After complaints i voiced about some of the other options for direct-from-keg beer pours around this old forum, the folks at kegland offered to ship out a new Nukatap MINI so it could be used and reviewed. So here we go. Since the Nukatap MINI hasnt been released in US yet, here’s just some quick impressions on the unit. First off, when I opened the box and took out the unit, literally the first thing out of my mouth was “Ohhhh its so cute.” Yes, a grown ass man made baby talk to a MINI tap. I’m not ashamed.
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Despite its small size it feels solid and well built, the nozzle screws on with a FFL connection, so you could use duotight style adapters to do something else i guess like fill growlers or bottles/cans, etc. with a piece of tubing. As it came with a Flow Control QuickDisconnect it had the adapter pieces to get everything connected. At the back of the unit, behind the silver threaded collar, you have a black stem for push to connect, and there is a flat plastic "tail" that mates to the QD in the style of “insert Tab A into Slot B” so that the faucet stays fixed in its orientation and wont spin when you try to grab it, hit it with pint glass, etc. etc. It is adjustable 360, so you can fix the faucet in place in whatever direction you need, up, down, left right, etc. Its a nice piece of gear, looks well made, and just feels like good quality piece in your hand.
So now to the comparison of the units i have managed to collect along the way for tapping directly from kegs. These are the most prominent solutions for pouring direct from kegs im aware of to date. As this is impossible to do without restriction they all have flow control in some form or another. (Except the PicnicTap.OG )
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The various options-
Nukatap MINI with flow control QD
Nukatap flow control faucet with kegland faucet adapter QD
PicnicTap 2.1
PicnicTap OG- 88” of 4mm eva tubing (not pictured)
Beer- roughly 41F with about 13-14psi for about 2.5vols
All kegs, pint glasses, tubing and hardware left in keezer overnight
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Despite its small size it feels solid and well built, the nozzle screws on with a FFL connection, so you could use duotight style adapters to do something else i guess like fill growlers or bottles/cans, etc. with a piece of tubing. As it came with a Flow Control QuickDisconnect it had the adapter pieces to get everything connected. At the back of the unit, behind the silver threaded collar, you have a black stem for push to connect, and there is a flat plastic "tail" that mates to the QD in the style of “insert Tab A into Slot B” so that the faucet stays fixed in its orientation and wont spin when you try to grab it, hit it with pint glass, etc. etc. It is adjustable 360, so you can fix the faucet in place in whatever direction you need, up, down, left right, etc. Its a nice piece of gear, looks well made, and just feels like good quality piece in your hand.
So now to the comparison of the units i have managed to collect along the way for tapping directly from kegs. These are the most prominent solutions for pouring direct from kegs im aware of to date. As this is impossible to do without restriction they all have flow control in some form or another. (Except the PicnicTap.OG )
The various options-
Nukatap MINI with flow control QD
Nukatap flow control faucet with kegland faucet adapter QD
PicnicTap 2.1
PicnicTap OG- 88” of 4mm eva tubing (not pictured)
Beer- roughly 41F with about 13-14psi for about 2.5vols
All kegs, pint glasses, tubing and hardware left in keezer overnight