I took last week off to stay home with my kids for Spring Break, so I have a lot of time for home projects. I was finally able to get the rest of the parts for my build. It's functional now, but not quite finished.
4 Perlick 690SS taps. Got a really good price on these from beverage factory.
I've had some scrap VW car parts sitting in my garage for quite some time. Aluminum pistons and hollow cam shafts. These allowed me to make some really cool tap handles that don't weigh too much. Once I'm finished cleaning them up and making any tweaks, I'll paint the piston faces with blackboard paint. This will allow me to write the name of the beer currently on that tap, on the tap handle.
Finally, I was able to get the shanks and associated parts. I was also able to get the drip tray.
I have to tweak the tap handles this weekend. The back of the piston has to be trimmed to allow for the push back creamer function on the taps. They also need to be thoroughly cleaned and the piston faces painted with blackboard paint.
I plumbed all of the taps, and have beer on 3 of them. After letting it all sit for 24-hours, I did a function check to see if the fan in the tap box was circulating enough cooled air to keep the CO2 in solution. So, I pulled a pint last night and had a gloriously foam free first pull. I'll take some pictures of the back side setup and post them with the cleaned up and installed tap handles, later this weekend.
