Beer 101

Welcome to Beer 101, Rapids Wholesale’s beer knowledge repository! Since 1936, we’ve mastered the essentials of beer and dispensing. Explore beer styles, brewing fundamentals, and serving tips to enhance your foodservice or beverage operation.

Beer Equipment Hardware Common to Draft Beer Dispensers and Long Draw Beer Systems

There are several pieces of hardware common to keg beer delivery systems. A gas canister (usually CO2) to pressurize and push the beer through the lines. A tap to attach to the keg. A regulator to set the correct gas pressure. Faucets and towers to fill the glasses. Cleaning equipment to help clear the lines and assure sanitary beer delivery.

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Two Types of Long Draw Beer Systems

Long Draw beer systems have several advantages for busy establishments. All of the kegs are kept in one large walk-in cooler. Kegs can be more easily hooked up in series to avoid running out at peak times. Less room is required in the service area for beer since the bulky kegs are elsewhere. Multiple service points can be supplied from one central keg cooling location.

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Kegerator Beer Dispenser Coolers

Keg coolers resemble back bar coolers, but these refrigeration units hold kegs of beer rather than individually packaged product. Beer Dispenser Coolers are sized from 27.5 inches for a single keg portable beer cooler dispenser all the way up to 95 inch Beer dispenser that holds 5 full size kegs. Beer Towers with faucets, tap handles complete the beer cooler dispenser package.

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Convert Your Refrigerator Into A Beer Cooler Kegerator For Dispensing Draft Beer At Home

Setting up and drinking draft beer from your own beer dispenser system in your home is easier than you think. We are going to show you how to convert a refrigerator into a Beer Dispenser Kegerator that works every bit as well as a commercial beer cooler dispenser.

For this DIY Project, you are going to need a donor refrigerator, a kegerator conversion kit, and cleaning and maintenance equipment to keep your lines clean and your beer flowing right with maximum taste.

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Kegerator Conversion Kit Options

If you are starting from scratch with a home refrigerator, the Deluxe Kegerator Conversion Kits are the perfect “everything you need - one stop shop” solution. They come with either a dual gauge or single gauge regulator. For the little extra loot, I strongly suggest springing for the dual gauge regulator. The extra gauge lets you know when you are running out of gas. Invaluable information if you a planning a weekend get together with friends.

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How To Make Your Keg Beer Green For Saint Patrick's Day

It really isn’t that hard to make beer green. It’s pretty obvious that a drop of green dye in a pint glass will turn a lighter colored brew green. But in a busy bar or club, that is simply not an option, right? Logic tells us if we can get the food coloring “inside” the keg we can pour it green per normal. So how do you do that? I’ve heard of some people putting the dye on the keg ball as they tap it. Should work, but how many of you trust your staff to pull that off without green spray completely covering your walk-in cooler in the process? I can just see it plastering all your bottles and backstock with sticky green goo. It’s like ectoplasm from the Ghost Busters movie in my head!

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