They are pretty much identical. I will bottle in glass but also want to bottle in plastic. I will persist with it and make a couple of changes to make it less clumsy to use.
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Yes the Boel itap is the right way to do this properly and I’ve been trying to source one for a long time - at a reasonable price. I’ll get there.
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Ah right, looked slightly different from your photos. I connect mine directly into the tap, which frees a hand, also the stainless steel fittings are much better
If you do, could you let me in on the secret please H?
I have found one on a UK website but it's not a crown cap and plastic combined one and it's £135
Edit: - it's a combined one I can't read
Hi Tess! £135 is a reasonable price for this particular device. It is expensive but you’re paying for something in a different league to most other bottle fillers. Where did you see it?If you do, could you let me in on the secret please H?
I have found one on a UK website but it's not a crown cap and plastic combined one and it's £135
Edit: - it's a combined one I can't read
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Looks promising. I’m sure I looked on this site previously and they didn’t have stock then.
Cool. I've bought one. Don't tell Jim
Good for you! Wait…doesn’t he browse the site himself ?Cool. I've bought one. Don't tell Jim
No he can't stand peopleGood for you! Wait…doesn’t he browse the site himself ?
I made him an account but he doesn't use it unless I tag him in something.
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Do you mount the itap like a normal tap on a kegerator
David Heath drilled a hole in an old table-top capper I think it was, and mounted it on that.
You can mount it on anything I think. H will know a lot more than me about it lol
Edit: apparently they can go in your front mounted tap hole on your kegerator, but you have to have a font high enough.
Just quoting from the video here.
You can mount it on anything I think. H will know a lot more than me about it lol
Edit: apparently they can go in your front mounted tap hole on your kegerator, but you have to have a font high enough.
Just quoting from the video here.
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Will there be any issue with getting spares for the iTap given they're a Russian company?
I don't know personally, I'm being blissfully ignorant at the moment.
I did email TMM before I bought this to see if they were selling them and they said they've taken the decision not to stock them. So that's one place out.
I did email TMM before I bought this to see if they were selling them and they said they've taken the decision not to stock them. So that's one place out.
Looks like they have a warehouse in Portugal so may not be an issue.
This video from Sarah gives a good overview.
The tap itself has been hard enough to source but it looks like supplies are starting to come through again. Boel are working with a Portuguese distributor for Europe so maybe there will be more taps and spares available. In the meantime spares and support might be a bit thin on the ground but the device looks pretty robust.
Things I like about it are that it’s almost hands-free, it’s clean to use with all the waste going down a tube to the drain, it can be securely mounted, is easy to operate, and there’s no filler tube to draw air into the bottle as you remove it (the beer is directed down the walls of the bottle).
Is splashing an issue as it doesn't fill from the bottom?
If you mean within the bottle, there doesn’t appear to be any. Also remember the bottle is purged and filled with CO2 so there would be no oxidation.
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