Nukatap FC Gen 2 - Flow Control - Testing in the Brewery!

[@Spiderman50505]

Good to have you back mate.

[@HomeBrewNetwork]

Thank you!

[@grahamhawes7089]

I’m a flow control tap skeptic but that does look pretty effective. I bought a Nukatap Mini w/flow control QD that will be my party keg setup. Haven’t tested it yet, but I’m thinking the lower mass and conductivity will be an advantage outdoors. I just put my 2.5gal keg in a bucket of ice.

[@HomeBrewNetwork]

Seems to work quite well! Cheers

Flow control faucets are industry standard in Europe. Beer is stored at higher temperatures usually which allows for /nescessitate higher pressures, it is cooled via an flow through cooler usually under the counter (or sometimes on top of the counter).

[@carlkessler303]

I recently added a flow control tap. I have two taps. I often have a cider with a fairly high carbonation and an ale with a lower carbonation. I only have one regulator so that means all are actually carbed higher to the cider level. The best thing for me to do, would be actually to get two regulators. The flow control tap does work, mostly. I can pour the ale without getting tons of foam. That said, the ale is still actually carbed to the higher cider level which may not be what you want if you're doing a English mild or ESB for example. I'm happy with the buy, but a second regulator might have been a better idea.

[@HomeBrewNetwork]

Yeah second reg, or an inline one, cheers!

[@twodogswalking840]

I'll give you a 7 out of ten Gash for that fart at the 3:26 mark. Cheers

[@HomeBrewNetwork]

Hmm I'll shoot for 10/10 next time!

[@NoelSufrin]

Great tips and good stuff to know! Thanks! 🍻

[@HomeBrewNetwork]

Thanks for watching!

[@timwood8733]

wow -looking great following big big weight loss -well done !!!!!!!!!!!!!! ps great test on new FC tap also

[@HomeBrewNetwork]

Thanks mate, cheers!

[@victorbitter583]

Works real nice. I have had that brand reg fail on me before. You'll get ALL the gas when it does. cheers.

[@HomeBrewNetwork]

Ive had this reg sitting in the drawer for years, an old 10yr old one died, shitty old Keg King one lol so I just chucked this on. Cheers!

[@paulandersonanderson1444]

I have to use flow control because my keg system is mini kegs in a camping fridge which is almost impossible to balance. It also means that when the boys are around they can pour their own beers. I have the gen 1 version and will be trying out the new parts. I’ve tried the competitors ultra twist, it was terrible.

[@HomeBrewNetwork]

Awesome, hope it goes well mate!

[@StassBrewing]

Cheers Gash.. might get one myself!

[@HomeBrewNetwork]

Go hard Stass :)

[@Hardworkinharv]

Looks like a great tap

[@HomeBrewNetwork]

Yeah goes well!

[@johnfreeborn979]

That's it mind the body. I just use the tap for on or off and use the flow control for the rest. Cheers.

[@HomeBrewNetwork]

Cheers John!

[@richardsanchez8808]

Hey there. Trying to eliminate foam in a soda carbed to 5 volumes co2 with this faucet. Any suggestions?

[@HomeBrewNetwork]

Sorry I know nothing about soda. Are you serving with the same pressure that you carved it at?

[@richardsanchez8808]

@HomeBrewNetwork I'm still figuring things out. I was planning on carbing at high volume (like 60psi) and reducing pour pressure to 15-30psi using inline regulator before i even get to the faucet. I still have a lot of playing around to do. Goal is champagne style bubbles in solution

[@feuer-gluat-quoim]

Which beer line length do you use in a kegerator without flow control?

[@HomeBrewNetwork]

4mm line I use 2.5m

[@feuer-gluat-quoim]

@@HomeBrewNetwork thank you! That's a good starting point for my kegerator project. I'm going to drill holes in the door of a fridge, having Nukatap Minis ordered..