Snap Tap - Ball Lock

Snap tap, leaky

A alright piece of equipment a little longer then I imagined which makes you compensate for a higher carbon service pressure (15psi has good results) but right in the plastic bits it has a consistent leak problem that I share with other buyers, I hoped for a product that is full proof from a reputable supplier but as homebrews there’s nothing a little bit of glue or tightening won’t fix.

Easy to clean

I keep everything hand tight. Clean and sanitize after opening from package, put together and works really well with no leaks. A great upgrade from picnic tap.

Great for specific use cases

Liquid line length is effectively zero, so you'll get nothing but foam if you don't drain the keg pressure before serving... Which also means repressuring with C02 after. That makes this tap a *bad* choice for a typical serving setups, but it's actually *perfect* for easily sampling a brew while it ages, just to taste how it's coming along. You're pulling from a full keg in that case so the extra CO2 cost of draining the headspace is negligible. The amount of time I save cleaning/setting up lines/taps just for small samples makes this tap totally worth it.