Brewnique faucet

[Carlscan26]

Has anyone tried on of these?

http://www.kegconnection.com/brewnique-clean-free-faucet/#aid=1379

I did a search and didn't find any posts about them. Looks like an interesting design...

 

[mongoose33]

What brought me up short is this comment in the description:

Tap faucets must be disassembled and brushed clean.

Well. Do we know anyone who does that on a regular basis? That was, I thought, the whole point of a flush and clean w/ BLC.

The best way to evaluate these would be side-by-side with something like a Perlick flow control, which can be had for not much more than the price of this faucet.

 

[day_trippr]

"replaceable faucet liners"?
It's a Whole New Paradigm!

Gotta admire the ad copy for determination to make a case.
Stainless steel faucets are a breeding ground for all kinds of nasties that can only be solved by...replacing them...with something that also requires cleaning?

Pass.

Cheers!

 

[Carlscan26]

So I reached out to them because I thought it read funny. Basically what they meant to say was that traditional faucets require bi-monthly cleaning and are a breeding ground for growth etc. and should be dis-assembled regularly... and it's their new design with the tube that eliminates the need for dis-assembly, just clean them as part of the normal line cleaning routine. This whole story is very much oriented at pubs and not home brewers.

Replacement tubes are just under $5.

I'm curious but not willing to be the first

 

[bfish]

I see this (if the tap actually cuts off flow) working well for a jockey box. Festival on Friday, doesn't get cleaned till Monday.

 

[Samudell]

Did u ever buy any of these? I am considering them

 

[Carlscan26]

I never did. If you do please report back :cheers:

 

[day_trippr]

fwiw, I clean all six of my lines from QDs through flow meters through faucets, exercising the tap levers frequently while the cleaner is recirculating, and the last time I broke down all six faucets to replace all of their O-rings (after many years) right after running my cleaning regimen they were literally spotless clean. I couldn't have cleaned them any better taking them apart in the first place.

For the cost of a couple ounces of BLC or LLC, verses $30+ S&H worth of silicone liners...

Cheers!

 

[cfrazier77]

looks like a faucet from a milk dispenser. You really don't want bugs getting into milk...