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NEW COMAC 2T KEG
WASHER/FILLER
HITS THE SPOT
Colonial Brewing opened its first East
Coast brewery in Port Melbourne in
2015. Head brewer, Ashley Hazel
shares his experience with installing
and operating the COMAC 2T Keg
machine which was purchased
last year from Comac’s local agent
HBM Packaging Technologies and
installed by Ashley and his team in
August 2018.
“We were supported by Comac
and HBM directly, with some
initial questions but otherwise we
managed to set the equipment up
easily. We decided to purchase a
Comac machine as our existing
keg washer filler needed replacing
after only a few years of use, and
we wanted a step up in quality. The
biggest advantage for us has been
the added confidence over the basic
cleaner which we replaced. Cleaning
our kegs with caustic, acid & steam
ensures the Kegstar ‘pool’ kegs that
we use are thoroughly cleaned so we
don’t need to worry about what was
in them prior. It’s also easy to use
and we have no qualms in leaving
inexperienced operators running it”
The unit was installed in July 2018
and have been running it on a nearly
daily basis since.
“The biggest advantage for us has
been the added confidence over the
basic cleaner which we replaced.
Cleaning our kegs with caustic, acid
& steam ensures the Kegstar ‘pool’
kegs that we use are thoroughly
cleaned so we don’t need to worry
about what was in them prior. The
sensors and automation on each
cleaning step mean kegs that are not
cleaned properly for any reason are
rejected and they can be examined.
The same applies to the steam
sterilising and filling head. Because of
this, we can leave less experienced
alone to operate the machine without
worrying about a problem slipping
through
“It’s easy to make changes to
programming but also easy to
lock it out so no one can change
things without the right level of
authorisation. Installation was
nice and easy. We managed it all
ourselves.
Ashley Hazel, Head of Brewing
at Colonial Brewing comments
on the new installation
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