Setup Serving Vessel Package Groups for BC Government Reporting

The Problem

You're a British Columbia brewery and the BCLDB (BC Liquor Distribution Branch) requires you to report all bulk beer sales as "50L keg equivalents" on their Direct Web Reporting Portal. Your taproom serves from 10-hectoliter and 20-hectoliter serving vessels. How do you package these in BarSight so they automatically report the correct 50L equivalent volumes for government compliance? Manual conversion is error-prone and could get you in regulatory trouble.

The Solution

BarSight's "Package By Volume" feature lets you configure serving vessel package groups that automatically calculate and report 50L keg equivalents. Set up your serving vessels once with the correct volume settings, and every packaging operation automatically tracks the right equivalents for BCLDB reporting. Stay compliant without manual calculations.

How to Use It

1. Create the serving vessel inventory item:
   • Go to Brewery → Inventory and create a new container
   • Name it descriptively (e.g., "10 HL Serving Vessel", "20 HL Brite Tank")
   • Set the volume (10 HL = 1000L, 20 HL = 2000L)
2. Create the package group:
   • Go to Brewery → Package Groups
   • Create new group named "Serving Vessel" (or similar)
   • Select your serving vessel container from step 1
3. Enable Package By Volume:
   • Check the "Package By Volume" checkbox
   • Set "Sell As Volume" to either:
     • 50L (if your serving vessel volume is a multiple of 50)
     • 0.5HL (equivalent to 50L, use if working in hectoliters)
4. Click Save Package Group

Now when you package to this serving vessel, BarSight requires multiples of 50L (or 0.5HL) and automatically reports the correct keg equivalents for BCLDB compliance.

[SCREENSHOT: Package Group form showing Package By Volume checkbox, Sell As Volume field with "50L" entered, and container dropdown]

Pro Tip

Make sure your serving vessel volume is actually a multiple of 50L before setting this up. A 10HL tank (1000L) divides evenly into 20 × 50L equivalents. A 15HL tank (1500L) divides into 30 × 50L equivalents. If your vessel doesn't divide evenly, you'll get errors when packaging.

Learn More

Serving vessels are part of your overall inventory strategy. Learn how to transfer beer from production tanks to taproom serving vessels for early sales, or discover how to track multi-location inventory if your serving vessels are at different facilities.