Franconian Beer Message Board

Excessive Carbonation
Posted by Gerhard Schoolmann on 2013-10-07 03:14:20
Yes to Your first question. If the demand is very big for a beer (maybe because You only sell one beer, the pub is big and/or crowded, You can tap on gravity. You find few examples in Bamberg. Then You have the problem, that on the end of a day it isn't possible or economic to start a further barrel. You can sell bottles instead, maybe. So the offer of Schlenkerla Eiche is limited to some weeks, after this the demand goes down and they can't sell a full barrel per day.

If it is necessary / economic to tap the same barrel the next day, it's better a gaz (my opinion). Gernot Wildung from the Zoigl in Kaufbeuren has told me, that he taps such barrels also on the next day. But is beers have a frew carbonization ("ungespundet"), but for me the quality goes down. Sometimes You get such beers in franconian beer gardens - beers from barrels from the day before.

Why You don't find handpumps? I don't know. I have seen my first and only handpump: in Germany at the Braukunst Live! at a stall of an italian brewery. Nick has made a photo form this historic moment, because I was a little bit drunken and tryed to handpump my first beer.

Yes. It is possible for a pub owner or a waiter to clean the lines. But it's an individual decision which kinds of work You do or buy. Our cleaning service is also responsible for the repairs of all kitchen machines, refrigators etc. and also the cooling units. We like to have an unique responsibility and a business partner who is willing to come in the evening and on weekends to repair machines because we are a good customer. And if You have controls it is better You can say, the cleaning was made by a professional service. If You clean yourself, You get deeper controls.
 
Followups:
             Excessive Carbonation by barry on  2013-10-07 06:13:14
             Excessive Carbonation by Fred Waltman on  2013-10-07 07:20:11
             Handpumpen in Bayern by Nick B. on  2013-10-07 08:17:41
               Handpumpen in Bayern...URL by Nick B. on  2013-10-07 08:32:27
                 Handpumpen in Bayern...URL by barry on  2013-10-07 08:40:37
                   IPAs ABVs IBUs by Nick B. on  2013-10-08 01:53:53
                     IPAs ABVs IBUs by DonS on  2013-10-08 06:44:41
                       IPAs ABVs IBUs by Nick B. on  2013-10-09 00:35:30