Urgent: Tap

[the_fuzz]

Hey All,

Well my plastic bucket of death has "kicked the bucket" sort of. My tap has fallen to pieces and I need to replace ASAP. Now, this seems simple, except I am using one of the old "bucket" type coopers fermenter as my kettle.

So, does anyone know someone in Sydney I could get one of these taps ASAP

It is the one in the middle?

 

[Batz]

G&G still sell them

http://www.grainandgrape.com.au/product_in...roducts_id=7356

Batz

 

[the_fuzz]

Thanks Batz,

The problem is I am in Sydney

 

[therook]

Thanks Batz,

The problem is I am in Sydney

You can order on line

Rook

 

[sinkas]

Thanks Batz,

The problem is I am in Sydney

I beleive there is a weekly camel train from the far-off-south to the promised new southern wales.

 

[the_fuzz]

cheers you cheeky bastards - what I mean't was I wanted to brew on Saturday, thus mail is a problem, Also I wanted want to infect NSW with the Mexican disease

 

[InCider]

Also I wanted want to infect NSW with the Mexican disease

Which disease? Fashion, Rugby Union or nice weather? :lol:

 

[matti]

Which disease? Fashion, Rugby Union or nice weather? :lol:

Aerial ping-pong and VB?

Taps are available it Big W, K-mart, Bunnings and brew shops
Late night shopping :lol:

 

[the_fuzz]

Taps are available it Big W, K-mart, Bunnings and brew shops
Late night shopping :lol:

Yeah, but I need a specific style

I noticed that Country Brewer sell pails with tap - So I assume it uses the same style tap?

 

[gap]

Yeah, but I need a specific style

I noticed that Country Brewer sell pails with tap - So I assume it uses the same style tap?

is this what you are looking for http://www.absolutehomebrew.com.au/img/efcptap.jpg

Regards

Graeme

 

[lagers44]

Hey All,

Well my plastic bucket of death has "kicked the bucket" sort of. My tap has fallen to pieces and I need to replace ASAP. Now, this seems simple, except I am using one of the old "bucket" type coopers fermenter as my kettle.

So, does anyone know someone in Sydney I could get one of these taps ASAP

It is the one in the middle?

Hey WWWH , is there any reason the tap HAS to be like the one in the middle ?
Surely if the thread fits the carboy & it's cheap you can use any tap in a pinch allowing you time to find the correct tap later. I've been using either the snaptap or the black tap for years with no problems. :huh:

Lagers

 

[Batz]

The one in the middle (the old coopers fermenter type) goes through a hole and has a nut that tightens behind it.Theres no thread in the fermenter.

Batz

 

[the_fuzz]

is this what you are looking for http://www.absolutehomebrew.com.au/img/efcptap.jpg

Regards

Graeme

Thankyou very much - hopefully they carry it at St Mary's

Cheers
Mick

 

[Thirsty Boy]

In a pinch - Bunnings carry irrigation fittings that will fit the hole in your fermentor, inclusive of ball valves which for a few bucks rare of considerably better quality than the standard homebrew tap - whether you want to play with things that aren't officially food grade or not is up to you.

Gardening section - irrigation. There are enough goodies in there to keep a homebrewer amused for hours.

TB

 

[LethalCorpse]

Plus, the brass fittings are a few aisles over. If you go plastic, it's just going to break again in a kettle.

 

[the_fuzz]

I was in bunnings last night and looked in the plumbing - however, when I looked at the largest "pipe" it was still smaller then the hole in the pail?

 

[LethalCorpse]

The plastics or the brass? They should have brass stuff up to an inch.

 

[Thirsty Boy]

Thats one of the reasons I suggested the irrigation section rather than the plumbing section - the plumbing section is all about 15 & 22(?) mm household sized fittings, whereas it gets a bit bigger over in the irrigation section

As lethal suggested, if you can find a brass tap to fit, or even a bush to step the size of the fitting you need down a little, that will def last longer, but if you are in a hurry, and you want to brew this weekend, then $5-6 will get you a plastic fitting that will do the job for a while.

If you don't find one, I'm pretty sure I have one lurking around the place that I can dig up and send you - but you'll have to wait till next week

TB

 

[Rod]

Think you maybe able to get one here

http://www.cooperagebrew.com.au/

He is at Smithfield

Rod

 

[the_fuzz]

Think you maybe able to get one here

http://www.cooperagebrew.com.au/

He is at Smithfield

Rod

You were thinking correctly - cheers mate, picking it up tomorrow morning

Now I just found out that my Father inlaw put my digital scales into the dishwasher this morning............ The brew gods do not want me brewing tomorrow, but alas K-Mart is open til 9pm.......