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Craft Brewery
quarter-, three-eighths-, one-half-, five-eighths- and thing in their brewery.
three-quarter-inch. Both plastic and metal clamps
are used in breweries with cutter and crimping “These hoses are used for transferring wort and
tools to ensure a good fit. Worm clamps are easy beer, cleaning, sanitizing and moving water around
to find in hardware stores and operate with a to where we need it,” Lutgring said. “We also use ½
screw mechanism and metal strap with slots cut inch silicon tubing when transferring beer to kegs.”
into the strap. Easy to use and reusable, snap rings
are clamps made with semi-rigid plastic that uti- Rob Williams, sales manager for Alliance Hose &
lize pressure to tighten. Single- and double-eared Rubber Co., said the company’s most popular prod-
clamps are circular and have ears that hold the ucts are custom length transfer hoses and specialty
strap in an open position until closed with pliers tri-clamp fittings.
and cannot reopen. Meanwhile, stepless clamps
apply equal pressure and require a tool to apply “We offer several types, each having a unique
and remove, making them non-reusable. advantage,” Williams said. “For example, there are
hoses that are kink- and crush-resistant for higher
Connections include basic hose connectors called traffic areas, while extreme-flex corrugated covers
barb fittings and easy-to-clean sanitary connectors offer higher flexibility and allow the water to pass
called tri-clamps. Camlocks and stainless sleeve QD through the corrugations to prevent water dam-
connectors allow a brewer to make connections ming.”
without swapping hoses or removing or installing
clamps on hoses. Also popular, he said, is Alliance’s washdown
hose. “We offer hoses that have a high standard
James Lutgring, head brewer for Bayou Teche when it comes to cleaning and sanitizing. Our wash-
Brewing in Arnaudville, Louisiana, told Beverage down hoses have the Microban cover, which does
Master Magazine that his team uses 1.5-inch tub- not allow bacteria to form on the cover, as well as
ing with 1.5-inch tri-clamp fittings for nearly every- FDA rated tubes. Finally, there are one-piece tri-
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