wubears71 said:Love the dovetails. I was going to miter and reinforce with dominos but I am doing dovetails now.
I used a router jig from Lowes that made it relatively easy. You still need to be very precise lining things up of course, but it's nowhere near as labor intensive as it was when my grandfather learned to do them by hand! And the joints just need a little glue instead of screws or nails.
RogueGoose85 said:so the perlick 525ss seems to be the icing on the cake for a lot of these guys, whats the deal with perlick? And why should i spend $35 to upgrade from my stock faucet?
They do look nice, but whats the benefits over the stock faucets?
Thanks
If you had them, you'd know.
Forward sealing, non stick. More sanitary.
Actually, I prefer the older 425ss with the removable spout.
copyright1997 said:If you had them, you'd know.
Forward sealing, non stick. More sanitary.
Actually, I prefer the older 425ss with the removable spout.
Anyone care to elaborate? I'd be interested in a fuller explanation.
The stainless steel Perl faucet is unique in both appearance and function.
It's revolutionary Perl ball and floating O-ring design eliminates the need for
a valve shaft. Internal parts are not exposed to air so the handle lever doesn't
stick and there is no build up of mold and bacteria in the faucet body. The Perl
faucet has fewer internal parts for better reliability and fewer service calls. A
polished interior produces a smooth flow with less foaming.
Finished up my kegerator earlier this month. Just today fixed the first problem (hopefully). The coils on the AC were freezing up. A little damp rid and some continuously running computer fans should do the trick though...I hate that the mirrors don't photograph well though. If anyone has any tips, I'll update this with better pics.
Oh.....So thats why I get hungover. It's the bacteria in my cheap faucets on my kegerator, and at 99.9999% of the bars I drink at. Phew, I just thought I was drinking to much.
I sense your sarcasm in saying that "99.9999%" of bars use the same cheap faucets, so let's explain a bit further:
When you leave a faucet off for a long period of time, the beer clinging to all the internal surfaces (and outer, if you're particularly sloppy) stales, then dries, then attracts bacteria and even mold.
For the home user, this is a particular problem, since many leave their taps alone for days at a time, and even pulling just a few a day will cause the same problem.
Properly cleaning them will alleviate this problem, but with the cheaper taps, that means you should really clean them nearly DAILY.
Many bars do exactly that, but not all. Some do it weekly, some do it monthly, and some only do it when the health inspector MAKES THEM.
Forward sealing taps leave much less clinging to the insides, especially on complicated sealing mechanisms where things can really jam up, so they require much less frequent cleaning, and even if the spout itself gets FILTHY, a beer would still pour without a problem.
Plus, they're built better, with closer tolerances, and the most popular ones are the all steel models, versus the weaker brass, which may contribute off-flavors to beer that sits in it for long periods (again, especially for home-based kegerators), or corrode. Chrome plating helps some on the outside finish, but that will also eventually flake or otherwise wear away.
So yes, you are probably drinking a LOT of unwanted crap using cheap faucets unless you're taking excellent care of them, and you will get sticking issues from time to time.
If you don't mind all that, keep using them. More Perlicks for those of us who want them.
mrrrkva said:My 6 Perlick tap kegerator. Almost done.
j1laskey said:Oh.....So thats why I get hungover. It's the bacteria in my cheap faucets on my kegerator, and at 99.9999% of the bars I drink at. Phew, I just thought I was drinking to much.
Totally agree that sticky taps suck, and that is the only advantage to Perlicks. Most bars do not clean their taps daily, if not weekly, if not monthly...
I am not trying to piss on anyone parade...just saying that your beer will taste no different with cheap-O taps or Perlicks. Sh*t how many great reviews on here and BA of beers on tap came on of cheap-o taps?
Anyone here had this issue or know what to do?
Speaking of which, what type of detergent do you guys use to clean your faucets?
edit: can i just use oxiclean free?
Rogue - I use BLC - BeerLineCleaner - 2/5 ounce (yes, tiny amount) makes up a quart of cleaner... then flush with ice water per instructions.
Seems to be the go to stuff...thanks. I was just shocked at how pricey the kits were, but im sure worth it in the end
By the way, I am very pleased with Birdman Brewing. Extremely helpful, fast service and excellent pricing.
(time for get rid of the wallpaper......I know!)
Thinking about welding another nut in the open end of the wrench and having a piece of steel that you can screw in there for the labels.
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