Running out of ice mid-event is the kind of thing nobody plans for until it happens. Here's roughly how much you actually need.
This is a planning estimate, not an exact figure — always round up, and remember that bagged ice from a gas station or grocery store is cheap insurance against running short.
This is the ice that goes directly into a guest's glass. It needs to be clean, food-safe, and handled separately from anything else — never scoop serving ice with a cup that's touched cooling ice or a cooler drain.
This is the ice packed around bottles, cans, or kegs to keep them cold — it doesn't need to be food-grade-handled the same way, since it never touches a drink directly, but it still needs to be kept separate to avoid contaminating your serving ice supply.
Every Bubbles and Brews package includes drinkware, ice, and the essentials for typical guest counts — larger events may need a consumables add-on, which we'll flag with you upfront.
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