I would think that the stout spouts should be made in body matching colours as they'd be likely to stay on the tap long term, the other specific-use adapters (growler, ball lock etc) would be fine in stainless.
One would think that the best pour would "A" be the primary consideration, and "B" fairly easy to quantify.
The Ultra Tap is a true laminar flow tap which reduces foaming. We originally made the Intertap but that design was not able to achieve the laminar flow. So the Ultra Tap was made and it is the successor to the Intertap. We will soon have a bit more info coming out about this.One would think that the best pour would "A" be the primary consideration, and "B" fairly easy to quantify.
But we see comments such as "it's ugly" wtf!, or "I love the look but it has sanitary issues" wtf!! or "does it come in colours?" wtf!!!
Sorry guys no offence intended here just pointing out that what on the face of it should be a simple enough decision becomes rather complicated once we introduce the "human condition"
Well we would be comparing our own product with our own product of course but why not. Our team works closely with Monash Brewlab so we might ask them to do this and give us something a bit more in depth.
The Inter/Ultra has long been debated with the misconception that one was from KK and the other was from KL, now that they are both confirmed to be KK products and any bias to one company or the other has been removed it would be good to get a professional opinion as to the effectiveness of each.
Don't think it matters that you make both products, I for one am interested in the performance differences. Aesthetics is personal, so A looks better than B is not much use, unless there is an actual cosmetic design element not apparent via the web pictures. Personal experience with the taps is also of benefit, but as not many people seem to get one then replace them with the other and so are unable to do a side by side comparison, I am lead to believe that neither of these taps have any major defects that would make them a bad purchase. The internal seal differences is interesting as well in that some comments lead me to lean towards the intertap being better, but then hearing the shuttle mech is better performing in the ultra puts them back on par. Maybe when update time comes, create a Hypertap, with the best of both, and open it up for users of these taps to give some feedback on what they would like to see improved?
Hahaha, like this one. So what happens with the KL supporters that loved the Inters, and the KK supporters that hated the Inters now it comes out KK own them both?
Probably a bit like Holden fans finding out they were weren't Aussie they were GM, look at the ignition key on a Gemini, it says Isuzu. It's called badge engineering, very common these days. People get sucked in, just look at the joke Bathurst has become.
Not sure that there were many KK supporters who hated the Intertaps as they were always available from us. We just developed the Ultra Tap as we were able to buy the exclusive rights to those patents from Ventmatic and we wanted to offer a laminar flow tap. The Intertap is a good tap but the Ultra Tap gives you a bit more. Sadly though the Intertap name has been used by companies in China who are infringing patents and many people have purchased products which are not the real deal.
This was what i was thinking. Was going to get two plated ones, then kit entire keezer with stainless ones when i knew which was better, but no pc in the ultratap range. Also debating between ultra and nuka since there had been a bit of a cloud around the inters, was going to cross them off the list. If kl, had been superseded by the nuka, and if kk, then superseded by the ultra. Wasnt sure how long they would be around, cause i am buying them as funds allow.
There will be no plated chrome in the Ultra Taps. Plated is not very good for health reasons. It has been found that Brass used in taps often contains a small amount of Bismuth which can have very bad effects on people.
The problem here is they are not exactly the same, sure the design is the same but the rasp/grit that you get from a ss is not the same as on a cp, and then we get onto what is brass? or rather what is in it? I believe lead has been added in some brass alloys to aid in the machining process, ss? jeez how many variations of ss are there? Manufacturer's will provide a product on price irrespective of quality and I have so called ss that is rusting, apparently stain LESS means it does rust just not as much as ordinary steel, where one draws the line is debatable, marine grade does not "stain" at least not the stuff on my boat, so what is the difference? and how does it perform in our particular usage with chemicals etc. End of day we need a trusted supplier that produces good quality gear, and if that means paying more for the same product but made with superior material then such is life.
