You want your beer to arrive at your customer in the same first-class condition as it was when it left the brewery. What you don’t want is beer all over the floor… all for the sake of a cheap bung or keg cap.
Our cask shives, keystones and keg caps are rigorously tested to strict performance criteria designed to reduce the risk of blow outs and leak. This is no mean feat when you consider the variation in cask and keg types. A continuous development program enables the supply of the most innovative, high quality closures and at the best value too. We match you up with the most ideal closure for your products whether you use wood, stainless steel, aluminium or plastic containers. We have a wide range of products for both craft and volume brewer alike and are here to guide you through the range.
Our range of plastic shives is the widest available, including ribbed or banded cask shives. The banded shive, the most commonly used in the industry, comes in 5 sizes, each designed to fit a specific cask type. It appeals to the craft brewer who applies by hand using a hammer and it is suitable for high volume users where application and removal has been automated.
Used since beer was packaged in cask, the traditional wood shive is turned and then compressed which allows the closure to swell on contact with the liquid, providing a tight seal. Sizes range between 2” and 2.1/2” with the most popular being 2.1/16” diameter. Wood shives must be kept dry before use.
We have the standard No.2 and the larger, less common No. 1 sizes available in our range of plastic keystones. Thermoplastic materials are used for keystones that are applied to a hot cask which is then filled quickly thereafter. A lower cost LDPE variant is available, strictly for those who fill cold casks.
We have the standard No.2 and the larger, less common No. 1 sizes available in our range of wood keystones and each one is manufactured using limewood. As with wood shives, wood keystones must be kept dry prior to use.
Hard spiles in wood or plastic and soft “porous” spiles in cane allow the beer in cask to vent and then dispense, helping to manage beer quality through to the last drop.
Straight clip corks can be used to plug the keystone hole after dispensing & preventing any residuals in the cask from spilling when the container is collected.
Plastic Shives
Wood Shives
Plastic Keystones
Wood Keystones
Dust Caps
Tamper Resistant Keg Caps