beer shank ID

[terragady]

Hi, I have ordered some beer shanks 92mm from aliexpress, there was no information about the internal diamater but it seems like it is huge it is 5/8 or 15mm, much bigger than my lines which are 3/16 inside. Will that be a problem? I read already about the turbulation to the beer which will result in foaming a lot?

 

[IslandLizard]

Stainless or brass? That's a more important concern, as you should avoid (chrome plated) brass, not only from China, as it may contain lead.

A 5/8" bore sounds super large, indeed. Not sure what that will do for foaming. It's near the faucet, which is also fairly wide inside.

 

[terragady]

It looks and feels like SS, yes the bore is huge... At my place it is hard to get and if then it is super expensive so I decided to order from china but I see it was a mistake maybe? It is made fairly good and is quite heavy.

 

[IslandLizard]

That looks more like a bulkhead, a pass through, like through a keezer wall, or other wall. But with a huge bore, compared to what it typically used for tap systems. It does look like stainless, so that's good.

These don't look anything like a beer shank, at least the ones we use here in the US and elsewhere, like these:
https://www.ritebrew.com/product-p/843425.htmThey include an assembly at one end with a collar the faucet screws onto. The outer diameter is 7/8":
https://www.kegworks.com/shank-for-draft-beer-system
Is there a provision where your tap screws onto the other end?

 

[terragady]

It is definitely a beer shank with the ending to screw a tap. It is just huge inside, probably it will cause a lot of foam so I will look for something better in the meantime.