Stainless Taps for Plastic Fermenters

[domejunky]

Hello All

Whilst I don't mind brass ball valves for MT/HTL etc - I've been looking for an easy to sanitise tap for two fermenters. All the plastic ones I have can't be fully dismantled.

When you price up stainless ball valve, nipple, washers, hex nut etc it gets quite pricey - I am a total tight arse.

I wonder if anyone had comments on these:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Round-Designe ... 2c9a9ae4ae

Works out £5 each - silicon gasket, washer and hex nut on the inside should only be a few more quid. How easy will they be to dismantle and clean?

Pete

[vacant]

I bought one of these 304 stainless taps and fitted it on my plastic boiler (best fit was using one silicone washer). The nozzle can hold a silicone hose on the end - which I need if I do no-chill. If I was using it on an FV I guess I could pressure-cook it to sanitize if I thought bacteria/spores might be hiding on the ball valve.

edit: I have a 16mm filter like this that fits over the end - I'm going to use that as a hop filter on my next brew.

[domejunky]

I saw those but didn't know if I'd get a hose on the end - good to know. I could always boil/pressure cook them...

Did you get them from the UK or China?

Pete

[vacant]

China