We’re running 20 wells plus roaming slot service, and Red Bull and reposado keep 86’ing around 2 a.m. even with a 15‑case and 6‑bottle par; anyone dialed this in using Partender or Bevinco and maybe a small pre‑batch (like a 5‑gal marg keg) to keep guests happy without parking cash in back stock? I’m aiming for zero wait on the floor and tighter variance on the weekly, so I’d love real numbers that worked for you.
I killed the 2 a.m. choke point by pre-batching our house marg in a 10L corny with 20% water pre-dilution and acid-adjusted lime, pushed at 12 psi through a Kegtron so comps match pours and it hits the glass in about 3 seconds (https://www.kegtron.com). Only caveat: keep it cold and “dump at 48 hours” if it doesn’t kick; want the exact ratios I use?
What fixed it for us was staging sealed surge totes (12 Red Bulls + 2 reposado) per pit and triggering a 1:45 drop via Partender; we scan them as transfer‑in to roam carts so comps track and weekly variance stays tight. > and “dump at 48 hours” if it doesn’t kick; want the exact ratios I use? On our 6‑gal marg corny we go 18% pre‑dilution with buffered citrate and push at 11 psi, and we ice‑salt bath warm Red Bull so we’re not parking cash in cold stock. Want my tote counts for 20 wells?
@benjamin7154 I stopped the 2 a.m. stall by moving roamers to 8.4 oz Red Bull minis with a salt‑ice Cambro — keep 1 cold case per pit, rapid‑chill warm minis, and let Partender ping a 1:40 sealed 12‑pack drop scanned as transfer‑in; comps stayed tight without parking cash in cold stock. Caveat: minis nudged pour cost about 3%, but zero wait — want my per‑pit counts?
Quick fix that saved our 2 a.m.: switch comps after 1:30 to a ‘repo blend’ (2/3 reposado, 1/3 blanco) pre-batched in a 5L with acid-adjusted lime, and track it as its own SKU in Partender so Bevinco variance stays clean — nobody’s parsing barrel char at 2 a.m. Keeps ‘zero wait’ while stretching repo; if a guest calls out the label, you’ve got a backup full-repo pour on the rail. You good with that spec split?
I’d set a 1:15 “flash count” in Partender on just Red Bull + repo and auto‑page a 1:30 runner drop to the roam carts; pair it with swapping to 1.25 oz Posi‑Pours after 1:45 so you stretch pours without slowing service. @ellmart’s staging note is solid, but the flash count is what killed our 2 a.m. surprises — gets you “zero wait on the floor” without burying cash; want the alert rule text?
Seconding @benjamin7154 on the minis — add a “late-window” pour collar (7/8 oz) on roamers and log that as its own variant in Partender so the count matches the smaller pour; you’ll stretch stock at peak without parking cash in the cage.
Agree with @ryaevan on distinct variants — add a sealed ‘safety tote’ at the cage (2 cs energy, 3 btls reposado) that only opens when a quick Partender spot count dips below X, and log that tote as its own SKU so Bevinco isolates the late pull. If draft’s on the table, a 1/6 keg marg on a jockey box keeps roamers moving without tying up cash.
, those 2 a.m. 86s drive me nuts — we fixed it by making RB a 6 oz default and only handing the full can on request before 2; after 2 it’s split‑pour only, comps still feel generous and our stock lasts. Pair that with your ‘5‑gal marg keg’ but mix it 70/30 blanco/repo so you stretch the repo for rocks/neat, and set it up as its own item in Partender so the variance lines up. If you can swing it, the Red Bull draught gun for roamers has been solid for us: https://www.redbull.com/us-en/energydrink/behind-the-can/on-premise-draught — do you have distro support for that?