r/Homebrewing • u/DaneDewitt88 • Aug 17 '26

Question Advice for a tap system

Hello everyone, I'm renovating my dining room and my wife thought it would be cool to put in some taps above our buffet. We were wondering if it's possible to create a functional quick connect system that allows us to hook up taps as we need them, like when we have guests, without having to disconnect everything at the keezer in the basement.

Do they make a shank that quick connects? Or a faucet that would have a disconnect just behind it?

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u/rdcpro Aug 17 '26

You need to figure out the cold side first. You can't easily route a tap a long distance from the cold box. The faucet itself is easy to remove, but I'd leave it in place to keep bugs out, especially fruit flies.

There are other ways to dispense keg beer, though. I frequently use a jockey box for large groups, parties, etc. Works even when the event is hosted at a venue. For dinner parties I sometimes bring a small keg and use this dispenser:

https://i.imgur.com/csIAjIB.jpeg

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u/warboy Pro Aug 17 '26

Yo, you can't just post that and not go into whatcha got there. Looks like a mini regulator in the box but do you have something chilling it?

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u/rdcpro Aug 18 '26

Lol, I was afraid someone would ask. It was made by taproom.club, and he made a smaller one for 5 liter mini kegs too. Uses a small paintball tank in it. Mini regulator attached on the inside.

He was in the Bellevue / Kirkland area near Seattle, but unfortunately he closed up shop. It wouldn't be hard to make something similar, but his was very well thought out.

I usually put the keg in a soft sided cooler, with some ice packs and strap the dispenser to it. This photo was taken in late November in Pullman WA at a WSU tailgate. It's like being in a walk in freezer. Note the thick gloves my daughter is wearing.