Beer tap setup

If you go with the most popular option, the kegerator, you can find a step-by-step guide to building a kegerator in another Beverage Craft article here. The DIY home beer tap setup process will look something like this.

First, you have to make sure all the components and tools are in place - a detailed list of components is in the next paragraph. Building a home bar with a beer tap does not require any special tools other than the ones you probably already have in your household like a spanner wrench, a cutter, a screwdriver, and so on. Start by planning the space for your future home brew beer taps.

Make sure there is enough space for all the components to be placed neatly considering the kegerator dimensions. Connect the gas regulator to the CO2 tank do not open it yet!

Connect the beer line that runs from the keg coupler or beer disconnect and run it over to the beer shank, securing both sides with a clamp. Connect the shank to the beer tower. Once all the elements are in place and connected, open the CO2 flow and adjust the pressure, depending on the style of beer, may vary between 10 to 12 PSI.

It delivers a really good value for money draught beer. The Sub Beer Tap. Now we are getting serious! These beer taps connect to larger kegs around litres which give you a lot less barrel changing! They are also fantastic as once connected they will generally last longer than a TORP.

Of course, as these taps are much more similar to the sort of thing you would find in your local pub this is reflected in the price tag! Klarstein Home Beer Tap. Perfect Draft Machine. Blade Beer Dispenser. This is the pinnacle!

Too rich and famous and worried you might get recognised if you pop to the local pub for a pint? Yes, but you need the specific keg extractor head, as there are different types. So once I turn on the cooler, how long does it take for the beer to cool down? Well that depends on the model, but in a couple of hours you will have your beer ready to consume at most, and how long does a bottle of CO2 last?

With 2 KG of CO2 you can serve between and liters. Are you clearer now? Then it only remains for you to know how to install the beer tap you want. It is a very simple process, since we find a wide range of pre-assembled installations with tray, tap, column or hand pump, etc. First we have to connect the beer pipe coming out of the column to the head, which in turn will be connected to the keg.

The beer will circulate in this way. Then, we take the pressure reducer, gas regulator, to which we will connect the tube.

One side will go to the CO2 bottle, while the other will connect to the barrel. This way the gas will circulate to the keg, which we will be able to regulate or compensate with the manometer. Now, to cool the beer we have different options. We can circulate the beer through the coil of an external cooler, or we can also choose one of the many taps that already have a built-in cooler. You already know everything you need to know about the advantages of having a beer dispenser at home.

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