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Cask Conditioned Beer
The beer is racked into casks from the racking tank. Dry hops may be inserted and sugar primings may be used. Casks are stored in a cellar for maturing. Or the beer may be matured in a conditioning tank where dry hopping and priming may take place. It is then racked into casks for immediate delivery. When the beer is delivered it is not immediately ready for sale. It has to stand for a period of about 48 hours to settle. The cask must be vented and secondary fermentation takes place in the cask, producing CO2.

Brewery Conditioned Beer
The beer is passed into a maturing tank where finings and dry hops may be added. The beer is chilled and passed into a cold store. CO2 may be added here or in chilling. It is then filteres and packaged in kegs, pressure casks or road tankers. Top pressure is required. This type of beer can also be delivered in bulk to cellar tanks.

Pasteurised Keg Beer
Pasteurisation takes place between the filter and keg racking machine.

Carbonated Bottled and Can Beer
After filtration the beer is bottled or canned. The bottles and cans are pasteurised and packed.

Bottle Conditioned Beer
Some beers are conditioned in the bottle and therefore produce a sediment.