Plastic "brumby" Taps

[Airgead]

Hi Folks

I am currently in the process of building a bar with coolroom and font and taps and all that good stuff. Trouble is its at least 6 months away from completion and I really want to start kegging in the mean time. I am seriously over bottling. Something knocked a plastic crate of full bottles while I was away on holidays. A couple of the bottles fell over, broke and left the rest of them sitting for 2 weeks in a rapidly putrifying sludge of mouldy rasberry wit. With the lid on. I don't think I'll ever get the smell out of the plastic.

I have a fridge I can use but I can't cut holes in it as I need it for something else later. This rules out taps and leaves me with a beer gun inside the fridge. The trouble with that is that once the bar is built I'll have a beer gun lying around that I won't need. I know could sell it but I'm lazy.

I was looking at those plastic brumby taps people use on their picnic setups. I think Craftbrewer sells them for under $10. Are they any good for a permanent setup or are they really only good for a few hours use on a picnic setup? Do they leak or cause the beer to oxidise?

I'll probbaly only be using them for around 6 months so its not like they will be in use for years. What do you guys reckon?

Cheers
Dave

 

[Ross]

Dave,

Coupled with the narrow ID black line they pour beautifully. I've talked so many people out of buying a pluto gun & saving their money, it's not funny.


cheers Ross

 

[Wortgames]

I can't find them on your site Ross - do you have them available? Any pics?
Are they available in fake chrome? How narrow is the ID of the black line you are talking about?
And why do you have to clear your own table in the Ikea cafe?

 

[warrenlw63]

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Warren -

 

[Wortgames]

I thought a Brumby was a proper tap like this


edit: that's 1000 little nuggets I've left dotted around this forum! Yay for me!

 

[KoNG]

i thought that too Wortgames.
i "think" airgead is meaning "bronco"?

wouldnt a Brumby just use normal beer line.?

 

[Ross]

i thought that too Wortgames.
i "think" airgead is meaning "bronco"?

wouldnt a Brumby just use normal beer line.?

Correct...
Yes & yes....

cheers Ross

 

[warrenlw63]

Nup. Think Airgead may have mistaken plastic Brumby for the taps you see sitting on a QD (sans line). The ones Ross speaks of are temp. plastic (Cobra?) picnic faucets. Good stopgap solution and loads cheaper than a Brumby and QD.

As for Brumby (proper) taps? Pffttt!! :blink: Cellis rule the free word. :super:

Edit: Pic may explain more.

Warren -

 

[Wortgames]

wouldnt a Brumby just use normal beer line.?

You would think so wouldn't you?

Maybe I got my hopes up a bit there - I remain convinced that I've seen plastic Brumby-style beer taps in the past, in a fake chrome finish - and I reckon they would be ideal for a picnic setup (being insulated and lightweight).

Anyone?

 

[KoNG]

Warren, this is why i thought Dave was talking Bronco... :lol:

I was looking at those plastic brumby taps people use on their picnic setups. I think Craftbrewer sells them for under $10.
Cheers
Dave

Dave... where are you...?

 

[warrenlw63]

Dave... where are you...?

Off buying a Bronco?

Warren -

 

[sam]

Another recommendation for the black plastic "Cobra" or "picnic" faucets. Cheap and work well. I used one for about 6 months with no problems.

They're pretty damn good little faucets.

I've seen a different portable faucet, it came from morebeer, looked something like this:

I haven't used it to pour, but they look very odd in the flesh, and pricey too.

This is a pic of the cobra or picnic faucet:

sam

 

[Jye]

edit: that's 1000 little nuggets I've left dotted around this forum! Yay for me!

Everybody watch their step

The Bronco tap pours 100 times better than a pluto and unscrew easily into 2 section making it dead easy to clean. If you are going to use it for a permanent setup (a couple of months) add a few meters of line to it, this will save you dropping the keg pressure every time you pour a beer.

 

[Wortgames]

I've seen a different portable faucet, it came from morebeer, looked something like this:

Hallelujah! So there's proof I'm not going mad, and the Brumby type body IS made in a plastic version. That basically looks like a modification kit (ie, a handgrip and a bail to replace the knob) fitted to a standard (plastic) Brumby body.


Or there's this:




A black plastic 'wine' tap - looks the same as a beer tap, only plastic...

 

[Airgead]

Warren, this is why i thought Dave was talking Bronco... :lol:
Dave... where are you...?

Yeah.. I think I'm an idiot. :blink:

Its the plastic bronco tap I was talking about. My mind was saying bronco but my fingers were typing brumby.

Sorry for the confusion guys.

Dave

 

[warrenlw63]

Yeah.. I think I'm an idiot. :blink:

Its the plastic bronco tap I was talking about. My mind was saying bronco but my fingers were typing brumby.

Sorry for the confusion guys.

Dave

Argghhh you rugby blokes. B)

Warren -

 

[Screwtop]

Have 3 kegs in an upside down fridge which lives in the garage. With the fridge door being at the top and easy to get at I never bothered with holes in the fridge or fancy taps, no reason to look good stuck in the garage. Original setup was one Plastic Bronco/Cobra/Picnic, one Pluto and one Brumby QD combo. Pouring was always a drama, each different tap requiring a different serving pressure. Now use two Bronco's and soon will add a third to make life easy, they pour great with low pressure and the original has been in use for nearly 12 months without a hitch.

 

[craig maher]

Dave,

Coupled with the narrow ID black line they pour beautifully. I've talked so many people out of buying a pluto gun & saving their money, it's not funny.
cheers Ross

I have one of these (from Ross) and a pluto gun - Ross is right they pour beatifully and are gret value for money. The bronco pours bettrer and more consistently that the the pluto.

I say go for it Airgead :beer:

Craig

 

[barfridge]

I got these from a forum member, who obtained them via eBay UK.

Pros:
- cheap
- light
- easy to clean
- doesn't make beer all foamy on hot days

Cons:
- not stainless bling

For me the pros far outweigh the cons. You can even find some with inbuilt flow restrictors.

Yes, I know I should dust the taps.

 

[Wortgames]

I got one exactly the same Barfridge, also from a forum member (I can't remember who though?!)

I hooked it up today to test it and was pleasantly surprised - it seemed to pour really nicely, even on a relatively well carbonated brew which I was a bit worried about.

Trouble is I'm putting together a fairly blingy portable beer wotsit, and I just don't think the tap will cut it in the looks department. I'm actually pretty keen on the idea of plastic though, I think the insulative properties will prove particularly advantageous with a portable setup.

I've got my feelers out to see if I can get hold of one of these though B)