Setting Up A Packaging Group Kegs

This tutorial will guide you through the process of setting up a packaging group for kegs in BarSight Systems using a 50-liter keg as an example. This setup ensures that your inventory system correctly tracks the volume of beer used and handles customer deposits for keg returns.

• Go to the Inventory Items section and click on New Item.
• Input the Title as "50 liter keg".
• Find the Type dropdown menu and select Container.
  • This tells BarSight that the item is a container that will consume volume from your batches of beer.
• Enter the volume, 50 liters, so BarSight knows how much beer to subtract per keg filled.
• Setup the Deposit (optional)
  • If you charge customers a deposit for kegs and allow them to return the kegs, enable the Customer Deposits option.
  • Set the Refundable Deposit amount (e.g., $25, $50, $70, etc.).
  • Enable Single Item Tracking if you want to track individual kegs, though this can be configured in more detail later.
• Choose an appropriate GL Account (e.g., Supplies) for your kegs.
• Save your changes.

• You'll also need to set up items like Keg Caps and Keg Collars in your inventory.
  • Set the Type for these items as Consumable.
• Add inventory for these items by creating a purchase order or manually entering stock levels.
  • For example, you can input that you have 100 caps and collars in stock.

• Navigate to the Brewery section and go to Package Products.  Click on Configure Package Groups, then Add Group to create a new package group.
  • Name the group "50 liter keg" and select the appropriate inventory items.
  • Ensure that the package group includes at least one Container (in this case, the 50-liter keg).
  • Add any Consumables such as caps and collars.
  • Click Save
• You are now ready to package up some kegs of beer!