Self-Service Draft Beer Vending Machine: Operations and Handover Guide

A self-service draft beer vending machine combines ordering, payment and dispensing with refrigeration and management software. Buying it means agreeing how those functions work together at your venue. This guide reviews the published WEIMI equipment description and the evidence to request at handover; it does not report a completed customer installation.

Read the four-tap specification as an equipment scope

The WEIMI four-tap product page lists four independent taps, a 10-inch touchscreen, cooling for kegs and lines, a top advertising screen and cloud management. It also lists a pre-dispense age check and several payment options. These are the published product features. Ask for the hardware, software and destination-specific options included in the actual quotation.

The supplier's draft beer product record asks buyers to confirm keg standards, line connections, serving volumes and site requirements. Use the keg and serving brief for those inputs. Here, concentrate on the customer's transaction and the operator's handover.

Walk through one order from selection to collection

Request a demonstration of the proposed interface. Check that each displayed beer corresponds to the intended tap, description, serving size and price. Confirm who supplies the beer information and who can change it. Establish how the customer obtains and positions a cup, starts dispensing and knows when the order is finished.

The product page describes age verification before dispensing, but does not identify the verification technology or accepted documents. Ask the supplier to show the proposed method and what happens when verification fails or is abandoned. Have the responsible local parties review its suitability, permitted hours and supervision arrangements. A feature description alone does not establish approval for unattended alcohol service.

During handover, request demonstrations of a completed order, a declined payment and an interrupted transaction. Agree how a customer sees the order status, requests assistance and receives a refund when appropriate. Use the payment and compliance review to prepare the provider and venue questions. These are proposed checks, not tests already performed.

Make the cloud demonstration match the machine

The published WEIMI page describes keg-volume visibility, sales records, temperature information, remote price changes and email fault alerts. Ask which functions are enabled for your order and what subscriptions or connectivity they require. Request a demonstration using the actual quoted software rather than relying on a general dashboard image.

Follow a demonstration sale from the screen to its cloud record. After a keg change, ask how the stock record is updated. For alerts, agree which event triggers a notification, who receives it and who responds. Establish account access for venue staff and service personnel. Ask what the machine displays and permits when connectivity is lost; do not assume offline payment or automatic recovery is included.

Agree the daily service and acceptance record

Assign keg replacement, cup replenishment, line and tap cleaning, drip-tray care and fault response. Obtain the cleaning procedure for the selected system, including materials, shutdown steps and return to service. The equipment supplier and beverage supplier should confirm the applicable instructions. A cloud dashboard does not replace these physical tasks.

Record the agreed installation conditions and request a pouring demonstration with the intended beer and serving settings. Keep the observations, unresolved items, training record and support contacts with the order. Cooling specifications do not establish the same pour quality in every environment.

Send the venue details and required workflow through Get My Custom Quote. Ask for an itemised configuration and a written handover plan. Base any later investment review on the venue's own observed sales and operating costs.