1. The barrel
1.1 Technological aspects of the brewery keg
The brewery keg is a large-capacity returnable primary packaging (several dozen liters). They have been made of metal ever since wood was banned from their manufacture. At that time, there were beer kegs made of powder-coated steel, aluminum or stainless steel, with a biconical shape reminiscent of the wooden barrels of our ancestors. Today, beer kegs are made exclusively from AISI 314 stainless steel or, in smaller quantities, AISI 316 stainless steel.
This metal drum has adopted a cylindrical shape to facilitate mechanized operations, manufacturing, packaging and palletization. In France, it is available in volumes of 20, 30 and 50 L, and can withstand high pressures of 6 to 7 bar.
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Bibliography
Websites
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Reviews
• Liquids and packaging http://www.editionspci.fr
• Magazine liquids http://www.interfaces-logistiques.com
• Digest packaging
• Magazine packaging...
Events
International Packaging Exhibition held annually in Paris http://www.all4pack.fr
Regulations
• Decree no. 78-166 of January 31, 1978 on the metrological control of certain prepackages, supplemented by the Decrees of October 20, 1978 and February 25, 1980.
• Directive 2007/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 laying down rules on nominal quantities for pre-packed products, repealing Council Directives 75/106/EEC and 80/232/EEC, and amending Council Directive...
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Professional and training organizations
• Professional technical center: IFBM – Qualtech, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy (France)
• Institut français des boissons de la brasserie malterie http://www.ifbm.fr
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