{"id":29054,"date":"2026-09-28T20:30:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T20:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vipgo.atsautomation.com\/comac\/?p=29054"},"modified":"2026-09-28T20:30:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T20:30:56","slug":"kegging-system-buyers-guide-how-to-choose-the-right-line-for-your-brewery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vipgo.atsautomation.com\/comac\/blog\/kegging-system-buyers-guide-how-to-choose-the-right-line-for-your-brewery\/","title":{"rendered":"Kegging System Buyer’s Guide: How to Choose the Right Line for Your Brewery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Kegging System Buyer’s Guide: How to Choose the Right Line for Your Brewery<\/strong><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n
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Choosing a kegging system is one of the most consequential equipment decisions a brewery makes. The right line protects product quality, controls labor costs, and gives a brewery room to grow; the wrong one becomes a bottleneck within a year or two. Co.Mac, which has built keg filling equipment for breweries of every scale for more than thirty years, breaks the decision down by production volume rather than by brand name or feature list \u2014 a useful starting point for any brewery evaluating a kegging system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Start With Your Actual Keg Volume, Not Your Ambitions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It is tempting to buy for the brewery you hope to become in five years. In practice, a kegging system sized well beyond current output sits underused, ties up capital, and often runs less reliably at low speeds than a machine designed for that range. Co.Mac organizes its kegging systems into three tiers that map to real-world brewery output: microbrewery systems running 15 to 40 kegs per hour, medium brewery systems running 40 to 250 kegs per hour, and industrial systems running 250 to 1,000 kegs per hour. Matching your line to your current volume, with a clear path to the next tier, is the single most important decision in the buying process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Microbrewery Kegging: 15\u201340 Kegs per Hour<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At this scale, semi-automatic to fully automatic kegging machines handle washing, filling, and sealing in a compact, stainless-steel footprint that fits a working taproom or small production floor. Keg loading and unloading is often manual or conveyor-assisted, which keeps upfront cost down while still delivering consistent fill quality and proper sanitation between batches. This tier suits taprooms, brewpubs, and breweries building out regional distribution one account at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Medium Brewery Kegging: 40\u2013250 Kegs per Hour<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Once a brewery is filling for regular commercial distribution, fully automatic systems with programmable controls and display monitoring become the more economical choice on a per-keg basis. These lines still use stainless-steel construction and the same core washing-filling-sealing sequence, but with less manual intervention and more consistent throughput shift over shift. This is the range where many growing regional breweries land, and where ancillary equipment \u2014 keg washers, control stations, labelers \u2014 starts to matter as much as the filler itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Industrial Kegging: 250\u20131,000 Kegs per Hour<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At the top end, fully automated, high-speed kegging lines are built for large-volume producers where minimal waste and strict hygiene standards are non-negotiable. Co.Mac systems in this tier are used by major international brewers, and every stage of handling \u2014 from pallet to filled, sealed keg \u2014 is automated to keep labor cost per keg low while protecting product consistency across long production runs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Questions to Ask Before You Buy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n