Glastender Remote Beer Dispensing System - Manual (Page 7)

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A beer-clean glass is one that is free of film, odors, and bacteria. A glass that is not beer clean can lead to “flat” beer (head
rapidly disappears, releasing carbonation), a “false” head (overly large bubbles that quickly disappear), or an “off” taste
(caused by remnant odors).
To achieve a beer-clean glass, each glass must be properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized. Your chemical supplier can rec-
ommend cleaners and sanitizers that are specifically designed for cleaning beer glasses. The following procedure is recom-
mended [NOTE: This is a recommended procedure only and it may be preempted by local health code requirements.]:
1. Empty used glassware into an open drain and rinse with clean water to remove any excess beer or foam.
2. Wash the glass in a sink containing warm water and the appropriate odorless, low-sudsing detergent as recommended
by your chemical supplier. Using a nylon brush or mechanical brush washer, be sure to thoroughly clean the inside and
outside of the glass, including the bottom.
3. Rinse the glasses in a sink containing fresh, clean water that flows continuously. Submerging the glass with the heel
end in first and removing it with the heel end out first will help ensure proper rinsing.
4. Then rinse the glass in a tank containing warm water and a sanitizer as recommended by your chemical supplier. Use
the same heel end in first, heel end out first method described in step 3.
5. Let the glasses air dry upside down on a stainless steel drainboard surface that allows maximum air circulation.
Once the glass is beer clean, store it in a proper fashion that will keep it beer clean. Never dry glasses with a towel and
do not store them on a towel or smooth surface that will slow the drying process.
How to test for a beer-clean glass?
Once you have followed your cleaning procedure, you may test your glassware to see if it is beer clean using any one of
the following methods:
1. Sheeting Test: Immerse a glass in clean water, heel first and then empty the glass. The water should shed off the glass
evenly without forming water droplets. A beer-clean glass will air dry crystal clear.
2. Salt Test: Immerse a glass in clean water, heel first and then empty the glass. Sprinkle salt on the inside of the glass.
The salt should cling evenly to the entire inside wall of the glass. The salt will not adhere to areas that still have an
invisible greasy film.
3. Lacing Test: Fill a glass with beer. Foam should adhere to the inside if the glass in a series of rings after each sip of
beer, forming a lacing pattern. If the glass is not beer clean, foam will adhere to the inside of a glass in a random pat-
tern or may not adhere at all.
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