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There was a time when you would only see a 4.5g cask or Pin in a brewerys sample room and used for exactly that - sampling the beer before it was released into the trade in its bigger brothers the firkin and kilderkin. But times are changing and with the expansion of craft beer and the pubs insatiable appetite for a wider choice of beer the humble pin has founds its place in the market. Supplying beer in pins makes sense in todays market. Its a great way of introducing a new ale or a strong beer to the publican. Yes its just as much work as a firkin but sometimes you have to take a little pain to satisfy the customer and get a foot in the door. Sales Director at Crusader Justin Raines pictured with a pin says We have a steady patten of growth in our sales year on year but particularly with the pin. It gives the brewer the flexibility in being able to supply more customers and helps cut down on waste. We have many customers that are regularly topping up their fleet and a few larger breweries that buy in big quantities. I think you can say that the firkins little brother is doing just fine. 44 BREWING BEVERAGE INDUSTRIES BUSINESS Cask Keg www.breweryplastics.biz For more information visit Kegs - an asset or liability Schfer Container Systems believes your kegs should be an asset which - having made the right choice - should give you great service for the next 25 years. What should you be looking for when considering building up a keg population Fit for purpose is the obvious one - holding pressure is it durable and made of the best quality steel However you should also think about the security of the asset. With only 40 of the stainless steel content the polypropylene-clad Schafer PLUS keg should prove far less attractive to metal thieves and this is bolstered with the colour branding of your logo and text as well as colour bands around the centre of the keg and embossing on the dome leaving no doubt to its legitimate ownership. The unique branding will never require attention again so no repainting of the colour bands as with an all-steel keg and no steel plates welded over the old owners name - its a bespoke product to fill with your bespoke products says Mike Hickman of Schfer. The benefits of handling are obvious with the PLUS keg in an impressive reduction in noise within the brewery combined with a stackable bottom chime so cutting down on boards and pallets says Hickman. The PLUS keg has solid PU rolling bands so no flattening out when rolled as with steel kegs and is ideal for keg washing having straight walls reduces the number of weld area on the keg by 70. A large diameter plate stiffens up the neck area - a common cause of keg scrapping he continues. The PLUS keg is manufactured in 10 20 30 and 50 litre sizes including slim line versions. With keg recovery an expensive operation for kegs just stored in someone elses yard identified by the endless combination of colour bands and small name plates on the top dome some of the largest craft brewers have decided on the PLUS keg joining a large number of continental brewers who have used them for a generation. Contact Mike Hickman on 07538 069886 Firkins little brother www.crusaderkegsandcasks.com For more information visit Go plastic Plastic casks are popular with both established brewers and new brewers entering the market for the first time and can be supplied in either 9g firkin or a 4g pin. They are easy to use lighter which many find beneficial at the end of a long day on the dray delivering casks they are quieter cheaper and are not attractive from a scrap point of view so do not get stolen. We have many returning customers who only use plastic casks some of them having been using the plastic casks for many years and even have some casks still in use after 11 years says Peter Rowberry of Brewery Plastics Ltd. As a company we are interested in developing new products and improving our current products. There were a few improvements made to the casks in the early days once they had been tried out in the real world since those improvements were implemented the use of the casks have gone from strength to strength. We do have one or two ideas which are in the melting pot and we hope to have news on these very soon. www.schaefer-container-systems.com For more information visit 44_Layout 1 21042016 1444 Page 1