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B A C T E R I A C O U N T C O M PA R I S O N
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TRADITIONAL VINYL VS T-GUARD ULTRA
Vinyl tubing is the dirtiest part of a beer system. Real world testing shows that the bacteria count is
dramatically lower with T-Guard Ultra® barrier vinyl tubing than in traditional vinyl tubing. Once line
cleaning occurred, the bacteria count in the vinyl tube quickly jumped back up to it’s highest levels and
continued to grow – the count in T-Guard Ultra® remained stable.
ALL BARRIER TUBING FEATURES AN ULTRA-SMOOTH INNER SURFACE TO SLOW DOWN
THE FORMATION OF BIOFILM, RESULTING IN THE TUBE STAYING CLEANER FOR LONGER.
BACTERIA COUNT (RLU's)
SAMPLE DATE
Sep 1
Feb 14
Mar 21
Mar 27*
Apr 16
May 14
Jun 5
Jul 17
STANDARD VINYL
770
954
2430
4240
91
2067
4204
4351
T-GUARD ULTRA®
146
205
253
355
71
312
651
670
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3/8" x 5/8" Clear Vinyl from MM USA vs 3/8" x 5/8" T-Guard Ultra
*Lines cleaned Mar 28
5000
4500
BACTERIA COUNT (RLU's)
4000
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
SEP 1
FEB 14
MAR 21
MAR 27
APR 16
MAY 14
JUN 5
JUL 17
TESTING – Both tubes held in a 50 ft long python having two 3/8" x 6' MDP water cooling lines and 13 mm insulation.
– Beer was introduced to the product lines and approximately one pint poured off every week.
PARAMETERS – For each test, a 1" tube sample was removed, the inner surface swabbed and measured for RLUs.
OVER A 10 MONTH PERIOD, T-GUARD ULTRA® PROVED TO BE 85% MORE HYGIENIC COMPARED TO VINYL.
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