Nukatap FC Gen 2 - Flow control for highly carbonated beers & high pressure beverages.

www.kegland.com.au/products/n...
The Nukatap FC is a forward sealing Flow Control (FC) tap that allows you to adjust the flow speed right on the body of the tap.
These new flow control taps work even better than before especially with highly carbonated beers or difficult to pour high pressure beverages.
Some of the improvements to this completely new re-engineered design are:
1. Overmolded rubber seals so you can connect the tap and shank together with very little force.
2. New 360degree change in direction to use the momentum of the liquid to slow the liquid down. This give superior non-linear flow control meaning the higher the pressure of the liquid coming into the tap means the more flow control that is applied. This makes the taps a joy to use and gives you better resolution with the flow control lever.
3. Patented design that not only gives you sanitary forward sealing design but it's the only forward sealing flow control model that also has spring return function.
The combination of these features gives you the best flow control tap that we have ever made and outperforms many of the other flow control taps in the industry.
0:00 - Intro
1:37 - How most flow control taps/faucets work
2:55 - Why the Nukatap FC works better than other FC taps
5:26 - Patented design to facilitate auto close spring
6:47 - How to upgrade your old taps to Gen 2
10:48 - Pouring a beer. Testing out the new taps

[@NoMusiciansInMusicAnymore]

This is what happens when engineer nerds make beer, I am 100% a nerd that makes beer, I love the constant upgrades you guys do.

[@KegLand]

Thanks!

[@Mr7Pod]

The new spring miss in your store on Aliexpress

[@RichardDePas]

Another innovative design! Looks fantastic.

[@KegLand]

Thanks Richard. We appreciate it.

[@louiej77]

Great to see Kegland always improving, that's why I've switched most of my equipment to your brand! Would like to see you switch from a regular Nukatap or other tap at high pressure to the FC Nukatap to see the difference and better illustrate your point.

[@KegLand]

Thanks. We really appreciate it. We will keep doing what we can to make better products!

[@LloydGM]

Ditto! You should see their Nukatap Mini, wow! I've got 6 of 'em going into my new keezer.

[@MatBarbe]

Looking forward to try this out. The original Nukatap FC never quite worked as I hope for me. Thanks for the retrofit compatibility. Kudos, keep improving!

[@KegLand]

Thanks for the support. We really appreciate it

[@curtpick628]

Very intuitive design Kee.

[@KegLand]

Thanks

[@curtpick628]

​@@KegLandAny idea when these will be available in the USA ?

[@michaelweel2920]

Hey Kegland Team. I was one of the bad guys claiming a lot about the Nukatap (Gen 1), only foam came out and so the tap was useless to me. Now with the retrofit, it works well! Thanks

[@KegLand]

Never let it be said that we rest on our laurels! Thanks for the feedback!

[@lamehunter]

can confirm this works well - I can finally pour beer with 1.2 bar just after forced carbonation with no foam problems, so happy with replacement!

[@KegLand]

Sweet!

[@jaisoh]

Great innovation from you guys! I actually went back-forth email exchange with you 1.5yrs past when trying to fix my leaking taps. I even suggested to you to add overmold rubber on shuttle part. Back then there was patent(s) restricting you from doing it. Great to see you have found a way around the patent(s) to improve the Nukatap FC! I never managed to get my taps to seal correctly, maybe this enables me to start using my Nukatap FCs now. How to get the parts (shuttle parts and spring) quickly to Finland?

[@KegLand]

With the sealing on the shank I think most of the issues were techincally caused by dented shanks as many retailers do not individually box the shanks and if they knock against each other the shank face would get dents and as we had a hard POK sealing surface on the FC tap this was not able to mould around the dented surface of some other shanks. As you have pointed out the new overmoulded seal does solve this problem so even if the shanks are not well stored or treated these new designs will still seal well.

[@White_Rose_Al]

Best way to slow the speed of a river is to add bends 👌. Great to see constant innovation from Kegland. I love my original Nukatap and serve under 12psi, would I see any benefit in this current upgrade?

[@KegLand]

Thanks

[@Nefariousrouge]

Didn’t know an FC tap was even available with a return close spring. Might have to replace all of my standard Nuka taps.

[@johngriffin9547]

Love how you guys keep innovating. I did find the old FC taps stopped being effective at higher pressures. QQ - any chance of a clip or something being made to hold the tap open? The one issue with the springs is it makes using the taps as a “source” for a counter pressure style bottle filler difficult.

[@KegLand]

Really the easiest way is just to remove the spring and then the tap will definitely stay open.

[@UnjaUntrui]

Take my money!

[@KegLand]

Thanks!

[@mariusbjerkenas9338]

Great update, Kee! When will you present the new Mk5 regulator for us? And will you include a comparison to the Mk4? Thanks!

[@KegLand]

Yes this video will come very soon. It's already being sold in Australia but we just have not got around to the video

[@MittyMagoo]

I noticed the mk5 too 👀

[@Kampela99]

, I´ve got allmost allways some foaming problems with fresh beer... maybe this upgrade helps, and I like sparkling beers, 🤗😅

[@rici_22]

Awesome! Can you mount of these directly to a keg (no beer line) without a separate flow control?

[@rici_22]

Hmm I should have watched till the end before commenting… 😅 Yes… you can…

[@KegLand]

@@rici_22 YES works great directly on the keg.

[@PetraKann]

I like the design. Having a spring in the flow path presents some sanitary issues right? Is it possible to mount the spring on the outside or not in the fluid flow path? It would still be able to act to close the forward valve mechanism. An interesting engineering challenge.

[@KegLand]

It is impossible to fit the spring on the other side of the shuttle and this would not make it any more sanitary.

[@PetraKann]

@@KegLandI have a design where there is no internal spring mechanism in contact with the fluid.

[@trevorsocia2300]

We're currently building out our 1st keezer and are looking at using these Nukatap Gen 2's as our faucets. I'm curious though: with this Gen 2, if you use the spring that returns the handle to "off" position does it then attach to ANY standard shank or does it have to be a specific size / type?

[@KegLand]

Most taps on the market (including Nukataps) have specific shanks they are compatible with

[@davidthreechinsbrewing6193]

What sku is the new auto close spring? Its only showing gen 1 on the website and the link from the gen 2 tap goes to the gen 1 spring?

[@KegLand]

It's the same spring as the Nukatap Mini. www.kegland.com.au/products/nukatap-mini-spring

[@paulbehrens5842]

Thanks for the free upgrade offered today. This reply also assisted with purchasing the compatible spring which otherwise is not stipulated.

[@macq2137]

It's wonderful! When will it be possible to deliver to Europe?

[@KegLand]

www.kegland.com.au/distributor It's best to contact one of our distributors in Europe here and they can give you an idea of when these new parts are going to arrive.

[@liammcdevitt3303]

Ali express, I use them all the time. Official kegland shop in there. 2 weeks delivery to Ireland

[@macq2137]

I noticed some time ago. I already have it. It's waiting for a new batch. Witbier just in time for warm May 😃

[@Rowie_9]

Any update on when the polyphoenix still lineup will be available? Can see them starting to be listed on the website.

[@KegLand]

Most of the parts are finished but we needt to put kits together as I think all the individual parts are a bit confusing at the moment. Once we get the kits together we will also start shooting video too.

[@Rowie_9]

@KegLand Good idea, I would not know what to get without a kit

[@phamaral249]

What would you recommend for flow control with sparkling water? With the higher pressures it's really hard to keep the carbonation in the water.

[@KegLand]

Flow COntrol disconnect or Nukatap will help a lot, or simply run longer or narrower line - you just need to slow the pour to prevent carbonation getting knocked out

[@quando3539]

I would recommend this updated tap for high pressure sparkling, it is working a lot better for me than the old design you can slow it down as much as you want and the carbonation stays in solution.

[@philipmark7693]

Hi mate what is the part number for the new spring for the upgrade of the nukatap.

[@KegLand]

www.kegland.com.au/products/nukatap-mini-spring?_pos=11&_sid=b3dcc3300&_ss=r

[@jpoppinmoneyunit7098]

Will these upgrades come to the ball lock FC as well? I can never get that one to work right, it immediately foams once the beer leaves the disconnect. Thanks

[@KegLand]

I syspect its the same tap with an extra ball lock fitting, so this will work

[@abacojack13]

How do I know if I have a Gen 1 or Gen 2 flow control tap. I just purchased mine about 1 month ago? Where can I buy the kit to upgrade if I have the Gen1. Im in the USA

[@KegLand]

You probably have the Gen 1 model. We only just released the Gen 2 in Australia. KegLand has two main distributors in America. www.morebeer.com and www.williamsbrwing.com It's best to contact these guys directly and they can give you lead times and approximate arrival dates for the new Gen 2 parts.

[@quando3539]

Would you see any benefit with sodawater? I have a fc on my benchy sparkling. I feel like it would be.

[@KegLand]

Pouring soda too fast will knock CO2 out of solution, so quite proably.

[@quando3539]

@@KegLand I have already upgraded my taps since making the original post. I can confirm the difference is night and day before I wasn't able to use the entire range of flow control because I would be this resonance/water hammer effect, now I can adjust the speed it comes out completely and end up with way more carbonation in the final product. Thanks for the free upgrade.

[@seandeforest-howard3006]

Do you have the springs for these taps currently available on the website?

[@KegLand]

Ooops. I forgot to mention the part number. It's actually the same as the Nukatap Mini spring that you can purchase here: www.kegland.com.au/products/nukatap-mini-spring

[@LucSnider]

Any chance of this being made with steel internals? Might just make it perfect.

[@KegLand]

More thermal mass is not really a good thing, actually

[@seanjennings9042]

Hi guys. Im currently using your 1st Gen Nukatap FC. Having real trouble with them and my jockey box which requires a dispense pressure of around 32 PSI. I get foam unless I set the flow to a trickle. Firstly is that common with the 1st Gen's and will this new upgrade alleviate this issue?

[@KegLand]

Foam issues on a jockey box are often due to too low a gas pressure, actually. Try increasing that

[@seanjennings9042]

@@KegLand thanks I will do that

[@liammcdevitt3303]

@Kegland is that new spring KL32216?

[@KegLand]

Yup

[@adamreynolds2555]

Hello, who sells the Gen 2 in USA and what is the part number

[@KegLand]

Check with local distributors - try MoreBeer

[@michaszymanski8106]

Do you have a new Gas regulator? MK5. I can't find it on your website. Only MK4

[@KegLand]

Although we have started to use the MK5 in the kegerators already we are still in the process of clearing some older MK4 stock out. The new MK5 is going to be released soon.

[@michaszymanski8106]

What will the difference be?

[@mikematson8393]

How soon will it be available in the US?

[@KegLand]

KegLand has two main distributors in America. www.morebeer.com and www.williamsbrwing.com It's best to contact these guys directly and they can give you lead times and approximate arrival dates.

[@wolfmanGarage]

Can these upgrades be done to the old intertap taps?

[@mdbbox5660]

Also wondering this. I have a couple of Intertaps that work okay, but not the best with high pressure things like champagne.

[@KegLand]

Nope

[@paulrobertson9439]

Hi does this kit fit the Intratap FC? cheers

[@KegLand]

Unfortunately no

[@lamehunter]

shut up and take my money 😆

[@KegLand]

Thanks! We will try our best to do that.