Exploding Barrels | Busy Day at a Real Ale Pub

[@i8allthepies2]

i am an expert 🤣 always try to tap with one hit 😅should have just tapped a soft peg in the top then later swapped it for a self breather i used to stock friary meux bitter it was very volatile and often got a beer shampoo. nice vid

[@wandojames]

Cheers, thanks for watching.

[@RJVEK]

Fascinating. How much do you have to worry about cleaning the cellar floor? Does it become very sticky? Does it reek of beer etc?

[@wandojames]

We don't worry about it as it's part of the routine. The cellar floor is hosed down regularly. Thankfully, not all barrels 'explode' like that one did though!

[@RJVEK]

@@wandojames it looks a lovely pub and almost like a museum- the cellar must go under the other houses or it’s a tardis!

[@davethebarber3130]

Since I’ve never worked in a tavern or pub, I would be interested in knowing about how those vacuum (?) pans under the traditional ale taps work and what they do. Do they “recycle” the ale back out the pump?

[@wandojames]

Yes, they are called 'auto-vacs' and are popular in this part of the country. Spillage goes into the tray and is recycled back through in the next pull of the pump. I should explain this a bit more in a video some time.