What's your view on Plastic Pressure Barrels (PBs)?

[rolando]

Yes. I have 2 top tap KKs fitted with these taps.
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nice!!

 

[Sandozer]

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Yes. I have 2 top tap KKs fitted with these taps.
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I need that tap !

 

[terrym]

I see no-one's manned up yet to put together and issue a 'How to keep your KK PB going' post.
Point being all these odds and ends of info spread over umpteen threads is not a useful reference point.

 

[rolando]

I see no-one's manned up yet to put together and issue a 'How to keep your KK PB going' post.
Point being all these odds and ends of info spread over umpteen threads is not a useful reference point.

I think I've seen one at some point, but I'm sure it would be good to put one together, referencing sources etc. I don't have much experience with them myself though.

 

[Buffers brewery]

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I need that tap !

Good luck with that! I've been waiting since 21st May for one from BrewUK

 

[terrym]

I think I've seen one at some point, but I'm sure it would be good to put one together, referencing sources etc. I don't have much experience with them myself though.

There is a general one here.
Guide to a Standard Home Brew Pressure Barrel
But it seems KK PBs have special needs of their own.

 

[rolando]

right, if anyone knows a place that has them in stock let us know!

 

[Clint]

Homebrew online have some...might be bottom tap only though..

 

[rolando]

Homebrew online have some...might be bottom tap only though..

looks like they're out.

 

[Clint]

Ah...you want just the tap?

 

[rolando]

Yeah just the tap, I think the only ones left are bundled with the barrels!

 

[Old Geezer]

Yeah just the tap, I think the only ones left are bundled with the barrels!

Try Brewgas Delux Sparkler Tap maybe not the cheapest but most places appear to be out of stock at the moment

 

[Clint]

Found two...
BlackRock Brewing,
Hampstead homebrew.
Not used either do can't comment on service...both show in stock on their websites.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I see no-one's manned up yet to put together and issue a 'How to keep your KK PB going' post.
Point being all these odds and ends of info spread over umpteen threads is not a useful reference point.

I can pull something together. In the meantime I’ve resurfaced a thread where I put quite a bit of info - “Leaky Kegs”.

Look in the what’s new section

 

[Ivor DeBeer]

Yes. I have 2 top tap KKs fitted with these taps.
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Do you Find the nozzles (sparkler?) are of any benefit?
I have been using some taps i bought off ebay similar but without the nozzle, at the moment only on my corny. I stick a sort piece of pipe in which goes into the beer, i pull it out and wash afterwards, to some degree you can control the amount of gas release by how much you lift the lever, perhaps i am just no connoisseur but it does seem fine enough to me especially at £2 a time.
I am going to make some adaptors to fit them to the plastic barrels (these taps are 19mm x1.5mm thread - ordered a tap to tap the thread for the tap) there will be an issue of getting then to point downwards on the barrels with the threads as the usual quarter turn taps can rotate these don't. Can't put a nut on the back as they only have small apertures on the top so will try using seals of different thicknesses, if that is unsuccessful then it may have to be some kind of gland affair but that will make the tap stick out further and more work but worth it, the lever type taps are much better in my opinion.

 

[Chris_S]

I bought a King Keg top tap at the outset but haven’t used it yet. With all the stories about leaking kegs I was reluctant to use it so switched to corny kegs pretty quickly

 

[Buffers brewery]

Do you Find the nozzles (sparkler?) are of any benefit?

To be honest I haven't played with them that much. I prefer the 'lift' action rather than the 'turn' action of the original tap and you get a nicer head.

 

[Buffers brewery]

I bought a King Keg top tap at the outset but haven’t used it yet. With all the stories about leaking kegs I was reluctant to use it so switched to corny kegs pretty quickly

He who dares, wins Rodney

 

[Buffers brewery]

Do you think people that have corny kegs are just keeping quiet about the issues they have with their kit and just enjoy watching the pressure barrel users talk about their problems

 

[Drunkula]

Do you think people that have corny kegs are just keeping quiet about the issues they have with their kit and just enjoy watching the pressure barrel users talk about their problems

Take a look at all the threads where people say they're sick of corny kegs and are going back to pressure barrels or bottling. Wehh, wehh - I had to buy an entire new set of O-rings and they only made the keg reliable again for about three years and I got so sick of that I sold my kegs for more than I bought them for. Wehh!