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[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

I'm not really looking to buy anything right now but I found these interesting:This one seems like a good price for SS: https://www.micromat...4933ROTO-V.html

[Recklessdeck]

I believe these are the faucets they are using everywhere in europe. They seem nice although I've never used one. Although the idea of a 91.00$ faucet doesn't really seem like a good deal. But then again, I'm a cheapskate

[tag]

Is it a forward-seal?

[chuck_d]

No, it's not a forward seal. I just bought mine from craftbrewer. There are many different models on the web now, I liked the look of the Cellis and wanted all SS.https://www.craftbre...ls.asp?PID=1031

[chuck_d]

Yo, that SS one is out of stock at MM. They have a chrome one in a different model: https://www.micromat...d-4933-FCC.htmlThey also have gold plated in that same model: https://www.micromat...d-4933-FCG.htmlNB has a cheaper model: https://pivo.norther...searchTerm=K281

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

No, it's not a forward seal. I just bought mine from craftbrewer. There are many different models on the web now, I liked the look of the Cellis and wanted all SS.https://www.craftbre...ls.asp?PID=1031

$215

[chuck_d]

$215

Australian. Click the dropdown at the top of the page to choose the currency you think in. ~$133 US. Looks like they've gone up since I submitted my order. Or, maybe they were on sale. They were $177 Aus, I paid $121 US. Ross is a really cool guy. If you call him he'll discuss your kegerator design with you.Edit: OH! And, if you decide to buy from there, make sure you tell you credit cards that you'll be making a purchase from an Australian online store. I set the off the fraud flags on all my credit cards and one or two bank accounts.

Edited by chuck_d, 02 May 2009 - 05:58 PM.

[drewseslu]

No, it's not a forward seal. I just bought mine from craftbrewer. There are many different models on the web now, I liked the look of the Cellis and wanted all SS.https://www.craftbre...ls.asp?PID=1031

We use a similar faucet at the main bar of one of the brewpubs. The adjustable restriction is fantastic, we can really cut down on foaming issues from differing carbonation levels.

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

We use a similar faucet at the main bar of one of the brewpubs. The adjustable restriction is fantastic, we can really cut down on foaming issues from differing carbonation levels.

Maybe someday I'll get tired of messing around with my regulator and get some of these - good to know that technology is advancing...

[chuck_d]

Maybe someday I'll get tired of messing around with my regulator and get some of these - good to know that technology is advancing...

It's not the messing around with the regulator that this prevents, rather it facilitates it. You can vary your pressure as much as you want without having to swap out for shorter or longer lines. So on the same beer lines you can go from serving a British ale with like 1-1.5 volumes of CO2 and then swap in another keg of some wheat at 3-3.5 volumes of CO2 and then change the pressure on your regulator, and just adjust the flow at the faucet. It gets rid of messing around with the lines, you just make the lines as long as is needed for ease of use, so you have much shorter lines to deal with instead of coils of tubing in the kegerator.

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

It's not the messing around with the regulator that this prevents, rather it facilitates it. You can vary your pressure as much as you want without having to swap out for shorter or longer lines. So on the same beer lines you can go from serving a British ale with like 1-1.5 volumes of CO2 and then swap in another keg of some wheat at 3-3.5 volumes of CO2 and then change the pressure on your regulator, and just adjust the flow at the faucet. It gets rid of messing around with the lines, you just make the lines as long as is needed for ease of use, so you have much shorter lines to deal with instead of coils of tubing in the kegerator.

I never really understood this. Is it the amount of CO2 in the beer or the back pressure pushing the beer through the line that matters?

[chuck_d]

I never really understood this. Is it the amount of CO2 in the beer or the back pressure pushing the beer through the line that matters?

The amount of desired CO2 determines the pressure based on the temperature of the kegerator. The pressure determines the flow rate on a static line. Friction in beer line restricts the flow, so the longer the line the slower the flow rate for the same PSI. Flow rates can be restricted in other ways, such as putting devices inline to disturb the flow such as epoxy mixer which will spin the flow in alternating directions. These faucets just have a mechanism inside that can be opened or closed to restrict the flow rate as you wish by adjusting on the side of the faucet. Generally speaking the higher carbonated beers need to have a slower flow rate in order to prevent excessive breakout, while you can use faster flow rates for beers with a lower level of carbonation.

Edited by chuck_d, 03 May 2009 - 03:21 PM.

[chuck_d]

Check out this page which has a photo of one disassembled as well as diagrams.https://braukaiser.c...ensatorzapfhahn