Taps for beertaps

There are several kind of taps for your beertap installation. All of the taps have their own specifications and advantages. Very common kind of taps are chrome coloured taps, PVD/titanium coloured taps and stainless steel taps. Most common taps are ball-valve taps those taps work as a ball-valve. The taps taht work as a ball-valve can stay open during pouring.

Compensator taps

Lindr beertaps and dispense towers are standard equipped with compensator taps. The compesnator taps that Lindr uses are chrome coloured, PVD/totanium coloured or stainless steel. Big advantage of compesnator taps is that you can adjust the flow of your beverage. Due to the option of adjusting the flow of your beverage you can always pour a good quality beer or other beverage. Especially when pouring special beers the use of a compensator tap is recommended as special beers might react stronger on different ambient temperatures and CO₂ pressure.

Stainless steel taps

Are you going to pour other beverages like wines, prosecco's, soda water, kombucha's or premixed cocktails than the use of stainless steel taps is highly recommended. The acidity of these beverages is much higher which affects the chrome layer when using chrome plated taps. A stainless steel tap is resistant to this higher acidity of these drinks. For optimal result a stainless steel compensator tap would be best definitely when you are going to pour sparkling soda water, premixed cocktails, prosecco's, kombucha's and wines. With a stainless steel compensator tap you can adjust the flow of your beverage so you can pour a good quality beverage in every situation.

Screwing size of the taps

The most common size of tap screwing is 5/8". When you want to assemble a new tap in your dispense tower or beertap you will almost definitely need a tap with a 5/8" screwing. The length of the tap screwing can change for several models of taps so it is not always easy to assemble a new tap to a dispense tower or beertap. Sometimes you need to replace the transit tube from a dispense tower as well and make use of a adjusting ring to assemble the tap and make sure everything fits well together. In some cases you can have a tap with a 1/2" screwing but this is exceptional.

Are you curious which tap you need for your situation? Feel free to contact us and we will help you with the right tap for your situation.