keg faucets, how is your beer dispensed?

[YamahaXS]

i used to use the cobra faucets with about 2 feet of hose, which worked fine, but kinda of a pain, because the faucet end would sometime slip or drop down to the bottom of the fridge.

then my wifey bought me a couple of stainless steel faucets attached directly to the quick release valves (http://www.brewersdiscount.com/item5069.ctlg)

that gave em the idea to shortent the hose to about 2 inches so that the cobra taps are 'erect'. I know, a 2inch erection is pretty lame, but this solution works very well if you have a situation where you can hold the glass next to the keg.

[S.F.B.]

I am currently using the cobras with 2 feet of line. I do have the parts to do a thru-wall in the fridge. Just have to get off my lazy ass and do it.

[chris1kanobi]

You could always do what I did and make a colbra head faucet mounting block. http://www.freewebs.com/homebrew/kegging.htm
It works so well, a few of my friends have done it as well. My buddy used a peice of cherry and it looks really nice. Someday I want to get a peice of stainless and bend it to form a drip tray. Right now I use a 3 in. PVC pipe cut in half and capped on each end. It is nice to have a drip tray. Cheapness is the grandfather of invention.:D

[YamahaXS]

Originally posted by chris1kanobi
You could always do what I did and make a colbra head faucet mounting block. http://www.freewebs.com/homebrew/kegging.htm
It works so well, a few of my friends have done it as well. My buddy used a peice of cherry and it looks really nice. Someday I want to get a peice of stainless and bend it to form a drip tray. Right now I use a 3 in. PVC pipe cut in half and capped on each end. It is nice to have a drip tray. Cheapness is the grandfather of invention.:D

well, i have a chest freezer that will get converted pretty soon, but for now, I am just 'cellaring' my beer. abotu 58 F is pretty damn good for beer.

I'll see if I can take a pic of my set up, its just 5 kegs positioned around paint tray serving as a drip pan. heheheh

[danno]

Yamaha, did you actually get a 2" hose to pour a decent beer? With that little length, I'd think it would shoot beer all over the place and give you massive foaming... that widget your wife bought you has built-in compensation for no hose length...

[YamahaXS]

Originally posted by danno
Yamaha, did you actually get a 2" hose to pour a decent beer? With that little length, I'd think it would shoot beer all over the place and give you massive foaming... that widget your wife bought you has built-in compensation for no hose length...

both dispense fine, just adjust psi's accordingly.