Heineken BT06 BeerTender Tubes, Pack of 6

Designed for use with the Krups BeerTender, BeerTender tubes connect the Heineken or Heineken Premium Light DraughtKeg to the BeerTender tap, Patented BeerTender tube is designed specifically for the Heineken and Heineken Premium Light DraughtKeg, Ensures a perfect fit between BeerTender DraughtKeg, To ensure that every glass of beer tastes as perfectly poured, a new BeerTender tube must be used with each new Heineken or Heineken Premium Light DraughtKeg you load into the BeerTender, Each box contains 6 individually wrapped BeerTender tubes

?1.39 a pint The creation of India Pale Ale (IPA) during the 18th century was the result of tremendous efforts by British brewers to overcome a difficult problem: during the early 1700s beer did not keep well on long ocean voyages, especially into hot climates. These hot environments resulted in the arrival of flat, sour beer. Before refrigeration and pasteurization, the brewer's only weapons against spoilage were alcohol and hops. Alcohol and hops provide an unfriendly environment for microbes, preventing the growth of the bacteria that cause sourness. Therefore high alcohol content and high hopping rates could protect beer from the souring associated with long storage times. The East Indies market was a very tempting but difficult one to enter for English brewers. After the British East India Company had established itself in India by the early 1700s, it had a large number of troops and civilians demanding beer. However, the long hot journey proved a difficult one for the dark ales and porters of England. Ships typically left London, cruised south past the equator along the coast of Africa, rounded the Cape of Good Hope and then crossed the Indian Ocean to reach Bombay, Calcutta, and Madras. The temperature fluctuations were huge, it was a very long trip (about 6 months) and the rough waters of southern Africa resulted in an extremely violent voyage. Despite these obstacles, however, English brewers did try to establish exports to India. Early shipments to India contained bottled porters, the favorite beer in London, which generally arrived flat, musty, and sour. The answer to the great beer problem finally came from a recipe created by George Hodgson at the Bow Brewery in East London. India ale was a variation of his pale ale, which Londoners had been drinking since the mid-1750s. Hodgson took his pale ale recipe, increased the hop content considerably, and raised the alcohol content. The result was a very bitter, alcoholic, and sparkling pale ale that could survive the challenges of travel and shelf life in India. IPA reached India in an enjoyable condition and Hodgson's success became legendary. Hodgson began shipping Hodgson's India Ale during the 1780s. By 1784 advertisements were appearing in the Calcutta Gazette for "light and excellent" pale ale. In the same period, brewers that wanted to export pale ale from England to Russia were facing the same problem of avoiding the rotting of the beer, thus they increased the hop and the alcoholic strength of the beer, obtaining the so called Imperial Pale ale. Ultimately the exports to Russia had to be stopped for political reasons. Brewers exporting to Russia eventually switched to India, and so "Imperial Pale ale" and "India Pale ale" became synonymous. American brewers also began brewing IPA for the export and home markets.

The brewery was founded on June 11, 1870 in Amsterdam and named after the Amstel River, the waters of which also served for refrigeration. By 1872, Amstel was annually producing 10,000 hectoliters. For the purpose of storing the beer, winter ice from canals was kept in special double-walled cellars. Originally, the beer was mostly drunk in Amsterdam. From 1883, it was also exported to Great Britain and Indonesia. The Beiersche Bierbrouwerij de Amstel (Amstel Bavarian beer brewery) was created in 1892 as a joint stock company. In 1915 the production of Amstel had increased twenty-fold and in 1926, Amstel consisted of a third of the Dutch beer exports. In 1941, Amstel, together with Heineken, bought up the Amsterdam brewery Van Vollenhovens bierbrouwerij, which was closed in 1961. In 1954, Amstel built a brewery in Suriname. A few years later, Amstel was the first Dutch brewery to export beer in cans. At this time, the total exports of Amstel beer amounted to 101,000 hectoliters. In 1958 a subsidiary of Amstel produced its first beer in Jordan. In 1960, the third subsidiary of Amstel was opened - the Antillean brewery on Curacao. 1963 saw the opening of two new breweries, one in Puerto Rico and one in Greece. Amstel was bought out by Heineken in 1968. In 1972 the Amstel Brewery in Amsterdam was closed and production was relocated to the main Heineken plant in Zoeterwoude. The building on the Mauritskade was torn down. Only the former administration building was kept and has meanwhile become part of the Hogeschool van Amsterdam.

Direct Draw Beer Dispensers HALF barrels: 2doors: 2 MODEL TDD2 STANDARD FEATURES:Oversized, factory balanced, refrigeration system holds 33°F to 38°F (.5°C to 3.3°C). Exterior - heavy duty, wear resistant laminated black vinyl front and sides. Matching black aluminum back. All stainless steel counter top. Interior - 300 series stainless steel floor with 1/2 (13 mm) reinforced lip and heavy gauge galvanized steel walls. NSF approved for pre-packaged and bottled product. 3 (77 mm) diameter stainless steel insulated beer column. Cold air is directed into beer column to reduce foaming and maximize draft beer profits. Entire cabinet structure and solid door are foamed-in- place using high density, CFC free, polyurethane insulation. Features, Options & Specifications Subject to Change Without Notice.