AutoKeg ROI — Simple Math, Real Margin
At a standard price of $7 per 16-ounce beer, every pour earns about $0.44 per ounce. A half-barrel keg (15.5 gallons or 1,984 ounces) typically costs around $120, which means your true cost per ounce is roughly $0.06. That’s an instant profit of nearly $6 per glass — without factoring in labor savings or faster turnover.
At a standard price of $7 per 16-ounce beer, every pour earns about $0.44 per ounce. A half-barrel keg (15.5 gallons or 1,984 ounces) typically costs around $120, which means your true cost per ounce is roughly $0.06. That’s an instant profit of nearly $6 per glass — without factoring in labor savings or faster turnover.
If your bar sells 30 beers per night, you’re generating about $210 in revenue and keeping roughly $181 in pure profit after keg costs. That’s an 86% gross margin. Multiply that by even modest traffic, and the numbers scale quickly:
- 10 beers/night: $60 in profit
- 30 beers/night: $181 in profit
- 50 beers/night: $302 in profit
Over the course of a month, that’s $5,000 to $9,000 in additional profit, depending on volume. In a full year, even one busy AutoKeg Mini can contribute $60,000 to $100,000+ in gross profit, simply by capturing sales that would otherwise be slowed down by staff or long bar lines.
Unlike complex self-pour walls that require heavy infrastructure and ongoing maintenance, the AutoKeg Mini is plug-and-play — one keg in, one tap out, no cards, no subscriptions. You charge by the ounce, keep every dollar of margin, and get paid weekly through Chase and Nayax.
In real terms, that means an AutoKeg Mini can pay for itself in just a few weeks of moderate use. Once it’s running, it becomes a quiet profit engine — tracking every ounce poured, eliminating waste, and freeing up staff while keeping guests engaged. It’s a small machine with a big impact on your bottom line.