Maximize Space Savings with Serving Beer Tanks

The Challenge

Moving from home brewing to owning and running a functional commercial brewery is a big step that requires a lot of resources and planning. This is no exception for Mad Mole Brewing owners Martin DeJongh and Ole Pederson. When opening up their brewery in Wilmington, North Carolina, DeJongh and Pederson only had 2000 square feet (185.8 m²) to build a brewery and create a taproom where customers could come in and enjoy their beer. With the space limitations there wasn't enough room for cold storage. Eliminated kegs as a serving option for Mad Mole, and lining the walls with brite tanks would quickly clutter the little space they had to work with. Mad Mole needed a better option for serving beer.

"Serving Beer Tanks make a lot of sense when you’re serving beer on premise and you don’t want to deal with kegs, or if you have a tight location and you need to put a lot of beer on the wall. There is no way we could fit that many kegs in this space."

The Solution

The solution was simple: Paul Mueller Company's Serving Beer Tanks. These unique tanks with bag liners answered all of Mad Mole's problems. Serving Beer Tanks utilize cutting-edge technology that allows them to hold high-strength bag liners, which create a self-cooling, bag-in-tank system that can be used directly in the taproom. The tank's horizontal design allowed Mad Mole to stack twelve tanks and fit them neatly into a small space, eliminating the need for multiple brite tanks, cold storage, and kegs.

"There's definitely a benefit, and for Mad Mole it's the space. We wouldn't be able to have this big of a taproom if it weren't for Paul Mueller Company's Serving Beer Tanks."

The Results

The Serving Beer Tanks offer many benefits to Mad Mole Brewing. The space and volume allow the brewers to add more options by serving twelve beers simultaneously. The bag-in-tank system produces fresher beer than keg storage, less beer handling, and a longer shelf life. Once the beer is carbonated in the brite tank, Mad Mole can transfer the beer into the Serving Beer Tank. As it is stored in bags, the beer maintains its carbonation and freshness until it is poured, served, and enjoyed by customers.

"That’s one of the coolest parts of these tanks; our CO2 levels can be different for different styles and still be pushed with the same pressure air, and our lines must balance for that pressure air. It just works very well."

Project Details

Optimizing Space with Serving Beer Tanks
Create Quality Beer that Customers Love
Save Time by Eliminating Kegs and Cold Storage