An Evaluation of the Efficacy of the BLM 2000 Device for Maintaining Beer Dispense Line Cleanliness
Peer-Reviewed Paper
MBAA TQ vol. 39, no. 3, 2002, pp. 133-137 |
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A. C. Price. Process Division, Brewing Research International, Lyttel Hall, Nutfield, Surrey, U.K.
Abstract
Brewing Research International (BRI) has undertaken an independent evaluation of the BLM 2000 unit, to test its effectiveness at keeping beer dispense lines relatively clear of biofilm and to extend the time required between standard chemical cleaning procedures. Comparative experimental data from a line fitted with a BLM 2000 and a separate control line suggested that levels of beer spoilage organisms were reduced and that the development of biofilm was retarded in the line fitted with the BLM 2000.
Keywords: beer spoilage, biofilms, BLM 2000, dispense hygiene
S�ntesis
El instituto de Investigaciones Cerveceras Internacionales (Brewing Research International) emprendi� una evaluaci�n independiente de la unidad BLM 2000, para comprobar su eficacia en el mantenimiento de la limpieza de l�neas de distribuci�n de cerveza, reduciendo la formaci�n de capas biol�gicas y as� extendiendo el tiempo entre limpiezas qu�micas. Datos comparativos experimentales, con una l�nea equipada con BLM 2000 y otra l�nea de control, sugieren que el nivel de microorganismos da�inos a la cerveza se redujo en la l�nea con el BLM 2000, con el consiguiente atraso en el desarrollo de la capa biol�gica.
Palabras claves: deterioro de cerveza, capas biol�gicas, BLM 2000, higiene de l�neas de sifoneras
