Draught Operations > A Matter of Balance > Dispense Goals

A balanced draught system delivers clear-pouring beer at the rate of two ounces per second. This means it takes about eight seconds to fill a pint glass and about one minute to pour one gallon of beer.

Some high-volume settings benefit from faster pours. If you try to achieve faster pours by increasing the gas pressure you will create over-carbonated beer, foam at the taps and get slower pours.  If you need faster pour flows, your draught technician can alter the system resistance to achieve this result. Gas pressure, once set for a particular beer, remains constant and should never be adjusted to alter the flow rate of the beer.

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