Preparation; Preparing The Beer Keg; Piercing The Beer Keg - Clatronic BZ 3740 Manual De Instrucciones

Preparation

Preparing the Beer Keg

1. Buy a standard 5 litre party keg of your choice.
CAUTION:
If the keg has been shaken (transport, etc.), the beer
must be allowed to stand for a sufficient time prior to
use.
2. Cool the 5 litre party keg prior to use. The optimal
drinking temperature is about 6 - 8 °C. The beer from
a warmer keg is less refreshing. Heavy foaming can
also result. To cool the keg in the beer dispenser, it is
recommended to place it in the connected dispenser
the day before. At a keg temperature of about 23 °C, it
is recommended to wait 16 hours before pulling the first
glasses of beer.
NOTE:
Use your domestic refrigerator to pre-cool the keg. This
allows the cooling to process to be accelerated. Storing
the 5 litre party keg in a refrigerator offers the advan-
tage of always having a second keg ready to use.
CAUTION:
Never cool the party keg in a freezer as it can burst.
Shock cooling can impair the quality of beer.
3. The commercially available 5-liter party kegs are
equipped with different stoppers. Depending on the stop-
per the party keg is provided with, it may be necessary to
remove the keg stopper and insert one of the universal
adapters. The various stoppers are described below.
CAUTION:
• Before removing the stopper, always first vent the
keg as stated on the keg and allow to stand for a
sufficient period so that the foam does not escape
from the vent opening.
• Also observe the instructions on the respective keg
regarding the handling of the different stoppers.
• Heineken kegs are described in a separate chapter.
You may use kegs with the following stoppers in this
appliance:
The Rubber Stopper
Rubber stoppers do not require the
use of any tools or adapters. Kegs
with rubber stopper can simply
be pierced with the keg tap as
described in the chapter "Piercing
the Beer Keg".
The Combination Stopper
The combination stopper is
equipped with a red stopper lid. No
tools or adapters are required. See
the adjacent figure. When buying
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a keg with this cover, make sure it is provided with the
sealing member that has been circled in the middle.
For the combination stopper, you first need to vent the
keg and then remove the stopper lid with a powerful jerk.
You may then pierce the keg as described in chapter

"Piercing the Beer Keg".

The Aerator Stopper
The aerator stopper is equipped
with a black stopper lid. Kegs with
this type of stopper must first be
vented, as it is necessary with the
combination stopper. After that, you
may use a tool to remove this stop-
per, if necessary.
Once the stopper has
been removed, the sup-
plied universal adapter
can be inserted into the
bunghole in the keg and
the following carried out.
CAUTION:
Do not dispose of the universal adapter after emptying
the keg, but remove and clean with warm water and
a small amount of mild washing up liquid and retain
for reuse. Remove the adapter by gripping the edge
of the rubber ring and pulling firmly towards you. Hold
the keg firmly with the other hand to ensure that it does
not tip over.
Piercing the Beer Keg
(Exception: Heineken kegs)
1. Take the dispensing unit and place it on the 5 litre beer
keg, which should have been allowed to stand for mini-
mum one hour so that no beer sprays out off the bung-
hole when the keg is tapped.
For this purpose, the tap located at the bottom of the dis-
pensing unit must be moistened with water.
2. Subsequently place it vertically on the
tap opening of the stopper / universal
adapter and push it downwards firmly
and evenly into the keg. You may need
to knock in the keg tap.
3. Attach the dispensing unit to the keg:
First, hook one side of the keg holder
at the edge of the keg. Then push the
other side of the keg holder down until it
clicks into place.
NOTE:
After tapping the keg, the beer can be used for one week.
A precondition is that the keg remains in the dispenser;
the dispenser must remain on with a full CO
fitted.
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