Serving Tanks

Integrated Beer Serving Systems for Freshness, Efficiency, and Taproom Design

A purpose-built serving tank or system designed to replace or reduce keg usage while improving beer freshness, lowering operating costs, and creating a functional, customer-facing showpiece within breweries, taprooms, and fermentories.

  • Advanced cooling systems, ensuring consistent temperatures critical for fermentation and conditioning
  • Improved Beer Freshness – Minimizes oxygen exposure and product handling throughout the serving process.
  • Reduced CO₂ Consumption – Optional horizontal bag-in-tank configurations lower ongoing gas usage while using compressed air to pressurize beer to draft towers.
  • Labor & Safety Improvements – Eliminates repetitive keg handling, reducing labor hours and improving staff safety.
  • Lower Operating Costs – Reduces chemical, water, and energy usage compared to traditional keg-based draft systems.
  • Customer-Facing Design – Engineered to function as both a serving system and an intentional architectural feature.
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Why are Modern Breweries Integrating Serving Tanks?

This video shows how modern serving tank designs help breweries deliver fresher beer, cut labor and operating costs, and turn their taproom draft system into a functional showpiece—making it a must-watch for any brewery considering an upgrade.

Features
  • Custom Design – Single Wall or Jacketed vessel sizes and features engineered to meet your draft line integration requirements.
  • Optional Bag-in-Tank Configuration – Multi-layer membrane bags isolate beer from compressed air to preserve freshness and reduce CO₂ demand.
  • Air-Driven Dispense Capability – Compressed air applies external pressure to the bag, eliminating continuous CO₂ dosing once filled.
  • Centralized Filling & CIP Compatibility – Designed for integration with diverter panels and CIP systems for simplified transfers and cleaning.
  • Hidden Utility & Ghost-Piped Connections – Utilities can be routed discreetly to maintain smooth backs and clean customer-facing profiles.
  • Front-Facing Draft & Sample Ports – Draft outlets and sample valves positioned for ease of service and quality checks.
  • Reduced Chemical & Water Usage – Minimizes or eliminates keg washing and associated chemical and water consumption.
  • Architectural & Display-Grade Design – Unique shape and material options to create a visual impact, including stainless steel and copper.
  • Service-Friendly Layout – Hardware and access points positioned to support safe maintenance from service areas or mezzanines.
  • Turnkey Coordination & Support – Deutsche works with architects, engineers, contractors, and draft installers to ensure seamless execution.
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  • Material Construction – Fabricated from AISI 304 stainless steel with TIG-welded construction; 316 stainless options available.
  • Customization – Fully customizable sizing, stacked configurations, orientations, and features including port placement, chilled serving line, valve configurations, drain routing, and utility connections.
  • Single Wall & Jacket Options – Available as jacketed or single-wall vessels based on cooling strategy and installation environment.
  • Insulation – High-efficiency polyurethane insulation available for exposed or self-contained installations.
  • Cooling Design – Dimple plate jacket cooling with optional single or dual-zone glycol jacket configurations and as the volume requires.
  • Instrumentation – Sight glasses, temperature indication, sample valves, and carbonation interfaces available.
  • Finish Options – Brushed stainless, copper, or copper banding.
  • Utility Integration – Supports embedded utility lines or ghost piping for concealed glycol, air, and process routing.
  • CIP Compatibility (Non-bag in tank designs) – Configured for clean-in-place integration using rotating spray balls and centralized CIP systems.
  • Manways & Access – Side or Top shadowless manway doors provide service access points positioned for safe, efficient maintenance.
  • Process & Service Hardware – Stainless steel butterfly valves, EPDM gaskets, and sanitary hardware throughout.

 

 

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Why are Modern Breweries Integrating Serving Tanks?

This video shows how modern serving tank designs help breweries deliver fresher beer, cut labor and operating costs, and turn their taproom draft system into a functional showpiece—making it a must-watch for any brewery considering an upgrade.

Features & Options

Our equipment features are usually sold as add-ons by most manufacturers, sparing you the inconvenience and unexpected expenses of acquiring additional equipment, or services.

Auxiliary Equipment

Look to Deutsche to handle the entire scope of your project from utilities, sanitary piping, bulk storage, milling, CIP, conveyance, filtration, and custom equipment. Our dedicated manufacturing team and component partners provide the latest technology and most reliable ancillary equipment catered to your process.

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Service & Support

Each project is assigned a dedicated engineer, ensuring personalized attention and expertise for your design, installation, control integration, programming, process piping, and field service needs. We’re also here to provide continuous equipment support and assist with system process inquiries.

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Cleaning

We prioritize seamless CIP integration in all our equipment designs. Furthermore, we offer industry-leading CIP skids, carts, and steam sanitation options. Recognizing the importance of proper system sanitation to your bottom line and product quality, we’re committed to delivering custom-engineered cleaning processes, equipment, and solutions.

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Automation

Customizable automation is the key to bringing higher quality, consistency, yields, and efficiencies to your system – no matter your industry or application. Choose to add specific instruments for insight into your process, add automated features to reduce dependence on labor or choose to fully automate your system for the ultimate hands-off experience.

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