For weddings, parties, barbeques or for no reason at all...

• August 29, 2005 "Temperature"
• September 23, 2005 "Gas"
• October 5, 2005 "Venting" (with a reminder about Temperature)
• January 18, 2006 "Quotes and Testimonial" (This is some good stuff!!)

In order to streamline our online ordering process, all of our Home User kits will be assembled and delivered by MicroMatic. By following the above link, you will be redirected to their e-commerce site.

Before ordering, we suggest you read over some important points:

As a home draft beer enthusiast, you're system falls into one of three categories:

1. The Keg Cooler - You have made it life. You drink good beer. You don't charge your friends for a cup when they come over. You have one entire appliance designed, built and dedicated to serving fresh draft beer.
2. The "Kegerator" - You talked your parents out of their old refrigerator or you saw an obvious curbside hazard to neighborhood children. With a hole saw, a pair of pliers, a little electrical tape and some elbow grease you created what will surely make your garage, basement, kitchen or bedroom the congregation point of your next party.
3. The picinic pump - You woke up on a Sunday morning with a screaming headache. You had someone else's return address stamped on your forehead, three dollars missing from your wallet and a "tapper" in your bathroom. None of your friends know where the tapper came from, so you kept it.

For those of you who prefer pictures, your home draft beer system looks like one of the three below. At least a little bit. We have kits that will work for the Keg Cooler and the "Kegerator." The picnic TurboTap will be available this summer.

Keg Cooler	"Kegerator"	Picnic Pump

Orders will be filled by MicroMatic

Q: What mistake do almost all TurboTap Home Users with Keg Coolers make in an attempt to save $30?
A: They order a kegerator kit. The reason you need a new tower is so that you have room to fit your glassware underneath the TurboTap, which extends approximately 4.75" from the bottom of your faucet. If you have a Keg Cooler with a draft tower, you need the custom built 16" Draft Tower.

Q: What is a coupler? A tower? A faucet? A shank? I just want a beer tap!
A: This picture explains the main components of your home draft beer system.

• The coupler, often refered to as a "tapper", is the device that mates with the valve built into the keg. It should be clean, should prevent beer from flowing back into the keg by means of a check ball and should prevent gas from flowing out of the keg via a rubber "duck valve." The two rubber gaskets on the under-side of the coupler should be present and in good condition.
• The draft tower should be clean and have a good supply of cold air flowing up into it. A good check is that the air coming out when the lid is removed should be sufficient to extinguish a burning match.
• The faucet, also refered to as "the tap", is the the valve that turns the flow of beer on and off. It is assembled of many parts and should be taken apart and cleaned regularly.
• The shank, hidden between the faucet and the tower, should be clean and unobstructed.

Coupler	Tower or Draft Tower	Faucet	Shank

Q: Does the Home User Kit come with everything I need?
A: Yes. Although, "everything I need" varies from person to person. At the very least, everyone will need a TurboTap (obvious) and new tubing (to allow faster flow). In addition, many home draft systems come with inexpensive forged brass faucets. By including a new faucet in the kit, we guarantee that it will be a good fit. Since temperature is by far the most important variable in draft beer, we've included two thermometers, one for the cooler, one for the beer. You may require a towerl lift, which is also available.

Q: What type of glassware is best with TurboTap?
A: First of all, clean glassware is best. Beyond clean, you can use just about anything. TurboTap was designed for 12 to 16 ounce plastic cups in stadiums, but works well for pint glasses, mugs and pilsners. (No frosty mugs though, chilled is good, frosty is bad.) The TurboTap Tower Kit comes with an extra-tall 16" custom made tower. All but the very tallest glasses will fit under your TurboTap.

Q: Will TurboTap pour a perfect beer even if my beer is way too warm?
A: A TurboTap beer will always pour better than a non-TurboTap beer. That being said, if your beer is too warm, it will not be a perfect pour. But to counter one question with another...Why would you want to pour warm beer?

Q: O.K. fine, but how do I make sure that my cooler is at the right temperature?
A: Keep a bottle of water, preferably one liter or bigger, in your keg cooler or refrigerator. Measuring the temperature of that water will be a close estimate of the average temperature of your cooler. When it reads 38 F, you are ready to start pouring great beer.