CPC's Brewing Connectors

One local brewery using CPC’s connectors is Urban Growler Brewing in St. Paul, Minnesota, which uses the components to save time when making CO2 level checks that require frequent air line connections and disconnections. The combination taproom, beer garden and onsite brewery is the first woman-owned microbrewery in the state, and co-owner Deb Loch explains she chose CPC’s HFC quick disconnects for efficiency. “I had used quick disconnects as a home brewer,” Loch says. “Many of us who make the jump to microbrewing bring their home-brewing equipment knowledge with us. It’s the same as home brewing but a lot bigger,” Loch continues, “and in a commercial setting, we work with different pressures. Having a connector that reliably holds pressure and fluid in lines is important when we move the lines around.” Bob Stein of Beer System Maintenance, the company that designed Urban Growler’s brewing system, has been designing and installing brewing systems in the Twin Cities and five-state area for 25 years, and he also recommended CPC’s quick disconnects. “I’ve been using CPC connectors for years,” says Stein, who uses the connectors in his custom designs. “The nice thing about CPC’s offering is they have a wide variety of capabilities – full flow disconnects, connectors where there’s a spring-loaded plunger that stops any flow and a wide variety of plastic combinations. Stainless steel brewery fittings are more expensive.”