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Introduction
Adding a beer keg to your venue is similar to adding any other item, however, it is unlikely to have a barcode, so you’ll need to add it manually.
If you have a freight/shipping scale and intend to weigh your partial kegs during inventory, you’ll need to add a full keg weight beforehand. You can learn more about recommended keg scales under “Keg Scale” in this article.”
Note: Do not use the Bluetooth scale to weigh your kegs. The supported models of Bluetooth scales only have a max capacity of 11lbs (5000g) - 13lbs (6000g). Placing a keg on the Bluetooth scale may damage it.
You can add beer kegs on both the WISK Web Portal and mobile app.
WISK Web Portal
1. Click Items > Items on the left menu bar
2. Click Actions > Create new item
Add Keg Details
1. Enter the name of the keg in the “title” field, then click the Edit button (pencil icon) beside the “Measurement” field.
2. Click the “Unit of measurement” drop-down menu
3. Click a unit of measurement to assign it to the item. For beer kegs, you’ll most likely select Liter or Gallon
4. Add the quantity, then click “Save”.
5 Click “Category” and select “Beer Keg” from the drop-down menu
6. At this time, you have filled out the required fields. You can add additional data (cost, weights, add a photo, etc.) by clicking into a field. When finished, click “Save”
Note: For more information on adding full and empty keg weights, please see the “Adding Weights to a Beer Keg” section below.
Mobile App
1. Tap the Items button on the bottom menu bar
2. Tap the “+” button on the top right of the screen
3. Tap “No Barcode”.
Note: In the majority of cases, kegs won’t have a barcode and you’ll need to add the keg details manually.
Add Keg Details
1. Enter the name of the keg in the “title” field, then tap “Unit of Measurement”
2. Tap “Unit of measurement” on the pop-up window.
3. Tap a unit of measurement to assign it to the item. For beer kegs, you’ll most likely select Liter or Gallon
4. Enter the quantity of the unit of measurement (the size of the beer keg). In this example, we’re adding a 30L keg.
5. Tap “Done”
6. Tap “Category”
7. Select “Beer Keg” as the category
8. At this time, you have filled out the required fields. You can add additional data (cost, weights, add a photo, etc.) by tapping into a field. When finished, tap “Save”
Note: For more information on adding full and empty keg weights, please see the “Adding Weights to a Beer Keg” section below.
Adding Weights to a Beer Keg
If you’re weighing your partial kegs when taking inventory, you must add at least a full weight for each type of keg that you have.
Adding an empty weight is optional, but will provide you a more accurate measurement of how much remains in the keg. You can learn more about the methods for inventorying your partial beer kegs, and adding weights here:
To add a weight to a keg, we recommend using the mobile app:
1. On the “Add Item” or “Edit Item” screen, tap into the “Full Weights” field”
2. Tap the “Add Weight” button
3. Select the unit of measurement and enter the weight of a full keg
Note: If you select lbs, it will convert the amount entered into grams. Grams is the baseline unit used for item weights.
4. Tap “Done”
5. If you have multiple full kegs of the same type of beer, you can add more weights and it will create an average weight that is used during inventory. You can add another weight by tapping the “+” button. Otherwise, tap the back arrow.
6. The full weights display. If you have empty kegs, you can tap “Empty Weights” and repeat the process.
7. When finished, tap “Save”
Note: You can add weights on the web, but they must be entered in grams at this time. Using the app saves you from having to convert the weight into grams manually.