A
Acetobacter - Bacterium. See Bacteria. See our facts section of this site.
Alcohol - The intoxicating element in beers, wines and spirits.
Amperes - The standard base unit of electrical current.
B
Bacteria - Unicellular micro-organisms that can sometimes cause disease.
Bar - The counter area in a pub or restaurant for example, where alcoholic beverages are sold.
Bar Waste Pipe - The part of the Phoenix installation that is attached to the dispense taps AND the bar waste sockets to carry water/detergent from the beer lines to the waste system.
Bar Waste Socket - The part of the Phoenix installation that allows hose attachments to connect to the main drainage system.
Bass - Brewing company.
Beer - An alcoholic drink made from yeast-fermented malt.
Beer Engine - The part of a dispense system that draws cask ale from the cellar to the bar by the action of suction. (sometimes pump assisted).
Beer Save Kit - See BSK.
Beer Tap - Commonly used to refer to the beer dispense pouring tap situated at the bar. Also used to refer to the tap that is hammered into casks to allow pipe connection to the cask conditioned beer.
Bioclean - The name of a cleaning detergent.
BSK - Beer Save Kit - The part of the Phoenix installation that enables the reduction of cleaning waste prior to a single or multiple beer line clean.
C
Calcium - See Lime-scale.
Calibration - Determine the correct strength
of detergent solution introduced in the cleaning process.
Carbon Dioxide (Co2) - Gas given off during
fermentation and secondary fermentation. Also one of two main gasses used
to push beer products through the beerlines.
Cask - The container name used for storing REAL
ALES or CONDITIONED ALES.
Cellar - The cool room used to store beers.
Cellarbuoy - See FoB Chamber.
Check Valve - A type of non-return valve used
as part of the normal real ale dispense installation.
Clean Cycle - The term given to one full clean
operation of the Phoenix beerline cleaner.
Clean mode - Reference to FoB Chamber - The
act of locking the mechanism on the FoB Chamber that prevents the float
on the inside from seating in the bottom of the chamber. If the float
does seat in the bottom of the chamber, the liquid inside (beer or water/detergent)
will not be able to flow to the bar.
Co2 - See Carbon Dioxide.
Contaminants - Substances organic or otherwise
that pollute the beer.
Coupler - The part of the beer dispense installation
that allows connection of keg beers to the beerlines.
Courage - The name of a cleaning detergent.
Also a brewing company.
Creamer Plate - See restrictor plate.
D
Debris - Loose material or substances that impair
the correct operation of items such as waste sockets or creamer plates.
De-scale - The act of removing limescale deposits.
Detergent - Beer line cleaning fluid, usually
kept in 5-litre containers.
Detergent Pump - The part of the Phoenix equipment
that picks up and delivers detergent to the clean water to make a solution
of cleaning fluid.
Dispense Nozzle - The removable (usually) part
of a bar tap that sometimes houses the creamer/restrictor plate.
Dispense Taps - The product outlets situated on
the bar. It is a generalisation that could include beer engine (hand pulled)
outlets also.
E
F
Fermentation - Ferment. The breakdown of a substance
by yeast and bacteria.
Filtered - Process of removing impurities or solids
from a liquid.
Finings -
Float - Used here to describe the inner part of
a cellarbuoy or FoB Chamber that causes "shut-off" when the liquid level
is low.
Float Switch - Part of the Phoenix system that
recognises different liquid levels within the workings of the system.
FoB Chamber - The glass chamber usually above
the cellar cleaning sockets designed to trap gas and air during a product
change-over. It is used to "splice" new product on to the back of the old
product and minimise fobbing at the bar tap.
Fobbing - When dispense beer products froth when
being poured. This is usually caused by dirty beer lines, incorrect gas
mixture/pressure or incorrect temperature along the beer dispense route.
G
Gas - The general term used to describe the gas
mixture that drives beer products from the cellar to the bar.
H
Hand pump - See Beer Engine.
Hops - Cones of the hop plant used in brewing,
gives beer it's bitter taste.
Hygiene - Conditions and practice of keeping and
maintaining healthy environments.
I
Installation - The term given to the "collective"
components of a working system.
Isinglass - A gluey natural substance found in
fish.
J
K
Keg - The container name used for storing lagers,
ciders and bright beers such as John Smith's and John Smith's Smooth.
L
Lactobacillus - Bacterium.
See Bacteria. See our facts
section of this site.
Limescale - Carbonates of calcium and magnesium,
both natural elements, cause what we call limescale which will form in oxygenated
water.
Live Beer - See our
facts section of this site.
M
Microbial - Minute living being.
Movement Mode - Part of the Phoenix cleaning cycle
where liquid is in constant driven motion.
N
Non-Return Valve - A device that only allows liquid
to pass through it in one direction.
O
O-Ring - A rubber ring designed to make solid
temporary joins water-tight.
Organism - A living individual with one cell or
a group of single-cells sharing a life process.
Over-ride - The ancillary part of a check valve
that allows manual operation of the check valve.
P
Pasteurised - Sterilisation of a liquid by heating.
Pectinatus - Bacterium.
See Bacteria. See our facts
section of this site.
Pediococcus - Bacterium.
See Bacteria. See our facts
section of this site.
Pentasol - The name of a cleaning detergent.
Pipeline - The name of a cleaning detergent.
Piston - A short cylinder fitting closely in a
tube in which it moves in two directions against a liquid or a gas.
Product - A generalization used here to describe
any named beer.
Protanate - The name of a cleaning detergent.
Pump Assist - A mechanical device used to help
gas push liquid through narrow pipes.
Q
R
Real Ale - See our facts
section under "live beer".
Remote Waste - Sometimes an installation requires
a "plug-in" waste connection rather than the preferred permanent connection.
This type of waste connection is called a "Remote Waste".
Restrictor Plate - Part of a dispense tap (bar
tap) that essential for use with nitrogenised products such as John Smith's
Smooth and Guinness. Must be removed though when automatic cleaning is being
carried out.
S
Salvol - The name of a detergent.
Sparkler - See Dispense Nozzle.
Static Mode - Any part of the Phoenix cleaning
cycle where liquid is NOT forced.
Sterat - The name of a detergent.
Sterilise - Deprive the environment the capabilities
of reproduction, i.e. yeast and bacterial reproduction.
Sugar - A natural sweet crystalline substance.
T
Tap - The general term used to describe the pouring
device for beers and lagers.
Third party - This is the term given to any person
or persons that have interacted with the Phoenix installation that were
NOT duly authorised to do so.
U
Ullage - The name given to the loss of beer before
it is sold. Caused by spillage, line cleaning and accidental disturbance.
V
W
Washer - A flat rubber disc used to make two solid
joins water-tight.
Waste Pipes - These are the removable waste pipes
used to connect the bar waste to the bar taps when using the Phoenix systems.
Waste Socket - This is the fixed under-bar assembly
that the waste pipes connect to.
Water Flush - The non-sterilizing facility of
the Phoenix system.
Water Softener - A mechanical/chemical device
that removes water hardness from water.
X
Y
Yeast - A fungus substance used as a fermenting
agent in brewing and baking.
Z