Setting Up a Draught Beer Bar at Your Event: A Guide to the Lindr Dispenser

<p>The Lindr Draught dispenser is a self-contained twin-tap beer machine that chills and pours without an external CO2 supply or gas line. You connect a keg, plug into a standard 13A socket, wait five to eight minutes, and start serving.</p>

The Lindr Draught dispenser is a self-contained twin-tap beer machine that chills and pours without an external CO2 supply or gas line. You connect a keg, plug into a standard 13A socket, wait five to eight minutes, and start serving. At 80 pints per hour across two taps, it handles a busy bar without requiring a full bar installation.

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How Much Can It Pour?

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The rated output is 80 pints per hour. At a standard event where guests drink one to two pints per hour, a single unit serves 40 to 80 people. For a corporate summer party of 150, two units is the practical minimum. Three gives you a buffer for the first hour when demand peaks.

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A standard 50-litre keg holds 88 pints. At full output, one keg lasts just over an hour. Order one keg per unit per two hours of service, plus one spare.

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What to Hire Alongside It

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The dispenser sits on any stable surface at counter height. A 6ft trestle table works. A straight LED bar unit looks better. You also need:

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  • Beer glasses or steins — allow two per guest minimum
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  • Ice buckets for pre-chilling glasses before service
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  • An extension lead if no socket is within 2m
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For an Oktoberfest setup, pair the dispenser with 2-pint German beer steins and poseur tables. For a corporate reception, pint glasses and a straight bar unit give a cleaner look.

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Setup

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The unit weighs 28kg and measures 500mm wide by 220mm deep by 480mm tall. It fits on any standard bar counter. Integrated carry handles mean one person can reposition it during service.

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Plug into a 13A socket. Connect your keg using a standard coupling. The internal compressor chills the beer in five to eight minutes. No CO2 cylinder or gas line required.

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Events It Suits

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  • Oktoberfest and German-themed evenings
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  • Corporate summer parties
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  • Wedding receptions with a bar area
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  • Beer festivals with rotating keg taps
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  • Sports club socials and charity fundraisers
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The Lindr is designed for filtered kegged lager, cider and draught ale. It does not suit cask ales, which need gravity dispense. If your event requires hand-pulled cask ale, you need a separate setup.

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Book

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Check live availability and pricing for the Lindr Draught Dispenser on the product page. Hire from £125 for 3 days. No security deposit required. Delivery from £40 across England and Wales.

Gas requirements

The Lindr dispenser uses CO2 or a mixed gas (30% CO2 / 70% N2) depending on the beer style. Lagers and ales use CO2. Stouts and nitro beers use mixed gas. Confirm the gas type for your keg with your beer supplier before booking. Expo Hire can advise on gas availability alongside the equipment.

Keg connections

Most UK kegs use an S-type or A-type coupler. The Lindr kit includes standard couplers, but confirm the keg type with your beer supplier before the event. Kegs arriving with non-standard fittings can delay setup. Build 30 minutes of connection testing time into the setup schedule.

Throughput and volume

A single Lindr unit handles around 60 to 80 pints per hour at normal serving pace. For a 200-person beer festival running a two-hour session, two to three units handle the peak without queues building. For a private party bar where service is intermittent, one unit per 50 guests is sufficient.

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