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Beer engine handles on a bar. A beer engine is a device for pumping beer from a cask, usually located in a pub's cellar.. The beer engine was invented by John Lofting, a Dutch inventor, merchant and manufacturer who moved from Amsterdam to London in about 1688 and patented a number of inventions including a fire hose and engine for extinguishing fires and a thimble knurling machine.
[1] To avoid carbonation of the beer, the carbon dioxide gas added by a cask breather is at low pressure, unlike the high pressure gas used to pressurize keg beer . Cask breathers are typically used in conjunction with a pressure regulator to ensure the gas pressure is sufficiently low.
The word was originally coined for the wooden valve in traditional barrels. [1] Beer served from a tap is largely known as draught beer, though beer served from a cask is more commonly called cask ale, while beer from a keg may specifically be called keg beer. Beer taps can be also used to serve similar drinks like cider or long drinks.
Like many others who found themselves working remotely, Linette Miller, 59, noticed that she had become sedentary. “It suddenly dawned on me how little activity I get every day,” Miller, from ...
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A litter of two-week old puppies was crammed into a bucket and abandoned alongside a road in Union County, New Jersey on Thursday, police said. The nine puppies were found...
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A check valve, non-return valve, reflux valve, retention valve, foot valve, or one-way valve is a valve that normally allows fluid (liquid or gas) to flow through it in only one direction. [1] Check valves are two-port valves, meaning they have two openings in the body, one for fluid to enter and the other for fluid to leave. There are various ...