I have never had the tap-a-draft. I would still suggest looking at
the philtap. If you like the plastic bottles, you can drill the caps
of 2/3 liter bottles and use bung plugs and the philtap will fit. The
philtap is all stainless steel and will last for ever. Also, Dan
Listermann who makes them provides great support. He also a big
contributor on the newsgroups.





On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 19:33:24 GMT, "mpomario" <mpomario@netscape.net>
wrote:
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>I do want to get a Soda keg system going but am going to wait until I have
>room to put another fridge. I think until then I may purchase the Tap a
>draft for a temporary basis($80 with extra bottles not too bad), I don't
>like bottling and usually fill 1 liter flip top bottles for my smaller
>batches. I guess I would still have to bottle condition. Does anyone have
>any personal experience with the the Tap a Draft system, like how long will
>a bottle last in the fridge?, Do they bust frequently? etc.
>
>Thanks
>
>"Bakechad" <bakechad@ameritech.net> wrote in message
>news:a9c42696.0403011415.56ac0716@posting.google.com...[color=green]
>> 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=$32, which will buy a recondtioned corny and all parts are
>> replaceable. I know the start-up is more for the cornies which is why
>> I went with the mini-kegs. Hold out for a corny system, you will be
>> much happier.
>>
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>> "mpomario" <mpomario@netscape.net> wrote in message[/color]
>news:<nvO%b.424290$na.813219@attbi_s04>...[color=green][color=darkred]
>> > I was thinking of buying one of these set ups only for temporary and[/color][/color]
>don't[color=green][color=darkred]
>> > want to spend much but want something that won't ruin my batches. What[/color][/color]
>do[color=green][color=darkred]
>> > 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
>> >[/color][/color]
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>> >
>> > This shows all the components of system 2
>> >[/color][/color]
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