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best place for taps?

Started by dcalnan, April 09, 2015, 12:34:25 PM

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molc

Took the tap apart and here's a pic. Pretty easy to service. Don't know if it's of any use to you guys in considering taps but at least now you can see the innards

Fermenting: IPA, Lambic, Mead
Conditioning: Lambic, Cider, RIS, Ole Ale, Saison
On Tap: IPA, Helles, Best Bitter

Qs

Molc the top JG fitting there that goes onto to the shank, you wouldn't happen to know exactly what part that is would you, being that you ordered them and that. I need two (should have just got those taps with the GB  :( )

molc

Quote from: Qs on April 10, 2015, 08:26:09 PM
Molc the top JG fitting there that goes onto to the shank, you wouldn't happen to know exactly what part that is would you, being that you ordered them and that. I need two (should have just got those taps with the GB  :( )
5/8" Shank on the taps we got (check your own to see if they are the same), so this is the adaptor:
http://www.candirect.de/John-Guest-Aufschraubverbinder-fuer-Schankhahn-mit-5/8-Innengewinde-fuer-Schlauch-3/8-mit-95-mm-Aussendurchmesser
Fermenting: IPA, Lambic, Mead
Conditioning: Lambic, Cider, RIS, Ole Ale, Saison
On Tap: IPA, Helles, Best Bitter

dcalnan

I can totally see someone getting stopped by customs for having 20 taps in their luggage when they come back from the states. I can't find any European retailer that sells them at a reasonable price, so I'll have to wait, mine is similar to the one above its a celli tap and all metal, havent taken it apart fully but I should do it before my next beer, have to clean out my keezer completely as it has a bad mould problem.   

nigel_c

would be interested in some JG shank fittings if a group buy goes ahead.

molc

Put you name down on the keg group buy so they know to include it in the initial quotes.
Fermenting: IPA, Lambic, Mead
Conditioning: Lambic, Cider, RIS, Ole Ale, Saison
On Tap: IPA, Helles, Best Bitter

cruiscinlan

Quote from: Qs on April 10, 2015, 08:26:09 PM
Molc the top JG fitting there that goes onto to the shank, you wouldn't happen to know exactly what part that is would you, being that you ordered them and that. I need two (should have just got those taps with the GB  :( )

How did you get on with your ali perlicks at all Qs?

dcalnan

Just found an Irish site for those john guest disconnects http://www.cateringparts.ie/Products/STRAIGHT-FITTING-JG-PI451215FS__3349193.aspx Might make sense that one person order a few and bring them along to brewcon on Saturday, its a flat delivery of €10 or maybe somone could collect directly?

Qs

Quote from: cruiscinlan on April 23, 2015, 10:05:31 PM
Quote from: Qs on April 10, 2015, 08:26:09 PM
Molc the top JG fitting there that goes onto to the shank, you wouldn't happen to know exactly what part that is would you, being that you ordered them and that. I need two (should have just got those taps with the GB  :( )

How did you get on with your ali perlicks at all Qs?

Haven't fitted them yet. Waiting on the JG fittings at the moment. I'll update when they're sorted.

krockett

Quote from: mrmeindl on May 06, 2015, 09:15:43 PM
Quote from: dcalnan on May 06, 2015, 08:11:14 PM
Just found an Irish site for those john guest disconnects http://www.cateringparts.ie/Products/STRAIGHT-FITTING-JG-PI451215FS__3349193.aspx Might make sense that one person order a few and bring them along to brewcon on Saturday, its a flat delivery of €10 or maybe somone could collect directly?


I see that they have an absolutely beautiful tap available for €122, I've lost the link to it on their site but here's info from the manafacturer

http://en.celli.com/products/fc4-beertap-with-compensator-st-steel_129.html

I'm a firm believer of buying quality so I only have to buy once but €122 is a silly amount of money! There's some taps on candirect that are apparently all Stainless steel for 85ish I think, I don't want one of the coated brass jobs that the Irish sites have for sale so I'll probably risk one of the fake perlicks from aliexpress unless I get some free taps from a publican that do the job.

Seems like you need to pay around that for a two tap tower...just looking at Aliexpress (http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Triple-Faucet-Snake-Font-Cobra-Triple-Tap-Flooded-Font-Chrome-Plated-Brass-for-European-Flow-Control/1017341_2021803892.html - add import tax and taps to this )and the german sites (http://www.candirect.de/Schanksaeulen_s2)


auralabuse

Quote from: Mac780 on May 07, 2015, 06:59:45 AM
Quote from: mrmeindl on May 06, 2015, 09:15:43 PM
Quote from: dcalnan on May 06, 2015, 08:11:14 PM
Just found an Irish site for those john guest disconnects http://www.cateringparts.ie/Products/STRAIGHT-FITTING-JG-PI451215FS__3349193.aspx Might make sense that one person order a few and bring them along to brewcon on Saturday, its a flat delivery of €10 or maybe somone could collect directly?


I see that they have an absolutely beautiful tap available for €122, I've lost the link to it on their site but here's info from the manafacturer

http://en.celli.com/products/fc4-beertap-with-compensator-st-steel_129.html

I'm a firm believer of buying quality so I only have to buy once but €122 is a silly amount of money! There's some taps on candirect that are apparently all Stainless steel for 85ish I think, I don't want one of the coated brass jobs that the Irish sites have for sale so I'll probably risk one of the fake perlicks from aliexpress unless I get some free taps from a publican that do the job.

Seems like you need to pay around that for a two tap tower...just looking at Aliexpress (http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Triple-Faucet-Snake-Font-Cobra-Triple-Tap-Flooded-Font-Chrome-Plated-Brass-for-European-Flow-Control/1017341_2021803892.html - add import tax and taps to this )and the german sites (http://www.candirect.de/Schanksaeulen_s2)
Keep an eye on adverts and done deal. I got a 3 tap chrome swan neck tower for 65 last week. Loads of bargains there

auralabuse

Quote from: auralabuse on May 07, 2015, 08:05:39 AM
Quote from: Mac780 on May 07, 2015, 06:59:45 AM
Quote from: mrmeindl on May 06, 2015, 09:15:43 PM
Quote from: dcalnan on May 06, 2015, 08:11:14 PM
Just found an Irish site for those john guest disconnects http://www.cateringparts.ie/Products/STRAIGHT-FITTING-JG-PI451215FS__3349193.aspx Might make sense that one person order a few and bring them along to brewcon on Saturday, its a flat delivery of €10 or maybe somone could collect directly?


I see that they have an absolutely beautiful tap available for €122, I've lost the link to it on their site but here's info from the manafacturer

http://en.celli.com/products/fc4-beertap-with-compensator-st-steel_129.html

I'm a firm believer of buying quality so I only have to buy once but €122 is a silly amount of money! There's some taps on candirect that are apparently all Stainless steel for 85ish I think, I don't want one of the coated brass jobs that the Irish sites have for sale so I'll probably risk one of the fake perlicks from aliexpress unless I get some free taps from a publican that do the job.

Seems like you need to pay around that for a two tap tower...just looking at Aliexpress (http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Triple-Faucet-Snake-Font-Cobra-Triple-Tap-Flooded-Font-Chrome-Plated-Brass-for-European-Flow-Control/1017341_2021803892.html - add import tax and taps to this )and the german sites (http://www.candirect.de/Schanksaeulen_s2)
Keep an eye on adverts and done deal. I got a 3 tap chrome swan neck tower for 65 last week. Loads of bargains there
One example http://www.adverts.ie/6757352

dcalnan



Finally got my perlicks, so shiny....