I have the Philtap and it works great. It is easy to clean and easy
to tap.

After saying that, purchasing it was a huge mistake. When you start
doing the math on the inital cost and the cost of the mini-kegs, a
full blown corny system is not that far out of reach. The Philtap is
$50. The minis will eventually need replacement due to rust and wear
on the inside coating. The tap-a-draft is plastic, enough said. The
mini-kegs are $7-8 each and it takes 3-4 to hold a five gallon batch.
$8x4=$32, which will buy a recondtioned corny and all parts are
replaceable. I know the start-up is more for the cornies which is why
I went with the mini-kegs. Hold out for a corny system, you will be
much happier.







"mpomario" <mpomario@netscape.net> wrote in message news:<nvO%b.424290$na.813219@attbi_s04>...[color=blue]
> I was thinking of buying one of these set ups only for temporary and don't
> want to spend much but want something that won't ruin my batches. What do
> you guys think? Any suggestions or words of experience would be greatly
> appreciated. BTW I usually brew 2.5 to 5 Gallon batches
>
> This shows all the components of system 1
> [url]http://www.williamsbrewing.com/AB1605000/showprod.cfm?&DID=7&User_ID=284661&st=8981&st2=38517306&st3=-90242236&CATID=30&ObjectGroup_ID=92[/url]
>
> This shows all the components of system 2
> [url]http://www.williamsbrewing.com/AB1605000/showprod.cfm?&DID=7&User_ID=284661&st=8981&st2=38517306&st3=-90242236&CATID=30&ObjectGroup_ID=56[/url][/color]