Beer faucets...

imasickboy · Jan 18, 2017

Balance your lines properly, and you'll have little need to worry about foaming.

There is also inline flow control. It's a bit spendy, but can be useful for those occasions that you put a highly carbed beer on one of your shorter lines.

Thorsbrew · Jan 18, 2017

A lot of people say just balance your lines properly (or simply put use a long length like 15+ feet). Well that can be spendy as well and getting FC's can save you money in the long run.

You're supposed to change your lines like what, once a year? If you had 10 taps to swap out at 15 feet each every year that adds up as well. Not to mention the mess it makes in your keezer.

I'd rather just spend the extra $11 per faucet and be done with it and never have to think about it again.

Scturo · Jan 19, 2017

imasickboy said:
Balance your lines properly, and you'll have little need to worry about foaming.

There is also inline flow control. It's a bit spendy, but can be useful for those occasions that you put a highly carbed beer on one of your shorter lines.

So it looks like after reviewing everything. I will be ordering the intertap flow control faucets. The stout and growler attachments were the clincher. The intertap shanks are pricey compared to other SS 4" shanks, about double. Can I use a different brand, or should I just by the intertap shanks. Thanks again for all the advice, it's been a big help.

jmark · Jan 19, 2017

You can use any shanks you like if you're not using the springs... if you're using the springs, apparently you have to use the intertap shanks.

EcuPirate07 · Jan 19, 2017

Yeah I actually asked them that question and that's what they told me too. So what would happen if you use an existing shank with this faucet? Where does it self seal??? And what the hell is self sealing. My current ones have that forward sealing.

Scturo · Jan 19, 2017

jmark said:
You can use any shanks you like if you're not using the springs... if you're using the springs, apparently you have to use the intertap shanks.

Thanks, I might stay in budget after all.

imasickboy · Jan 19, 2017

You can use ANY shank with the springs. You can even use ANY non-flow control tap with the springs. I can say with 100% certainty that the springs work with Perlick faucets, and non-Intertap shanks.

jmark · Jan 20, 2017

imasickboy said:
You can use ANY shank with the springs. You can even use ANY non-flow control tap with the springs. I can say with 100% certainty that the springs work with Perlick faucets, and non-Intertap shanks.

Well, that's good to know... when these taps first came out the communication was that the springs required the Intertap shanks... maybe just a ploy to get folks to buy more KegKing products!

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