspects of natural resources. Carbon emissions are mainly proportional to energy consumption. Barley cultivation and beer production are the largest consumers of water. In the brewery itself, water consumption is expressed as the ratio between the water used and the beer actually produced.
All of these impacts are best grouped into three broad areas: (a) upstream – the production and transportation of raw materials that are processed into beer and beer packaging; (b) operations – the consumption of resources that may be directly related to the brewery and the beer production process; and (c) downstream – the transportation and cooling of beer after it leaves the brewery. A barrel today is usually made of stainless steel, although aluminum can be used if it is covered with plastic inside. It is widely used to store, transport and serve beer. Other alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages, carbonated or non-carbonated, may also be housed in a keg. Soft drinks are usually kept under pressure to keep the carbon dioxide in solution and prevent the drink from becoming flat. Find out which words work together and create more natural English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app. Cornelius kegs were originally manufactured by Cornelius, Inc. and used for premixed soft drinks. Since the arrival of new technologies such as bag-in-box packaging, Cornelius kegs have become largely obsolete in the soft drink industry, and refurbished kegs are readily available to hobbyists.
Most American breweries sell beer in 1⁄2 15.5-gallon kegs, 1⁄4 7.75-gallon kegs, and 1⁄6 5.17-gallon kegs. The mini keg is a 5-litre keg designed for retail sale. Some brands come with a spout and pour from below on gravity, while others may use an inexpensive pressure valve. Mini kegs are usually not returned to the manufacturer for cleaning and filling. Disposable drums, which are made of aluminum, can be recycled. In Canada, Molson Brewery named the mini barrel “Bubba”. This name has now been generated to apply generally to all 5-litre mini-barrels in Canada. This could be confusing, as a company called Bubba Keg was founded in the United States and does not appear to be affiliated with Molson.
Today, mini kegs are available in liquor stores around the world, with Heineken, Grolsch and Bitburger taking up the design. Home Updates OED List of new words December 2006 A sixth barrel contains about 5.2 gallons and becomes the choice for many companies and breweries who want to use barrels of less than half a barrel. The sixth barrels are nominally larger in size and volume compared to the Cornelius barrel. They are usually equipped with a standard American Sanke type D coupling on a single downpipe. Corny barrels are usually equipped with a rocker hatch and a pin closure with two caps or a ball lock. Although the torpedo of the sixth barrel is about the same height as the standard half keg, the smaller footprint of the sixth keg allows retailers to have a larger selection of beer in a small space. This barrel size quickly replaces the quarter barrel size, which has the same footprint as half a barrel, but is only half the height. Aside from smaller sizes, the sixth barrels are very similar to their full-size counterparts under construction.
A sixth Micromatic brand stainless steel barrel weighs approximately 6.3 to 6.8 kg (14 to 15 pounds) when empty and approximately 58 to 60 pounds (26.3 to 27.2 kg) when full. [ref. As with any pressure vessel, a keg can also cause injury to normal operating pressure, whether with compressed air or carbon dioxide: beer production in the brewery is the smallest part of the environmental impact calculation. When generally accepted practices are applied – heat exchange to cool wort and attention to energy and water consumption and savings – breweries account for less than 20% of the total environmental impact. Power generation is a key factor in this calculation, so subscribing to high-quality renewable energy programs can result in measurable reductions in overall carbon consumption and emissions. Breweries that are committed to the environment can have carbon emissions, which account for about 5% of beer`s total carbon footprint.