How it Works
Inside a keg, beer enjoys a sterile environment whereby optimum quality
of the product can be maintained. The moment beer flows from the keg, it enters a world of
non-sterile supply lines, valves, joints and taps. This non-sterile environment is a haven
in which yeast and bacteria thrive and reproduce, feeding all the while from the nutrients
in the beer.
Regular use of chemicals of the correct strength should remove any
build-up of contamination, but at a significant cost to the bar owner. Irregular cleaning
routines result in thriving yeast and bacteria colonies, which results in foul smelling,
tainted beer with off flavor and poor presentation qualities.
The BLM 2000 is a device that generates an audio signal that is induced
into the beer line via a Transponder. The audio signal varies in frequency and amplitude,
to create an unfriendly environment for yeast and bacteria cells to grow and multiply
within the beer lines.
The result is a retardation of contaminate yeast and bacteria on the
inside walls of the beer lines, thereby allowing the beer to flow from keg to tap without
deterioration in quality or presentation.
Technically Speaking
- A complex audio frequency is broadcast from the Control Unit to the Transponder(s)
(single, double or both for a triple leaded system) which is/are attached directly to the
outside of the beer line(s).
- This audio signal is induced into the beer line and travels throughout the entire length
of the beer line, using beer as the medium.
- The signal is composed of composite audio frequencies and creates an unfriendly
environment for the growth of yeast and bacteria cells. As the signal travels the length
of the beer line, it prevents yeast and bacteria bio-film from forming on the inside
surface of the beer line.
- Without a bio-film growing on the inside surface of the beer line, the beer, as it flows
from the keg to the bar, enjoys a contamination free journey, resulting in a quality
product being served to the customer.
- The BLM 2000 operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and is inexpensive to operate. The
power source is 16 volts AC and the current draw of a single Control Unit is only 50mA.
- The action of The BLM 2000 reduces the necessity to chemically clean beer lines by up to
95%, minimizing beer waste, chemical use and labor costs.
The Benefits
By retarding the normal growth patterns of contaminate yeast and
bacteria, the need to regularly chemically clean beer lines on a weekly or biweekly basis
is negated. Now with the BLM 2000, chemical cleaning need only occur every 8 to 12 weeks,
resulting in dramatic cost savings to the bar owner via minimizing beer waste, chemical
usage and labor.
