What is the full cost of cleaning beer lines?

The full cost of a cleaning session is more than the cleaner. It can include beer displaced from the lines, paid staff time, chemicals, water and other consumables. The total varies by cellar layout and local process, so record costs per session before multiplying by the annual number of cleans.

Prepared by My Clean Lines · 1 October 2026

List each cost once

For stock loss, measure pints discarded and multiply by the purchase cost per pint. For labour, multiply staff involved by hours spent and the hourly cost to the business. Add chemical and other supplies actually consumed. Keep one-off equipment or installation charges separate from recurring monthly charges.

A pint's selling price is not the cost of the stock. It can show a possible revenue opportunity if the beer is sold, but it is not automatically realised and should never be added to the same pint's avoided stock cost in one savings total.

Annualise carefully

Divide 365 by the number of days between scheduled cleans to estimate a year's cleaning sessions. Record extra cleans separately if they are common in your operation. The calculator compares the current schedule with an illustrative 28-day schedule and shows the components independently.

A new system's rental, powder, service, deposit or installation costs may change the net result. Use a written quote and check which items are included. The lowest apparent cleaning cost is not a substitute for product quality and the supplier's hygiene instructions.

Use your venue's figures

Compare cleaning waste, staff time and supplies. Add DING's written costs before reading a net estimate.

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Sources and review

Use actual venue costs and a current supplier quote.