Beverage Brewing, Distilling & Fermentation worked example

Keg Fleet Turns with average daily keg shipments of 43 kegs / day: a worked example

This worked example runs the keg fleet turns numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: average daily keg shipments of 43 kegs / day instead of the typical 85 kegs / day. Estimate the keg fleet needed to support daily keg shipments, return or wash lead time, and safety stock for seasonal demand swings.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Average daily keg shipments: 43 kegs / day (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 85)
  • Return, wash, and refill lead time: 24 days (held at the documented default)
  • Clean keg safety stock: 300 kegs (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Kegs tied up in return cycle = average daily keg shipments × return, wash, and refill lead time.
  • Protected days of supply works out to 0.01 kegs required at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Unprotected days works out to 1.79 days at these inputs.
  • Inventory works out to 43 pieces at these inputs.
  • Daily usage works out to 24 pieces / day at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where average daily keg shipments sits at 85 kegs / day and the headline result is 0.01 kegs required, this scenario comes in 49.41% below the baseline at 0.01 kegs required.
  • Use it when sizing or expanding a keg fleet, justifying a capital purchase of new kegs, or diagnosing why you keep stocking out despite owning what feels like plenty. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.

Results at a glance

  • Protected days of supply: 0.01 kegs required (headline result)
  • Unprotected days: 1.79 days
  • Inventory: 43 pieces
  • Daily usage: 24 pieces / day

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Keg Fleet Turns calculator, set average daily keg shipments to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.