This video by the Brewers Association shows the exact methods and processes we use to produce clean beer lines every time
Frequently asked questions about cleaning beer lines
These are the questions we answer most often when new customers call about our line cleaning prices, methods and processes.
How often should I have my beer lines cleaned?
At least once every 14 days, according to Ohio law. Read the governing law here. It’s Rule 4301:1-1-28.
Ohio Liquor Control regulations mandate cleaning beer lines, and your entire system, no less often than every 14 days. Local city and county health departments (there are now more than 100 of them in Ohio) are responsible for inspecting your draft beer system to ensure that this is done.
You’re also required by law to keep a signed record for them, showing the date that each cleaning was done, as well as which methods were used, and to keep it available to them for two years afterward. In a post COVID-19 world you can expect local health inspectors to become more intent on inspecting to see if you’re meeting this public health requirement and enforcing your compliance with it.
It’s just bad business to be out of compliance with this rule. If you’re cleaning beer lines less often than this, then your Coil Cleaning Record Cards show a signed record of every violation of this rule on your premises for the past two years. And you can be cited and fined for every one of them.
Can we clean our beer lines and our tap system ourselves?
Maybe, but probably not well enough to pass an inspection.
Ohio Liquor Control Commission rules also mandate that specific equipment and methods be used for cleaning beer lines and for entirely sanitizing draft beer dispensing systems on a specific schedule. The person who performs the work must also sign the Coil Cleaning Record card each time it’s done, detailing the methods he used.
This kind of work requires extra equipment and training, and it’s a lot of responsibility to put on hourly employees. Any experienced restaurant owner or manager with P&L responsibility will tell you that it’s best to assign this work to a professional.
Can your line cleaning service save us money?
Almost certainly.
Are your bartenders pouring away excess foam away to get full pours for each beer?
This is waste and it’s almost always caused by improper cleaning, and/or improper calibration due to sediment accumulating in your lines. This actually wastes a lot of beer, and it’s not just air or CO2. It’s beer and you’re paying for it to be poured down the drain.
We use proper cleaning methods and appropriate equipment for each system we clean. They’re not all the same. Cleaning beer lines properly means thoroughly removing all microbes and accumulated sediments from your lines, FOBs and faucets.
When we clean your system your beer will flow freely again at the right pressure, and you won’t see your bartenders pouring foam down the drain anymore. Your profits will rise accordingly.
What process do you use to clean beer lines?
We are Micro-Matic© trained and certified beer line cleaning technicians who follow the industry’s best practices recommended by the Brewers Association. Our processes ensure that you’re serving clean, fresh draft beer to your customers with every pour. This video at the top of this page shows the exact process we follow, every time we clean.
How much do you charge?
Our line cleaning charge is based upon travel time to your location, among other factors. We clean beer lines every two weeks within this service area.
Our price may be more or less than what your current cleaner charges you. But whatever you’re paying someone now to do it wrong is far too much.
Call Kevin Rose at 330-749-4412 to get on our regular cleaning schedule and get your beer lines cleaned right — every time.