Revolutionizing the Global Carbonated Beverage Dispensing Industry

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Revolutionizing the Global Carbonated Beverages
Industry A New Way To Cool, Carbonate and
Dispense
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All Over The World, Every Carbonated Beverage
Dispensing System Needs One Thing

• Draught Beer Dispensers

• Soft Drink Dispensers

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Pressurized Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Gas

• To Carbonate

• To Dispense

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Restaurants, Bars, QSRs, Cafeterias, Stadium
Concessions, Convenience Stores

• At every single one of these retailers you will
  find a Dispensing System with one vital piece of
  Equipment

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Restaurants, Bars, QSRs, Cafeterias, Stadium
Concession Stands, Convenience Stores

• The CO2 Gas Cylinder

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The CO2 Gas Cylinder

• Since 1902, the CO2 gas cylinder has remained
  virtually the same

• Harrisburg Steel Corporation (Harrisburg Pipe)
  installed two new furnaces and used the plate
  process to produce Americas first seamless gas
  cylinders in 1902
• Published June 14. 2005, A Brief History of
  Gas Cylinders, Compressed Gas Manufacturers
  Association

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The CO2 Gas Cylinder

• In 1904, the gas cylinder really took off

• Two years later, a prominently placed carbon
  dioxide cylinder would further advance the
  cylinder business, when the Anheuser-Busch
  Brewery displayed a carbon dioxide cylinder from
  Harrisburg Steel Corporation to pump draft beer
  at the 1904 Worlds Fair in St. Louis. Beer on
  tap became so popular that many saloons were
  renamed taproomsgiving carbon dioxide cylinders
  a starring role in watering holes across the
  nation.
• Published June 14. 2005, A Brief History of
  Gas Cylinders, Compressed Gas Manufacturers
  Association

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For the next Forty years, Harrisburg Steel
dominated the Global Market

• 1921 Advertisement

• 1938 Advertisement

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For the next Forty years, Harrisburg Steel
dominated the Global Market

• 1939 Advertisement

• 1943 Advertisement

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In the late 1950s Steel Cylinders switched to
Aluminum

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In 2013, the Cylinder and the CO2 Supply Chain
remain the same

• Carbon Dioxide gas is a by product of many
  petrochemical industries

• Where it is captured, cleaned and liquefied

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In 2013, the Cylinder and the CO2 Supply Chain
remain the same

• Liquefied CO2 is transported to Industrial Gas
  Suppliers

• Bottles are professionally filled at site centric
  plants

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In 2013, the Cylinder and the CO2 Supply Chain
remain the same

• Transporting CO2 cylinders need to comply with
  USDOT Regulations

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Draught (Draft) Beer vs Soft Drink Dispensing

• Draught Beer has Cooling needs and issues that
  Soft Drink dispensing does not have

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• In the Draught Beer industry, a constant
  challenge centers on temperature issues and the
  time, energy and effort needed to serve a Draught
  Beer at 38F (optimal)

• Our mission is to create innovative solutions to
  enhance the Draught Beer Experience for the beer
  lover brewer, distributor and retailer by
  ensuring optimal preservation and dispensing of
  the finest form of Beer Draught Beer.

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Temperature Issues

• The higher the beer temperature - the higher the
  CO2 pressure needed to dispense.
• The higher the CO2 pressure - the higher the
  foaming.
• The higher the foaming - the higher amount of
  wasted beer.

• Carbonation Scale

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Temperature IssuesExample

• World Cup 2006
• It was estimated that nearly 40 of all Draught
  Beer could not be dispensed at Stadium Concession
  Stands and Outdoor Venues due to the hot weather
  in Germany at the month long FIFA World Cup
  tournament

• What should have been this
• May have led to this(kidding)

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The Dry Ice Solution

• How Dry Ice can change the way Carbonated
  Beverages are Cooled, Carbonated and Dispensed

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Dry Ice A New Way To Cool, Carbonate And Dispense

• Dry Ice is Solid Carbon Dioxide
• It Sublimates (changes) into CO2 Gas
• Extremely Cold (-109F)

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Dry Ice A New Way To Cool, Carbonate And Dispense

• How is Dry Ice made?

• Dry Ice is almost 5x colder than Wet Ice

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Dry Ice A New Way To Cool, Carbonate And Dispense

• Where Can I Get Dry Ice?
• Over 4,500 Retail Locations including Grocery
  Stores, Big Box Retailers and Specialty Stores
• According to Airgas, the largest Dry Ice
  seller in the US

• How Much does Dry Ice Cost?
• Around 1.00 1.50 per pound (retail)

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Dry Ice A New Way To Cool, Carbonate And Dispense

• More Energy Efficient
• Dry Ice can lessen the heavy load needed to Cool
  carbonated beverages dispensed from kegs
• More Cost Efficient
• Dry Ice can lower the amount of Draught Beer
  foaming (waste)
• Dry Ice can lessen the time and energy needed to
  Cool

• More Availability
• Dry Ice can open up new areas of service for
  Draught Beer
• More Enviro - Friendly
• Dry Ice could lessen the heavy Carbon Footprint
  for Beer

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Dry Ice A New Way To Cool, Carbonate And Dispense

• More Energy Efficient
• Dry Ice can lessen the heavy load needed to Cool
  carbonated beverages dispensed from kegs
• By lowering the amount of electric energy
  required for artificial refrigeration directly to
  Cool or to create Wet Ice for contact cooling.

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Dry Ice A New Way To Cool, Carbonate And Dispense

• More Cost Efficient
• Dry Ice can lower the amount of draught beer
  foaming (waste)
• By improving Cooling efficiencies, Dry Ice can
  lessen the amount of CO2 pressure needed as well
  as lowering energy bills

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Dry Ice A New Way To Cool, Carbonate And Dispense

• More Availability
• Dry Ice can open up new areas of service for
  Draught Beer
• Draught Beer service is currently limited by a
  number of factors aligned with Cooling and CO2
  pressure issues

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Dry Ice A New Way To Cool, Carbonate And Dispense

• More Enviro Friendly
• Dry Ice systems could lessen the heavy Carbon
  Footprint for Beer
• By lowering the time and electric energy
  currently required for optimal cooling

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How Draught Beer is currently Cooled

• Option 1 Cooling the Keg
• Artificial Refrigeration Kegerators or Walk-In
  Refrigerators
• Ice Bath

• Option 2 Cooling the Beer lines
• Jockey Box System
• Flash Chiller

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Option 1 Cooling the Beer in the Keg

• Artificial Refrigeration
• Keg Refrigerators or Kegerators can be found in
  retail locations as well as individual homes (Man
  Caves)
• Walk In Refrigerators

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Option 1 Cooling the Beer in the Keg

• Wet Ice
• Kegs are placed in wet ice baths
• Ice bags are placed on top of Keg

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Option 2 Cooling the Beer in the Beer lines

• Jockey Box System
• Insulated container filled with wet ice water
• Keg and CO2 tank standing at room temperature
• Beer is run through lines that are submerged in
  ice bath

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Option 2 Cooling the Beer in the Beer lines

• Flash Chillers Ice Bank
• Keg and CO2 tank at ambient temperature
• Beer is pushed through beer lines located in an
  ice bath
• Flash Chiller/Ice Bank Unit is similar to an ice
  making machine as it creates an ice bath inside
  the machine

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• In 2006, while creating a new Kegerator, we first
  researched using Dry Ice to quickly Cool the Keg
• It is estimated that it takes 12-24 hours to cool
  a keg from 48F to 38F in a Kegerator Walk In
  Refer
• We also tried to create a Kegerator where the CO2
  cylinder wouldnt sit outside

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• Cooling Ring Solutions Dry Ice using Pressure
  Vessels that are placed on top of Kegs for
  Contact Cooling
• Cooling Canisters Solutions Dry Ice using
  Pressure Vessels that are placed inside Jockey
  Box and some Flash Chiller Systems
• Cooling Bags Boxes Solutions Dry Ice using
  Pressure Vessels that are placed inside some
  Jockey Box and some Flash Chiller Systems

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• We created the first of many different Pressure
  Vessels using Dry Ice
• Toroidal Shaped High Pressure Vessel that when
  placed on top of a Keg, creates intense contact
  cooling
• Captures sublimating CO2 gas

• The Cooling Ring

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• We have created several Pressure Vessels that can
  be used in Jockey Box and Flash Chiller Systems
• These are placed inside the Ice Baths to preserve
  the Cooling and greatly lessen the amount of wet
  ice needed
• Eliminates the standard CO2 cylinder

• The Cooling Canister

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• The Cooling Bags Boxes

• These Pressure Vessels are used specifically for
  use in Ice Bank Units and Jockey Box systems
• They fit in tight spaces
• The Cooling Box allows for easy insertion of up
  to 11 lb block of Dry Ice

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• Dry Ice Solutions
• Keg-U-Later has created solutions to capture the
  Cooling and Sublimation powers of Dry Ice for an
  alternative way to Cool, Carbonate and Dispense
  carbonated beverages

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• United States Patent
• US 7,721,567 B2
• May 25, 2010
• Cooling, Carbonating And Dispensing System For
  A Liquid In A Keg