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TAP A DRAFT STARTER SYSTEM (no air shipment)

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Item #:

S80

Our Price:

$69.90

Quantity:

In Stock, Will Ship On 06/19/2013.

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The Tap-A-Draft is an economical and space saving portable beer dispensing system. Three (BPA free)6 liter PET bottles hold 4.75 gallons of beer, virtually all of a 5 gallon batch.

The Tap-A-Draft features a 6 liter BPA-free PET bottle, which screws onto the tapping unit for dispensing. The tapping unit holds one 16 gram C02 cartridge, and features a preset regulator that dispenses the C02 from the cartridge into the bottle at an even rate, so you can leave the unit for a month or two, and still dispense all the beer with the single 16 gram cartridge.

When brewing beer for the Tap-A-Draft, prime the beer first by using 3 ounces of corn sugar per 5 gallon batch (about half a cup). Then fill the bottles and seal with the included 38mm screw caps. Let age like bottled beer until they are carbonated (this system will not artficially carbonate beer by C02 injection). To serve, remove the cap and screw on the Tap-A-Draft tapping head, insert the 16 gram C02 cartridge into the unit, chill and dispense.

One 16 gram cartridge will dispense the entire 6 liters of beer, and the built in regulator will keep pressure steady for up to two months. The 6 liter pet bottles are usable until they become damaged, usually for at least 6 batches. The pet bottles will keep beer fresh for 4 months. For longer beer storage, look to our Mini Keg Systems or full-sized Beverage systems. You will need 3 cartridges to dispense three bottles (4.75 gallons). A portable space-saving draft system at a great price

Includes the Tap-A-Draft tap, 5 sixteen gram C02 cartridges, and 3 six liter pet plastic bottles (with 3 caps). Everything you need to bottle and dispense 4.75 gallons of beer. The assembled unit with bottle and tap is 15" long, and 7.5" in diameter. The sealed bottles themselves are 12.5" long, and 7.5" in diameter.

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Average Rating:

(based on 39 reviews)

Showing 1 - 5 of 39 Reviews:

by Emmertainer
on 4/13/2013

Money Better Spent on Small Kegs

Purchased and used only a couple of times before the dispenser no longer held pressure.  Waste of money.  

Upgraded to 2-1/2 gallon keg injector system.  Much more satisfying purchase.

by Loy
on 11/1/2012

Tap-a-draft

Yes, leaking is an issue that I remedied with some Teflon tape. It's very nice to open your fridge and stick a cold mug out an voila! You have a nice mug of beer!

by colin
on 11/1/2012

This system is GREAT!

This is SO MUCH NICER and convenient than dealing with 50 bottles!  You can dispense exactly the amount you desire instead of having to commit to drinking an entire bottle.

I have successfully used this system for three batches now and highly recommend it.  I read some of the other reviews that complained about the CO2 cartridges not lasting and I have not had this problem.  One CO2 cartridge will last for the entire 1.6 gallon keg.  I do use Teflon tape as other reviewers have suggested to wrap around the threads on the keg which will prevent any CO2 leakage.

Highly recommended!

by vaughn
on 8/30/2012

Poor Quality

I had to add a shim under the CO2 cartridge in order to space it properly to pierce the cartridge. Now the bottom of the cartridge holder has split and is unusable. This system is a great idea but a crappy design. Unless the manufacturer has solved the problem don't waste your money.

William's Brewing response:  Did you get the cartridge from us that was too short?  Please call us at 800-759-6025, as we want to hear about this, or email service@williamsbrewing.com. We have found some cartridges that do not fit as well, and do not carry those.

by Tom
on 6/3/2012

works well, with caveats

Due to my living situation, I can't have a keg system (though I will someday!). I found out about the Tap-A-Draft and decided to give it a try as an alternative to the bottling process. So far, I've had four different beers in the system. All have worked well, though my first was over-carbonated (reduce amount of priming sugar usually used per batch!). The "kegging" is a very simple and quick process. Easy to clean, too. One keg sits comfortably in my refrigerator and doesn't take up much space, and the beer is good for several weeks after "tapping" one. A few minor problems that could use some work on later models: First, the caps I received with my system, as well as the screw-on tap, will gradually leak gas. To correct this, I simply wrapped the bottle threads with PFTE (telfon) tape. Also, the tube inside doesn't seem to be buoyant enough, so that toward the end of the keg, it will sink and sometimes pick up a lot of sediment. Otherwise, I like the system and will keep using it.