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Announcing: LUKR Side Pull Beer Faucet!

LUKR SIDE PULL BEER FAUCET - BAROKO STYLE - STAINLESS STEEL

LUKR SIDE PULL BEER FAUCET – BAROKO STYLE – STAINLESS STEEL

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The LUKR side-pour faucets are well known all around the world for their unique design and special pouring abilities! These faucets are instruments of artists, which can positively affect taste and other qualities of poured beer. This European-style side-pour faucet features a unique side pull action that allows users to recreate the traditional pouring methods used for such world-renowned beers as Pilsner Urquell and other Czech Pilsners.

To operate, you can turn the lever to adjust the pour style you are going for. Opening it just a little creates a dense and thick foam on the beer, while opening it all the way creates a bright, strong pour much like a typical beer faucet. Internally, a micro screen aerates the beer much like the sparkler in a stout faucet. With this faucet, you will be able to recreate the three different traditional ways in which Pilsner Urquell is poured: The Hladinka, Šnyt, and Mlíko!

BEER GLASS SELECTION

Choosing the right beer glass is just as important as the faucet when doing side pull style pours. Lukr faucets are designed to be inserted all the way into the glass so the nozzle can be IN the beer while pouring. This is essential for making sure the foam stays on top of the liquid and is ultimately what sets LUKR faucets apart from others. We have found that 0.5-Liter mugs (like the one pictured above) are the best option when pouring with your LUKR faucet.

For more information on the Hladinka, Šnyt, and Mlíko pours, you can visit Pilsner Urquell’s page on these at the following link here: Foam is Flavour: Three Pilsner Urquell Pours


 

LUKR SIDE PULL BEER FAUCET – BAROKO STYLE – STAINLESS STEEL

Also: NukaTap® Stainless Steel Beer Faucet | Flow Control Gen 2 | Forward Sealing

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Hands on Review: Intertap Forward Sealing Faucets and Accessories

Intertap Faucets are a forward sealing faucet.  The forward sealing design helps prevent sticking.  Intertap Faucets have a unique modular, threaded spout design which can fit a variety of attachments including a growler filler, stout spout and ball lock post.  Additional, related options are available including shanks and a self closing faucet spring.


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Ferroday Flow Control Stainless Steel Faucet + Long Shank – $29.99, best price + free shipping & why use longer shanks

FERRODAY Long Shank Adjustable Faucet Brass Body Stainless Steel Core Draft Beer Faucet No-Rust Plated Beer Faucet for Kegerator Adjustable Beer Tap for Homebrew 5/16 Barbed Fitting Beer Tap

Ferroday Stainless Steel Draft Beer Faucet

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Highlighted Features
  • [Flow Control Beer Faucet for 2.25" Wall]: Draft beer tap with flow control switch, easier to use. The shank is G 5/8 thread, 4 inches length shank with nuts for 2.25 inches thick walls.
  • [Durable Material]: Made of chrome plated brass body, Stainless steel core, not only beautiful but also durable;
  • [Less Foam]: longer spout and smooth interior makes less foam when dispensing; Stainless Steel Core is absolutely no taint of the flavor.
  • [Long Shank Beer Faucet with Nuts]: Long enough to install on your fridge or wall, suitable for bars, hotels, restaurants, and home brew applications.
  • [Package & Quality]: 1 * Long Shank Adjustable Faucet. We are committed to offer you high quality product as well as superior service! Please feel free to tell if any problem, we would help with all our hearts. Lifetime technical support.

 

7/21 10 AM Central: This combo is selling for just $29.99. That’s the best historical third party Amazon price I found, notwithstanding Lightning Deals or coupons. Shipping is also free to many US addresses. Prices and availability can change quickly.  Check product page for current info – More About Prices

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Why Use a Longer Shank?  Generally speaking, a Longer Shank = Less Foam”.  A longer shank means… a colder faucet.  More mass inside your kegerator or keezer keeps your faucet colder and reduces foam.  More Info: Step by Step: Balancing Your Kegerator Draft System

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Intertap Tower AND Faucet – on sale for… $44.99

Single Tap Tower Kit | ABS Plastic | Intertap® Chrome Plated Faucet

Single Tap Tower Kit | ABS Plastic | Intertap® Chrome Plated Faucet

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Single tap tower with reflective chrome finish. The tower is made from ABS plastic. Includes polished chrome Intertap forward-sealing faucet, faucet handle, and tower shank with 6mm (0.24″) barbed tailpiece. Mounting screws included.


Intertap Stainless Steel, Forward Sealing Faucet from MoreBeer.  Unique modular threaded spout design can fit a variety of attachments.

Intertaps are awesome!  Check out my Hands on Review of these great faucets.

  • This combo is on sale for just $44.99. That’s a bargain
  • Get Free Shipping: Shipping is free with a qualifying $59 order to many US addresses
  • Some filler item ideas to help you qualify for free shipping… PBW, Sale Items (shows most popular deals first), Hop Market (shows most popular deals first)

Single Tap Tower Kit | ABS Plastic | Intertap® Chrome Plated Faucet KG371KIT

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FLOW CONTROL Stainless Steel Forward Sealing Faucet – now… $29.18!

Forward Sealing Beer Faucet Flow Control Stainless Steel Craft Beer Tap for Homebrew Beer

Forward Sealing Beer Faucet Flow Control Stainless Steel Craft Beer Tap for Homebrew Beer

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Highlighted Features
  • Forward sealing beer faucet with flow control to reduce foam
  • All stainless steel construction
  • Works with all standard shanks and towers
  • Handle thread: 3/8"-16UNC
  • Body thread: 1 1/8" - 18

 

Flow control faucets feature a built in flow compensator that allows you to adjust the resistance your faucet is exerting.  That means less tubing and potentially less foaming and wasted beer. The compensation feature also makes it easier to serve higher carbonation beers as you can set the faucet to provide resistance to offset the increased pressure needed to store and serve these beers at higher pressures.  Instead of replacing your beer line with ever increasing lengths of tubing, you simply turn a knob to increase resistance.

Related: What Does a Flow Control Faucet Do?

7/12 11 AM Central: These are now just $29.18. That’s the best historical third party Amazon price I found, notwithstanding Lightning Deals or coupons. Shipping is also free to many US addresses. Prices and availability can change quickly.  Check product page for current info – More About Prices

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Standard Faucet Replacement O-Rings and Parts – Taprite, Krome and Others

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Keg Connection has a massive selection of faucet repair parts including diagrams to help you understand how things go together and figure out what you need.

Their “standard faucet” parts are for Taprite, Krome and other “standard” faucet designs. It can be tough to identify standard/generic faucets which it turn makes it difficult to source parts. If you faucet doesn’t have a marking and was sold as “standard” these are probably your best bet for replacement parts.

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Flat Rate Shipping: Your entire order, no matter the size, will ship for a flat rate to addresses in the contiguous US.


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Torpedo Hand Held STAINLESS STEEL Beer Faucet – Finally A Stainless Picnic Tap! – $11.99, BEATS 2022 Deal + Hands on Review

Torpedo Keg Hand Held Stainless Steel Beer Faucet D1264

Torpedo Keg Hand Held Stainless Steel Beer Faucet via MoreBeer

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Finally, a high-quality stainless steel hand held faucet for discerning beer servers on the go. For too long there have been no other options than the standard plastic picnic tap or cobra tap. Torpedo Keg decided to fill the void with a top-shelf mobile draft faucet made with stainless components. You’ll feel the quality in the smooth pouring action and love the weight of it in your hand. This is definitely not the beer tap you used in college!

1/4″ OD outlet barb will work well with 1/4″ or 3/16″ ID draft tubing.


 

Limited Availability Deal of the Day: As of this posting, this on sale as as a MoreBeer Deal of the DayShipping is also free to addresses in the contiguous US with most $59 Orders. Availability: This is available today only, while supplies last. Quantities are limited. Check the MoreBeer’s Deal of the Day to check today’s offering.

Product Description – Here – Use coupon code BEERDEAL to get this discount.

Torpedo Keg Hand Held Stainless Steel Beer Faucet D1264

From the “prices on everything continue to skyrocket” department, this BEATS a deal of the day that was offered in August of 2022. At that time it was offered for $15.99.

Learn More!… Hands on Review: Torpedo Hand Held Stainless Steel Picnic Faucet!

Deal valid 7/7/2024 only while supplies last

Hands on Review: Torpedo Hand Held Stainless Steel Picnic Faucet!

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FLOW CONTROL Stainless Steel Forward Sealing Faucet – on sale for $34.15

Stainless Steel Beer Flow Control Faucet high Flow Beer Faucet Commercial Beer Keg Tap Beer Tap for Home Brewing with Dust Covers and a Handle

Stainless Steel Beer Flow Control Faucet high Flow Beer Faucet Commercial Beer Keg Tap Beer Tap for Home Brewing with Dust Covers and a Handle

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Highlighted Features
  • Our beer flow control faucet is made of stainless steel that has forward sealing technology and flow control.
  • The beer faucet with flow control which can adjust different flow speeds and reduce foaming.this tap kit is easier for guests, too.
  • The homebrew beer craft tap is simple and reasonable,the parts easily disassemble by hand for when you want to give it a deep clean.
  • The beer tower faucet is easy to use,just pull the tap handle forward and beer comes out.
  • This stainless steel beer tap is perfect for home brewing,beer bar, hotel, restaurant and home kitchen, etc.

 

Flow control faucets feature a built in flow compensator that allows you to adjust the resistance your faucet is exerting.  That means less tubing and potentially less foaming and wasted beer. The compensation feature also makes it easier to serve higher carbonation beers as you can set the faucet to provide resistance to offset the increased pressure needed to store and serve these beers at higher pressures.  Instead of replacing your beer line with ever increasing lengths of tubing, you simply turn a knob to increase resistance.

Related: What Does a Flow Control Faucet Do?

7/5 6 AM Central: These are on sale for just $34.15. Shipping is also free to many US addresses. Prices and availability can change quickly.  Check product page for current info – More About Prices

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Summer Get-Togethers Are Here!… Our Portable Draft Beer Serving Options Roundup

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Looking for options to serve your draft beer home brew on the go?  Here’s a roundup of some of the available options for your next tailgate, party or get together.

Included in this Post:

  • Growlers
  • Carbonation Caps – used with PET Bottles
  • Small Draft Systems
  • Tips and Tools for Filling Growlers and Small Draft Containers
  • Techniques and equipment for dispensing full corny kegs of beer
  • Finding Smaller Homebrew Kegs
  • Coolers and Ice Packs
  • Chilling and Keeping Your Keg Cold
  • Cloudiness

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Have an Amazon Gift Card to Use from Father’s Day?… Tapcooler Counter Pressure Bottle Filler for Forward Sealing Faucets + Hands on Review

Tapcooler Counter Pressure Bottle Filler for Forward Sealing Faucets

Tapcooler Counter Pressure Bottle Filler for Forward Sealing Faucets

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Highlighted Features
  • Fill bottles of beer, directly from your tap/faucet with this innovative counter pressure filler.
  • Improves upon standard counter pressure fillers, as it plugs DIRECTLY into your draft system faucet (tap). Most solutions require you to hook up a separate liquid line, which is not something standard draft systems have setup and requires additional prep (i.e. more time). With the Tapcooler, you can have it setup and ready to go in less than a minute!
  • Connecting your CO2 line is also a snap. You can either hook up directly with a 3/16 in. push-fit line, or connect your line to the included barb fitting.
  • With the Tapcooler design, your beer AND CO2 are filled from the bottom of the bottle through the telescoping bottle connection tube. First CO2 flows down into the bottom of the bottle to flush from the bottom up. Next you open the tap and beer flows down the same tube, filling from the bottom up. The result is a more effective purging of oxygen and little to no foam during the filling process.
  • The filler features a push button CO2 purge valve which allows you to purge the bottle of oxygen before & after filling. It also includes an adjustable pressure relief valve, giving you the ability to change the filling speed. The pressure relief valve also acts as an overflow port for excess beer/foam to escape when filling.

 

4/6 2 PM Central: By my count this has been out of stock on Amazon for the past few months. As of this update, it’s available again. This is a really handy option if you have an Amazon gift card you want to use. Prices, promotions and availability can change quickly.  Check product page for current info – More About Prices

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Announcing: KegLand Nukatap Gen 2 Flow Control Faucets

NukaTap® Stainless Steel Beer Faucet | Flow Control Gen 2 | Forward Sealing

NukaTap® Stainless Steel Beer Faucet | Flow Control Gen 2 | Forward Sealing

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From the product description, check product page for current description, price and availability:

  • G2 model features redesigned flow control mechanism for improved shank sealing and flow control
  • Make instant adjustments to beverage flow as you pour
  • Switch from pouring pints to filling growlers without adjusting your CO2 regulator
  • Reduced first pour foam due to low thermal mass
  • Forward-sealing design prevents beer residue from gumming up the faucet
  • Unique shuttle design greatly improves laminar flow, improving the pour of carbonated beverages
  • Compatible with all Intertap faucet accessories and shanks

Generation 2
The NukaTap Flow Control G2 uses a completely new flow control mechanism with better sealing properties against the shank as well as improved flow control.

Control the Flow
The flow control model is a great option for users that often switch between beer styles with different carbonation levels. No need to rebalance your lines or play with your regulator settings. Instantly make adjustments as you pour to dial in the flow rate. This is also a super convenient feature for when you want to grab a quick growler on your way out. By dialing back the flow rate, you can gently fill your growler so CO2 stays in solution and your beer doesn’t pour flat when it comes time to share. The NukaTap Flow Control faucet is also the first FC model to be fully compatible with the optional self-closing spring.

First Pour Foam Reduction
Every kegerator owner knows the letdown of pouring your first pint of the day and getting too much foam. Even with perfectly balanced draft lines, first pour foam is sometimes unavoidable simply due to the temperature of the faucet itself. Running beer through the faucet will drop the temperature, and the foaming will subside, but not without a bit of wasted beer from pouring off excess head. The NukaTap beer faucet drops to beer serving temperature much faster thanks to its lower thermal mass. Simply put, the bulkier the faucet is, the more beer is needed to flow through and chill the tap. The NukaTap is over 20% lighter than its Intertap predecessor, and even lighter still compared to other brands of faucets.

Improved Laminar Flow
The inspiration for the NukaTap name comes from its uniquely designed “nuke-shaped” shuttle that resides on the inside of the faucet. The NukaShuttle went through numerous rounds of redesigns and countless hours of testing to find a shape that provides superior laminar flow. This means that liquid passes by the shuttle with very little resistance, allowing highly carbonated beers or hard seltzers to pour like a dream.

Sanitary Design
The NukaShuttle is the world’s first seamless single-piece design. Traditional taps feature an o-ring seated on a stainless steel shuttle, which can cause a couple of issues. After many pours, the stainless shuttle rubbing against the internal body of the faucet will create small fissures that become potential infection sites, and the seated o-ring can be difficult to clean in place, making your draft cleaning and sanitizing process less effective than you realize. The NukaShuttle is an advanced TPV rubber matrix that has been seamlessly formed over a durable PP skeleton. This single-piece design eliminates the pitfalls of older manufacturing methods, making it one of the most sanitary faucets on the market.

Forward Sealing vs. Rear Sealing
From tap rooms to home bars, forward-sealing faucets are the ideal choice for any draft setup. In traditional rear-sealing taps, beer will drain out of the entire faucet when it’s in the closed position. This means the internal mechanism is coated in beer, which then dries and becomes a sticky residue. Forward-sealing faucets, on the other hand, keep the tap full of beer so it never has a chance to dry and gunk up the internal parts. This makes the faucet much easier to clean and also reduces the chance of off flavors transferring to your beer while you pour.

  • Made from stainless steel
  • Shuttle made from TPV
  • O-rings made from EPDM

Kegland Part Number: KL15523


 

Flow control faucets feature a built in flow compensator that allows you to adjust the resistance your faucet is exerting.  That means less tubing and potentially less foaming and wasted beer. The compensation feature also makes it easier to serve higher carbonation beers as you can set the faucet to provide resistance to offset the increased pressure needed to store and serve these beers at higher pressures.  Instead of replacing your beer line with ever increasing lengths of tubing, you simply turn a knob to increase resistance.

NukaTap® Stainless Steel Beer Faucet | Flow Control Gen 2 | Forward Sealing


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FLOW CONTROL Stainless Steel Forward Sealing Faucet

Forward Sealing Beer Faucet Flow Control Stainless Steel Craft Beer Tap for Homebrew Beer

Forward Sealing Beer Faucet Flow Control Stainless Steel Craft Beer Tap for Homebrew Beer

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Highlighted Features
  • Forward sealing beer faucet with flow control to reduce foam
  • All stainless steel construction
  • Works with all standard shanks and towers
  • Handle thread: 3/8"-16UNC
  • Body thread: 1 1/8" - 18

 

Flow control faucets feature a built in flow compensator that allows you to adjust the resistance your faucet is exerting.  That means less tubing and potentially less foaming and wasted beer. The compensation feature also makes it easier to serve higher carbonation beers as you can set the faucet to provide resistance to offset the increased pressure needed to store and serve these beers at higher pressures.  Instead of replacing your beer line with ever increasing lengths of tubing, you simply turn a knob to increase resistance.

Related: What Does a Flow Control Faucet Do?

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Yaebrew Draft Kegerator Tower with Faucet, Tubing & More – $40.99, near best price + free shipping

YaeBrew Stainless Steel Polished Single Faucet Draft Beer Tower, Single Tap Draft Beer Kegerator Tower, 3" Column, Chrome-Plated Brass Faucets (Single Faucet)

YaeBrew Stainless Steel Polished Single Faucet Draft Beer Tower, Single Tap Draft Beer Kegerator Tower, 3″ Column, Chrome-Plated Brass Faucets (Single Faucet)

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Highlighted Features
  • Stainless Steel Single Faucet Draft Beer Tower
  • 3" Diameter Column
  • Chrome-Plated Brass Faucets
  • Includes two 3/16" Clear Beer Tubing (5' Lengths) with Nozzle and Hex Nut Assemblies
  • Popular for outdoor or commercial applications.

 

6/4 2:30 AM Central: This combo is selling for just $40.99. That’s just 11 cents shy of the best historical third party Amazon price I found, notwithstanding Lightning Deals or coupons. Shipping is also free to many US addresses. Prices and availability can change quickly.  Check product page for current info – More About Prices

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Stacking Deals! KegLand Nukatap FLOW CONTROL Stainless Steel Faucet

Nuka Tap Stainless Steel Flow Control Faucet

Nuka Tap Stainless Steel Flow Control Faucet

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The NukaTap Flow Control faucet features a forward sealing design with flow control. Forward-sealing faucets keep beer behind the sealing valve, making cleaning much easier. It also reduces off flavors spoiling the beer during the pour. Flow control allows the ability to set flow and

balance at the faucet head allowing you to adjust for all levels of carbonation without the worry of adjusting the Co2 regulator.

This faucet is similar to the Intertap line of faucets, but with better laminar flow and reduced first pour foam due to its lower thermal mass. The NukaTap works with all Intertap accessories with the exception of the self-closing spring. The NukaTap FC uses a specially designed self-closing spring.

  • stainless steel
  • TPV Shuttle
  • EPDM O-Rings
  • SS Body with Chrome finish

 

Flow control faucets feature a built in flow compensator that allows you to adjust the resistance your faucet is exerting.  That means less tubing and potentially less foaming and wasted beer. The compensation feature also makes it easier to serve higher carbonation beers as you can set the faucet to provide resistance to offset the increased pressure needed to store and serve these beers at higher pressures.  Instead of replacing your beer line with ever increasing lengths of tubing, you simply turn a knob to increase resistance.

Nuka Tap Stainless Steel Flow Control Faucet

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20% Off w/Stacking Deals!

  • Keg Connection is discounting most things site wide by 15%.
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15% Off at Keg Connection!  – remember promo code HBF5OFF to get an additional 5% off!

These great faucets are on sale for $49.26. They drop to $46.97 w/coupon code HBF5OFF

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Hands on Review: NukaTap FLOW CONTROL Faucets

This review is by Homebrew Finds Contributor Brad Probert.  Brad is an engineer, expert homebrewer and experienced reviewer.  Grab a link to Brad’s website at the end of this review.

Updated: 5/30/2024


Announcing: KegLand Nukatap Gen 2 Flow Control Faucets!

NukaTap® Stainless Steel Beer Faucet | Flow Control Gen 2 | Forward Sealing

NukaTap® Stainless Steel Beer Faucet | Flow Control Gen 2 | Forward Sealing

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From the product description, check product page for current description, price and availability:

  • G2 model features redesigned flow control mechanism for improved shank sealing and flow control
  • Make instant adjustments to beverage flow as you pour
  • Switch from pouring pints to filling growlers without adjusting your CO2 regulator
  • Reduced first pour foam due to low thermal mass
  • Forward-sealing design prevents beer residue from gumming up the faucet
  • Unique shuttle design greatly improves laminar flow, improving the pour of carbonated beverages
  • Compatible with all Intertap faucet accessories and shanks

Generation 2
The NukaTap Flow Control G2 uses a completely new flow control mechanism with better sealing properties against the shank as well as improved flow control.

Control the Flow
The flow control model is a great option for users that often switch between beer styles with different carbonation levels. No need to rebalance your lines or play with your regulator settings. Instantly make adjustments as you pour to dial in the flow rate. This is also a super convenient feature for when you want to grab a quick growler on your way out. By dialing back the flow rate, you can gently fill your growler so CO2 stays in solution and your beer doesn’t pour flat when it comes time to share. The NukaTap Flow Control faucet is also the first FC model to be fully compatible with the optional self-closing spring.

First Pour Foam Reduction
Every kegerator owner knows the letdown of pouring your first pint of the day and getting too much foam. Even with perfectly balanced draft lines, first pour foam is sometimes unavoidable simply due to the temperature of the faucet itself. Running beer through the faucet will drop the temperature, and the foaming will subside, but not without a bit of wasted beer from pouring off excess head. The NukaTap beer faucet drops to beer serving temperature much faster thanks to its lower thermal mass. Simply put, the bulkier the faucet is, the more beer is needed to flow through and chill the tap. The NukaTap is over 20% lighter than its Intertap predecessor, and even lighter still compared to other brands of faucets.

Improved Laminar Flow
The inspiration for the NukaTap name comes from its uniquely designed “nuke-shaped” shuttle that resides on the inside of the faucet. The NukaShuttle went through numerous rounds of redesigns and countless hours of testing to find a shape that provides superior laminar flow. This means that liquid passes by the shuttle with very little resistance, allowing highly carbonated beers or hard seltzers to pour like a dream.

Sanitary Design
The NukaShuttle is the world’s first seamless single-piece design. Traditional taps feature an o-ring seated on a stainless steel shuttle, which can cause a couple of issues. After many pours, the stainless shuttle rubbing against the internal body of the faucet will create small fissures that become potential infection sites, and the seated o-ring can be difficult to clean in place, making your draft cleaning and sanitizing process less effective than you realize. The NukaShuttle is an advanced TPV rubber matrix that has been seamlessly formed over a durable PP skeleton. This single-piece design eliminates the pitfalls of older manufacturing methods, making it one of the most sanitary faucets on the market.

Forward Sealing vs. Rear Sealing
From tap rooms to home bars, forward-sealing faucets are the ideal choice for any draft setup. In traditional rear-sealing taps, beer will drain out of the entire faucet when it’s in the closed position. This means the internal mechanism is coated in beer, which then dries and becomes a sticky residue. Forward-sealing faucets, on the other hand, keep the tap full of beer so it never has a chance to dry and gunk up the internal parts. This makes the faucet much easier to clean and also reduces the chance of off flavors transferring to your beer while you pour.

  • Made from stainless steel
  • Shuttle made from TPV
  • O-rings made from EPDM

Kegland Part Number: KL15523


 

Flow control faucets feature a built in flow compensator that allows you to adjust the resistance your faucet is exerting.  That means less tubing and potentially less foaming and wasted beer. The compensation feature also makes it easier to serve higher carbonation beers as you can set the faucet to provide resistance to offset the increased pressure needed to store and serve these beers at higher pressures.  Instead of replacing your beer line with ever increasing lengths of tubing, you simply turn a knob to increase resistance.

NukaTap® Stainless Steel Beer Faucet | Flow Control Gen 2 | Forward Sealing


Nukatap Flow Control Keg Faucet

There are a wide variety of options for how to take your kegged homebrew with you to a party or meet up with friends. There is a big draw to kegging your homebrew because of how it simplifies the process of serving your beer after it’s finished in the fermentor. But it’s obviously less portable than individual bottles. There are mini keg/growlers you can fill from the tap, or bottle fillers that you can connect right to your tap. But these options all come with the extra step of cleaning and filling additional “stuff”. Being able to serve directly from the keg has advantages from that perspective.

Flow Control Faucet Disassembled

The most common option of serving from the keg is the picnic tap/cobra tap attached to a length of beer tubing. The downside of cobra taps is their propensity to fail, or propensity of your partygoers to not know what they’re doing and end up spilling/wasting a lot of beer. A jockey box is great for a bigger event where you’re going to be pouring a lot of beer over a longer period of time. But these are expensive, big/bulky to haul around, and makes another thing that has an involved cleaning process afterwards.

There have been ball lock keg faucets out on the market for some time. But unless you’re using these on a growler with a restrictive dip tube in it, these aren’t very practical. Putting a regular faucet on a keg gives you a cup of mostly foam unless you take special care to nearly de-carb your beer first (and who likes flat beer?). For these to work properly when directly attached to a keg, you need a flow control faucet. Kegland’s ball lock shankReview – has the same interface as a regular keg shank like you have on your keezer, so they just mate this to their regular Nukatap. Then you can serve directly from the keg, and it’s not a big piece of gear to haul around with you or clean up later.


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NukaTap Faucets come in three variations. Stainless, Stealth (Matte Black) and Flow Control. All feature stainless steel construction, forward seal design and all the other NukaTap innovations.

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Perlick 525 Faucets – Replacement O-Rings and Parts

Perlick 525 Parts

Perlick 525 faucets are great!  I had four of these for many years.  They have been replaced by newer models like the Perlick 630SS. Other options include Nukatap and Intertap faucets.

If you’re a Perlick 525 faucet owner and are looking to get your faucet back in top shape or get it working again, Keg Connection has a complete lineup of replacement o-rings and parts for Perlick 525 faucets along with a diagram to help you figure out what’s what

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What Does a Flow Control Faucet Do?

what does a flow control faucet do

In order to properly serve a pint of beer from your kegerator you need to have a balanced system.  You decide what carbonation level you’d like to serve and what temperature you want your beer to be and set a CO2 pressure based on those two factors.  To pour a proper pint, well carbonated without excessive foam, you need to balance your system.  Balancing offsets your set CO2 pressure with the proper amount of resistance.  Not enough resistance = fast pouring and excessively foamy beers.  Too much resistance = beer pours too slowly or not at all.   Each component along the way provides some resistance.  Typically most of the resistance comes in the form of adding more beer line.  More line = more resistance.  For a full rundown of this see: Step by Step Balancing Your Kegerator Draft System

What do flow control faucets do?

Flow control faucets feature a built in flow compensator that allows you to adjust the resistance your faucet is exerting.  That means less tubing and potentially less foaming and wasted beer. The compensation feature also makes it easier to serve higher carbonation beers as you can set the faucet to provide resistance to offset the increased pressure needed to store and serve these beers at higher pressures.  Instead of replacing your beer line with ever increasing lengths of tubing, you simply turn a knob to increase resistance.

In my opinion Intertap and Perlick are top faucet manufacturers and both have a flow control model.

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FLOW CONTROL Stainless Steel Forward Sealing Faucet

Forward Sealing Beer Faucet Flow Control Stainless Steel Craft Beer Tap for Homebrew Beer

Forward Sealing Beer Faucet Flow Control Stainless Steel Craft Beer Tap for Homebrew Beer

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Highlighted Features
  • Forward sealing beer faucet with flow control to reduce foam
  • All stainless steel construction
  • Works with all standard shanks and towers
  • Handle thread: 3/8"-16UNC
  • Body thread: 1 1/8" - 18

 

Flow control faucets feature a built in flow compensator that allows you to adjust the resistance your faucet is exerting.  That means less tubing and potentially less foaming and wasted beer. The compensation feature also makes it easier to serve higher carbonation beers as you can set the faucet to provide resistance to offset the increased pressure needed to store and serve these beers at higher pressures.  Instead of replacing your beer line with ever increasing lengths of tubing, you simply turn a knob to increase resistance.

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Related Reviews: Nukatap Hands on Review & Hands on Review: NukaTap FLOW CONTROL Faucets


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KOMOS Stainless Triple Tap Draft Tower – Includes THREE Intertap Faucets – on sale for $179.99

KOMOS® Stainless Triple Tap Draft Tower | Intertap® Faucets | Duotight Shank Adapters

KOMOS® Stainless Triple Tap Draft Tower | Intertap® Faucets | Duotight Shank Adapters

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Single tap tower with reflective chrome finish. The tower is made from ABS plastic. Includes polished chrome Intertap forward-sealing faucet, faucet handle, and tower shank with 6mm (0.24″) barbed tailpiece. Mounting screws included.


Intertap Stainless Steel, Forward Sealing Faucet from MoreBeer.  Unique modular threaded spout design can fit a variety of attachments.

Intertaps are awesome!  Check out my Hands on Review of these great faucets.

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Hands on Review: NukaTap Forward Sealing Beer Faucets

This review is by Homebrew Finds Contributor Brad Probert.  Brad is an engineer, expert homebrewer and experienced reviewer.  Grab a link to Brad’s website at the end of this review.

Updated: 4/23/2024

NukaTap Beer Faucet

There are several different beer faucets to choose from when equipping your keezer. The most basic type differentiation is forward sealing versus rear sealing. The rear sealing are the most common type you will find in bars, with a sliding piston visible that comes out through the front of the faucet. Those faucets don’t do well unless you have a continuous flow of beer like is found in a bar. Don’t fool yourself into thinking you pour a lot of beer so the rearward sealing faucets will be fine. They’ll gum up and stick and you’ll be cursing that decision! So the popular homebrew faucets are forward sealing.

The long-time favorite forward sealing faucet for homebrewers was the Perlick brand, but they were expensive. Kegland introduced Intertap – Hands on Review – with a design variation of the forward sealing faucet and a more affordable price. Now Kegland has improved on their Intertap design with the new Nukatap faucet. As everything I’ve tried/researched from Kegland, they take a product and then engineer specific improvements to it- either to make it available at a lower cost or for specific improved homebrew functions.

With the Nukatap, Kegland focused on improving/reducing the propensity of beer to foam while being poured. Beer foaming is simply the act of dissolved CO2 coming out of the beer and then converting to gas at the surface of your beer. Cold beer can hold more CO2 than warm beer, so as carbonated beer warms, it causes CO2 to come out of solution and thus create foam. Similarly, beer under pressure can hold more CO2 than beer that is not under pressure. So as beer goes from the pressurized keg and into your unpressurized glass, this also causes CO2 to come out of solution and create foam.

Nukatap on Left, Intertap on RightNukatap on Right, Perlick on Left

The first design action Kegland did for Nukatap was on the sealing mechanism. One big challenge at fighting beer foam is how to get the beer around the sealing mechanism inside the faucet. Perlick faucets use a ball to seal and shut off the flow. As beer passes by the ball, the flow creates a low pressure zone on the backside of the ball, and thus beer goes from high pressure to low inside the faucet, creating an opportunity to foam. Intertap faucets use a football-shaped shuttle inside the faucet. This shape is less prone to the low pressure zone like a sphere has. Nukatap has a variation on the Intertap football shape, and Kegland kept tweaking it to keep the flow calm as it passed around the sealing shuttle inside. The shape ended up looking like an old-school atom bomb, and hence the “Nuke tap” name was born.


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NukaTap Faucets come in three variations. Stainless, Stealth (Matte Black) and Flow Control. All feature stainless steel construction, forward seal design and all the other NukaTap innovations.

I’m also linking to Intertap faucets and accessories where applicable because all Intertap spouts work with NukaTap

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