Foam happens, but it is always caused by something, sometimes the same thing over and over. There are many variables in dispensing beer, especially with a conventional system; the biggest variable in a conventional system is the “human element”.
Human element - The influence of a person on a beer dispenser (and system) and the container to be filled. Common human elements talked about between managers and trainees:
The best way to mitigate foamy beer is to understand what is causing it, so you can manage that problem. GrinOn uses a measure-to-manage approach. GrinOn measured everything so it all could be understood and managed. We call this system “Common Sensiology”. The most interesting thing about managing [what are currently your] foamy beer problems after implementing Bottoms Up™ is that the human element is nearly removed; and without that constant variable, the rest is as easy as drinking a free beer! GrinOn has transformed dispensing beer from a skilled-craft into a science. GrinOn has a fast education system with tools that can improve any level of staff’s understanding of what to do and not to do with a draft beer system. It’s really pretty amazing once it has been implemented.
GrinOn wants to be very clear and honest with you, Bottoms Up Draft Beer Dispensers™ are not magic boxes… Things like un-insulated beer lines are not acceptable for draft beer systems. These variables should always be openly discussed with a GrinOn representative prior to purchase of a Bottoms Up Draft Beer Dispenser™.
Here are some of the impacts Bottoms Up™ has:
Financially: More revenue is generated because time is not wasted with wasting foam, and time is money. Most customers improve the amount of saleable beer by 25% from each keg upon switching to Bottoms Up™ - that’s savings.
Thousands of beers were served that would have been foam and eventually went down a drain somewhere as waste if not for the Bottoms Up Draft Beer Dispensers used at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium during the Jaguars ’09 regular season.
-Thomas Anastasia, GM
Ovations Food Services, LP
Jacksonville Municipal Stadium
Management: Not called over to resolve foamy beer issues from stand-to-stand, what will you do with your time now?
Low wage and volunteer groups: These are the operators that will benefit the most from our equipment because they couldn’t pour a beer very well before, it’s not their trade and we all understand that, but they also understand setting record sales numbers because Bottoms Up™ takes care of filling the beers perfectly for them.
Solutions are made possible because of GrinOn’s easy-to-implement education tools that educate servers enough to stop doing the things they shouldn’t be doing, and start doing the things that need to be done in balancing a draft beer system.
Artisan bartenders: Usually have the belief that this means they won’t make as much money, but that hasn’t been the case for those that have used our equipment; because they are selling more, they make more. It’s also entertaining for people, so they usually show their appreciation in money and getting their grin on right in front of you.
