Beer quality depends on temperature. Packaged beer and kegs keep their flavour longer when they are stored cold and steady, and a taproom needs beer ready to serve at the right temperature. UK Coldroom designs, manufactures and installs cold stores for breweries, taprooms and drinks businesses, and services the refrigeration that keeps them running.
Plan it first with Yutab. Yutab is our free online cold room designer. Draw your room, place the door and send the design straight to our engineers. Design your room with Yutab →
Typical temperatures
- Keg and packaged beer cold store: often around +2 to +4 °C for unpasteurised and hop-forward beers, to slow staling and keep carbonation stable.
- Cask ale cellar: around +11 to +13 °C.
- Freezer storage where a taproom kitchen also handles frozen food.
We agree the right range with you. It depends on your beer styles and how fast stock moves.
Design points that matter for breweries
Pallet and keg handling
Doors, floor and room size are planned around pallet trucks, keg trolleys and the way stock moves through the building.
Pull-down of warm deliveries
Warm pallets arriving from the packaging line put a large load on the room. We size the refrigeration to bring them down without warming the stock already stored.
Floors
Full kegs are heavy. Depending on the site, we build on the existing slab or use a reinforced floor.
No space inside?
A well-insulated shipping container can make a practical cold store.
Running costs
A beer store runs all year. Good insulation, tight doors and correctly sized refrigeration keep energy bills down. See how to reduce refrigeration energy use.
Brewery projects
- Signature Brew, Walthamstow, London. Refrigeration for a busy brewery and taproom’s beer cold store.
- Shoals Brewery, Cornwall. A shipping container turned into a beer cold store.
See more on our projects page.
See the Signature Brew beer cold store project, our cold room design and installation service and our maintenance contracts.
Service and maintenance
A failed compressor in a beer cold store puts a lot of stock at risk. A cold room repair and maintenance keeps the plant checked before the busy season, and we provide cold room repair when it is needed. Choosing a new room? Read how to choose the right cold room for your business.
Design your cold room online with Yutab
Yutab is the UK Coldroom online cold room designer. It is free to use and takes no payment.
- Draw your room: enter the length, width and height and position the door.
- Save it: register with your name, email and mobile number, and verify your email.
- Download a PDF design sheet with your drawing and its revision number.
- Send the design to our engineers. We review it and contact you about a site survey and quotation.
Frequently asked questions
Can you turn a shipping container into a beer cold store?
Yes. We have done this for a brewery. The container is insulated, lined and fitted with refrigeration sized for the beer it will hold.
Can a cold store be extended later?
Modular panel cold rooms can usually be extended. We plan the layout so that this is possible.
Do you service refrigeration that another company installed?
Yes. We service and repair commercial refrigeration from most manufacturers.
Planning a beer cold store? Request a site survey or quotation or call free on 0800 772 0333.