Draft System Identity Design Requirements
Version 2.0 · Publication Date: 2026-09-22 · Status: Published / Effective
Document ID: DV-F-24-v2.0
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Boundary of this document. F-24 governs DraftVerify identity, access, traceability, and change-control requirements. It does not replace draft-system engineering, food-safety procedures, pressure-system requirements, manufacturer instructions, or applicable codes.
1. Purpose
An in-scope NA draft system shall be arranged so that its intended identity pathway can be physically followed, verified before service, maintained during normal operations, and reconstructed from records after a change or incident.
2. Defined pathway
The organization shall document the in-scope path:
Keg → Coupler → Beverage Line → Tower/Distribution Point → Faucet
Each controlled point shall have the identifier required by the applicable F-Series document.
3. Access and visibility
The system shall provide sufficient access for authorized personnel to:
- inspect the keg identifier;
- verify the connection-point identifier;
- inspect or trace the line identifier;
- verify the point-of-service identifier;
- perform required scans or registry checks; and
- conduct qualified service without destroying required identifiers unless replacement is part of the documented service procedure.
4. Separation and differentiation
NA identity shall remain distinguishable from alcoholic identity in the in-scope area.
DraftVerify does not prescribe a universal physical distance, rack type, gas architecture, or cooler geometry unless a specific certification profile expressly does so.
Where alcoholic and NA products share a room, tower, trunk, chase, gas source, or service area, the organization shall document controls sufficient to prevent identity ambiguity.
5. Line routing and mapping
Each in-scope line shall:
- have a unique controlled identifier;
- be mapped to its current point of service;
- be traceable from connection point to faucet or dispensing point;
- have changes controlled under F-27; and
- have product-switching events controlled under F-39.
6. Tower and point-of-service design
Point-of-service identity shall remain visible under normal service conditions.
A shared tower may be used where F-25 requirements are satisfied.
The visual system shall not imply that DraftVerify certifies beverage quality, legal alcohol classification, health effects, or regulatory compliance beyond the stated certificate scope.
7. Equipment compatibility
Equipment used in an in-scope DraftVerify implementation shall be compatible with the required physical identifiers and verification workflow.
DraftVerify conformity does not itself certify mechanical, electrical, pressure, sanitation, or food-contact suitability of equipment.
8. Gas and pressure interface
Gas type, blend, pressure, regulator selection, cylinder handling, and related safety settings shall follow:
- product and brewery specifications;
- equipment manufacturer instructions;
- qualified draft-system practice; and
- applicable safety law and code.
F-26 defines DraftVerify documentation and identity controls at this interface.
9. Cleaning and sanitation interface
Cleaning chemistry, concentration, temperature, cycle time, rinse requirements, and frequency shall follow applicable manufacturer, product, professional, and legal requirements.
DraftVerify shall require records and identity control under F-21 and F-39 where cleaning affects an in-scope pathway.
10. Design evidence
The organization shall maintain a current record sufficient to identify:
- in-scope lines;
- connection points;
- points of service;
- current product assignment;
- applicable identifiers; and
- material modifications.
11. Certification effect
Failure to maintain a verifiable identity pathway is a nonconformity.
A condition that makes the actual product-to-faucet path uncertain is a critical nonconformity until the pathway is isolated, corrected, and re-verified.