Kettle Tap

[Reviled]

What do you guys use for a tap on your kettles? Where can I get one?

Cant seem to find one so far :o( Dont really wanna pay $40 AUD for one through craft brewer...

[James P]

www.anzor.co.nz

1/2 inch two piece tap
1/2 inch barrel nipple (although a weldless kit from Beerbelly would be the shiznit.)
1/2 inch hose barb

All that cost me about $40 I think.

Needs to be welded though.

[Greig McGill]

I don't. While the wort is chilling, I soak a siphon in sanitiser, and run some through it. After about 20m, I just siphon the wort out.

[studio1]

this is what I've started doing, I find it mesmerising watching the last of the wort drain away leaving all the trub behind.

[Chris Banks]

Anzor is def the way to go for stainless bits and pieces. Shame your not in wellington I could have done the welding for you (if you went that way)
Cheers Chris

[James P]

Maybe Chris wants to make weldless barrel nipples for people... **

** Jedi Mind Trick...

[Horace]

Theres not much to them. Fully threaded nipple, O-ring, washer, flanged back nut or straight coupling. Place valve on front. Some thread tape, a hole and it's all done. I've used fibre washers in mine inplace of an O ring. Works fine. It is also all brass

[James P]

Hi Horace, was your threaded nipple from a piece of 600mm or did you find something smaller and if so where from?

All I could find at Bunning and Mitre 10 were 600mm lengths.

[Horace]

600 length, I was renovating my house. Happy to cut some off for you if you would like. Have seen them as fully threaded nipples though. Crox nut and olive to attatch a short length of copper pipe to get to the bottom of the kettle.

Most of my stuff comes from Master Trade

[James P]

I've sent you a friend request so I can send you an email... I would be interested in a piece of the thread! :)

[Chris Banks]

weldless barrel nipples?? Tell me more

[James P]

Have a look at this -> Bulkhead and kettle bulkhead . Both basically what we are discussing above.

Take a piece of threaded nipple, weld a washer about 30mm in on one end (making the inside of the kettle seal) then use a back nut on the other end to make the outside seal.

I must admit, that Horace and GuyIncognito's way sounds much easier!

[Ged]

Guys

In all the weldless fittings I've made or bought, when i screw the valve onto the fitting with some plumbers tape for a watertight seal, the whole fitting starts to rotate and loosen..I don't want to tighten it so much it cracks the cooler wall..Any suggestions?