Advantages - Steel Barrel

The Advantages of a Stainless Steel Barrel for the Storage and Transport of Beverages/Liquids:

• Protects against UV light and UV contamination
• Hygienic; prevents any kind of oxidation and entry of impurities
• Insulates against sudden temperature changes
• Significant cost savings due to up to 30 years of barrel durability
• Prevents the use of trichloroanisole (TCA)
• Keeps the organoleptic properties of the product intact
• Allows for easy transport and storage
• Durable, safe, and non-flammable
• Stackable

Manufacturer – Standards and Sizes

DIN + EURO - Standard - Table by BLEFA:

SLIM - Norm - Table by Blefa:

KEG  TERMINOLOGY

The Full Stainless Steel Keg and Its Production

(Using BLEFA as an Example)

BLEFA offers a complete range of premium quality stainless steel beverage kegs.

The portfolio includes all international standards (EURO, DIN, SLIM, etc.), with products ranging from 5L to 59.62L.

BLEFA kegs are manufactured from high-quality stainless steel 1.4301 (AISI 304). Only stainless steel coils from reputable manufacturers, certified by quality assurance methods and verified through internal testing processes, are used. With this strategy, BLEFA is able to use only top-grade raw materials to produce exceptionally durable and robust kegs.

Applications:

• Beer, wine, and sparkling wine
• Cider, water, juice, soft drinks
• Edible oil (olive oil, sunflower, soy, etc.)

High-Quality Stainless Steel for Superior Quality:

Our kegs are manufactured from high-quality stainless steel 1.4301 (AISI 304). We use only stainless steel coils from reputable manufacturers with certified quality assurance methods, supplemented by our own quality checks. This strategy ensures that we provide our customers with premium-grade materials for durable and exceptionally robust kegs.

Unique Product Features with a Focus on Safety

Building kegs is our passion because we want to manufacture safe and durable kegs that you can trust 100% in use. That’s why we place a primary focus on ensuring that BLEFA kegs perform safely throughout their 30-year lifespan. Our TIG welding process guarantees that both the top and bottom rings are seamlessly connected to the keg body with an uninterrupted weld seam, providing maximum stability. Another unique feature is the shoulder protection of the top and bottom rings. This is an overlapping contour that wraps protectively around the curvature of the top and bottom, evenly distributing point loads across the rings.

We also place a strong emphasis on safety with the coupling. Since the coupling is an additional component welded to the top, we go a step further by connecting the coupling with both an external and internal weld seam, providing significantly higher stability compared to a single weld seam.

Another advantage of our welding method is that we only passivate the keg from the inside. This approach actively contributes to environmental protection, as it requires less passivation medium to remove weld residues. For you as a customer, this process also offers an additional benefit—by polishing the keg, it achieves a unique, brilliant, and shiny finish in the market.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DCANPv2jW8  (Film: The Keg)

Through regular quality checks during production, we ensure that your keg is produced exactly according to your specified requirements.

Additionally, we thoroughly document the production of each individual keg and transfer this information into an internal CAQ system. This system provides us with information on which keg was produced on which day, with which materials, and by which employee.

We go even further. As an integral part of our production process, we 100% inspect all kegs for tightness and proper and secure fitting assembly.

All these process steps—both production and distribution—are meticulously documented and ISO 9001 certified. As the only manufacturer worldwide, BLEFA also holds three additional certifications:

• For environmental protection and resource conservation
• For the protection of our employees

BLEFA leaves nothing to chance—that’s what makes our kegs "MADE IN GERMANY"!

Customize Your Stainless Steel Keg

Personalize your stainless steel keg to your specifications and make it a unique piece! Whether you want embossing on the top ring or printing on the keg body—custom requirements for your stainless steel keg are a matter of course for us.

Turn your stainless steel keg into your brand ambassador!

Link:  https://www.blefakegs.de/blefa-kegs/branding-und-individualisierung/

Flawless Material for the Manufacturing Process Guarantees the Outstanding Quality of BLEFA Stainless Steel Kegs "Made in Germany."

With a 30-year warranty on our stainless steel kegs, we emphasize our commitment to the highest product quality and the satisfaction of our customers as our top priority—without exception!

KEG QUALITY AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL!

Link:  https://www.blefakegs.de/blefa-kegs/30-jahre-garantie/

Stainless Steel Kegs - An Environmentally Conscious Choice

Our commitment has always been to the sustainable production of durable and versatile stainless steel kegs. You can rely on the following:

• Exclusively closed chemical cycles that prevent the release of substances into the environment
• Resource-efficient operations in terms of energy, CO2, and raw material use, as well as waste generation (in-house energy management)
• Environmental certifications and ISO standards 14001:2015 DE & 50001:2011 DE

OUR KEGS MEAN SUSTAINABILITY!

Our high-quality stainless steel kegs impress with exceptional durability and robustness.

• Lifetime of over 30 years—guaranteed (www.kegwarranty.com)
• Already superior to single-use kegs after 20 cycles (according to the Treeze study commissioned in 2013 https://www.blefakegs.de/ueber-blefa/nachhaltigkeit)
• Stainless steel kegs can be 100% recycled at the end of their lifecycle

Link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpU8vGDIP5M   (Film: Simply Better)