Stout Tap

[Moad]

A mate at work brought some Left Hand Brewing Nitro Milk Stout back from the states and it seriously blew my mind.

I'm getting a nitro setup and I need a stout tap.

I picked up an intertap for a mate, I could give him one of my 525ss perlicks and get the stout connector for the intertap. I've seen some negative feedback on the intertaps though...

What other options are there for stout taps?

 

[sp0rk]

Personally I'd watch eBay for a Guinness or Kilkenny tap to pop up and just get the adaptors for one of those
that or a DA/Floryte tap with the stout nozzle

 

[Moad]

Do floryte fit standard (perlick) shanks

 

[GalBrew]

Personally I'd watch eBay for a Guinness or Kilkenny tap to pop up and just get the adaptors for one of those
that or a DA/Floryte tap with the stout nozzle

They pour a nice beer, but are much more work to keep clean than an intertap or perlick. They also require a slightly smaller hole to be drilled in your fridge so you need a different hole saw.

 

[MastersBrewery]

Andale taps can be attached to a standard shank (perlic type) with a snaplock adaptor. Best person to talk to would be Ross from CB, he has adaptors listed on his site alternatively he also has a few stout taps listed also. But give him a ring he knows the gear.
Let us know which way you go.

 

[dblunn]

Another option is a pluto gun with a screw on stout nozzle. I have one and it works well.

 

[sp0rk]

They pour a nice beer, but are much more work to keep clean than an intertap or perlick. They also require a slightly smaller hole to be drilled in your fridge so you need a different hole saw.

I don't find them any harder to clean than the 1 perlick I used to have.
Having a hole saw set came in handy for this, then with my keezer, a $15 set of spade bits sorted the problem
Or like others said, you can attach Andale taps to regular size shanks

 

[GalBrew]

I don't find them any harder to clean than the 1 perlick I used to have.
Having a hole saw set came in handy for this, then with my keezer, a $15 set of spade bits sorted the problem
Or like others said, you can attach Andale taps to regular size shanks

The one I've got needs the plastic spout at the bottom and restrictor plate removed for cleaning and then the tap needs a quick flush or the whole thing gets gunked up with beer snot and the plastic spout get stuck on. Then the only way to clean it is to soak the whole tap in PBW or sodium percarbonate. Don't have to do any of that with the perlicks.

 

[Yob]

 

[Moad]

I went with the intertap stout tap as it was a small investment to try it out with a nitro setup.

most I'll be out is $60 for the nitro refill and the 15 for the stout attachment.

I tried it with co2 and it works well, waiting to empty the bottle before I get a nitro fill. Shouldn't be long

 

[peteru]

I was surprised by how well the Intertap stout tap worked even with CO2. It'll be interesting to see/hear how that compares when you hook up Nitrogen blend to it.

 

[Coldspace]

I agree , I'm using a flow control intertap with stout nossel and only co2.
I'm drinking a few red Irish ales ATM, watching state or origin that I brewed based on the better red than dead receipe and couldn't be happier with the way it performs , accepting that there is no nitro....
I am about to swap the keg to a stout to finish the night off...

For me, it's pouring nearly as good as a stout pour in the local, and having a flow control tap makes it good.
These ales were done with 1084 , whata improvement to them over US05.

Cheers...
Go QLD....

 

[Yob]

I pour my stouts on co2 at about 18-20 psi and you can see the results in the images on the gallery page, takes a few minutes to settle and the creamy head is nish nish...

Honestly cant see the point of nitro with the way it pours so well at that pressure on co2

 

[Grainer]

I pour my stouts on co2 at about 18-20 psi and you can see the results in the images on the gallery page, takes a few minutes to settle and the creamy head is nish nish...

Honestly cant see the point of nitro with the way it pours so well at that pressure on co2

what about adding just a restrictor at these pressures as well?? may be a significant into of nitrogen?

 

[Yob]

what about adding just a restrictor at these pressures as well?? may be a significant into of nitrogen?

as in a flow restricted tap? would kind of defeat the purpose wouldn't it? The point is it hits the sparkler at high (relatively) pressure, pours fast and has that creaming settling action you seem to get from Nitro but not with Co2 at lower pressures.

 

[Grott]

Looks good Yob, could others post some pics? This could be the way to go.
Cheers

 

[Yob]

I can tell you, you don't get the creaming like that at 10psi nor does it pour as fast.

I set up my manifold externally so I can have kegs charged at individual pressures so what works on my setup may not be as easy on another system.

 

[RelaxedBrewer]

I thought the idea was to have high pressure but low carb (that is was a nitro setup does). With your setup does the beer get over carbed?

 

[Yob]

Nope, knocks it out on the way through the sparkler.

Anyone at the Vic case swap who I assaulted with RIS would agree that it was in no way over carbed.

 

[MastersBrewery]

Nope, knocks it out on the way through the sparkler.

Anyone at the Vic case swap who I assaulted with RIS would agree that it was in no way over carbed.

yep was a fine drop ... I mean pint, I believe yob was largely responsible for it's dwiddling supply, though we all gave it a good hit friday night, and certainly not overcarbed.