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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2009
Jan Norager Rasmussen, Olstykke, DK;
Steen Vesborg, Gentofte, DK;
Jan Norager Rasmussen, Olstykke, DK;
Steen Vesborg, Gentofte, DK;
Carlsberg Breweries A/S, Copenhagen, DK;
Abstract
A method and a system of cleaning and flushing a beverage dispensing system comprising a sealable pressure chamber for receiving a collapsible keg containing a beverage and a dispensing valve, comprises: providing a first cartridge containing a cleaning fluid, positioning the first cartridge in the pressure chamber and pressurizing the pressure chamber, opening the dispensing valve and dispensing the cleaning fluid from the dispensing valve, and causing the cleaning fluid to flow from the first cartridge through the dispensing line and being dispensed from the dispensing valve, disconnecting the first cartridge after the emptying of the cleaning fluid from the first cartridge, and removing the first cartridge, providing a second cartridge containing a flushing fluid, positioning the second cartridge in the pressure chamber and pressurizing the pressure chamber, and repeating the steps (iii)-(v) while using the second cartridge instead of the first cartridge.