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Stainless Steel Faucet
The Perlick, 425SS, Stainless Steel (S/S) body is unique in both appearance and function. An innovative seat-forward design makes it the most sanitary faucet available anywhere. Because the internal parts are not exposed to air, the traditional sticking of the handle lever and build up of bacteria is eliminated.
Being able to remove the spout makes cleaning much easier. The revolutionary seat-forward design and stainless body will help provide beer with a brewery fresh taste. Knob sold separately.
Packed one to a carton.
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Perlick Ultra Clean Stainless Steel Faucets preserve the taste of beer, provide better pour control and exceed industry standards. The Perlick faucet is very different than any other draft beer dispensing faucets available. It seals at the very front of the faucet just above the down spout.
The development of this faucet addressed the deficiencies found not only in standard brass or chrome plated brass faucets, but also those found in high end specialty stainless faucets. Specifically:
- 1. Faucet Materials
- 2. Bacteria Growth
- 3. Ease Of Cleaning
- 4. Pour Control
- 5. How To Pour
- 6. Foam On Demand
- 7. Growler Filling
- 8. Appearance
- 9. Rotating Handle
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Most other faucets are constructed of brass or chrome plating over brass. Beer being a 4 pH acid actually corrodes the brass and chrome and leaches metals into the dispensing beer. The result is a metallic aftertaste in beer, most noticeable in the hoppy beers.
The Perlick Faucet will not leach because the beer pathway is through and over stainless steel not brass or chrome plated brass. The pathway is so straight forward and simple it can be cleaned in place when the lines are cleaned. There are no springs or rubber boots to contend with.
When you close other faucets, even the stainless versions, the beer flow is blocked off at the very back of the faucet, and the faucet body drains leaving wet internal surfaces exposed to air. This exposure allows airborne bacteria and wild yeasts to enter and grow within the wet faucet body, contaminating and oxidizing the metal surfaces. When these faucets are taken apart after some use, you will see the build up of bacteria and yeast, and in some cases a white 'cheesy' film that sours the taste of beer.
When you close or shut-off The Perlick Faucet its patented Seal-Forward Design closes at the very front end of the faucet body just above the removable spout. No air is allowed to enter the faucet body, hence no internal bacteria growth. Beer that is now within the faucet body has replaced the air and is always in contact with the cool shank. Furthermore, our spout will not retain beer, is stainless, removable and can be cleaned at any time. Some stainless faucets retain warm stale beer in their down spout because they can not drain by design. You have to take the faucet apart to clean it which leads us to wonder why anyone would even consider a faucet that saves beer in its down spout. Warm air taints beer.
The Perlick Faucet is a straight through design with only the shut-off slide and a small part of the actuating lever in the beer flow path. There are no cross-vent air holes in our design, no little places for critters or bacteria to live.
The Perlick Faucet by design has very little restriction in the flow path. This allows the faucet to be cleaned in place by the line cleaning solutions. There are no vent holes to clean! You know all standard brass faucets have two air vents to clean. Ours doesn't. Our down spout is removable at any time so it can be kept clean at will. When periodic full disassemble cleaning is performed, there are only two moving parts. No springs, no rubber boots, no fuss. All the materials used are approved FDA / NSF and all seals are interchangeable.
The first time you use The Perlick Faucet it will be different and improve the way you pour beer.
The Perlick Faucet allows the dispensing of beer at lower pressures; you can reduce the CO2 pressure at the keg by three or more pounds (psig), and your mixed gas pressure by up to 25%. The Perlick Faucet design allows the beer to be dispensed more slowly and still get the same volume per minute. We slow the velocity of the pour, not the amount. With the reduction in pressure you have less over carbonation. You will be able to pour your beers with or without head on demand and have a cascade presentation in those beers that need it. With the velocity slowed you can even pour what we call the ENGLISH pour, where you have to pour to a line (the full pint) then add head for presentation. By simply reducing your pressure at the keg, controlling the start angle of your glass, the distance away from the inside wall of the glass and the moment you turn the glass upright you will have control of the fill line and head.
Remember this: The old faucet you learned to pour beer with is out dated and can make your beer taste metallic.
Start by holding your glass at a sharp angle (exaggerate it to the point that you think the beer will spill out) It is important to hold the glass at this angle and place the glass so its inside wall almost touches the opening of the down spout before you open the faucet. Try not to change this angle until the glass is almost full. Now open the faucet and adjust your glass position so the beer just about backs out over the lip; Do Not turn the glass upright until it is almost full. You will gain more and more control as you use the faucet.
As you gain control of the fill you may want to increase the head by putting a little foam in the bottom of the glass before you start the fill, this will cause entrainment and foam, or you can use foam on demand after the fill. You really get the hang of it, after doing it just a few times.
Without having to back push the tap handle, our seal-forward shut-off design will foam with just an ever so slight forward handle pull. This ever so slight pull causes the beer to flow at a very high velocity between the valve seal and its seat, which in turn breaks out the gas on demand. This feature allows the dispensing person to create foam at will before or after a fill. With the right fill and head you get a better presentation and more glasses per keg. And as you become better at foam control, you will be able to pour your mix gas beers with a cascade presentation.
I can say when we pour a Guinness with our faucet that the first thing needed is a little foam in the bottom of the glass to start entrainment, and then fill to a line so there is a good cascade and clarification, and then a little added head. A full Guinness in just 8 seconds!
I can tell you this; all who pour beer have our own way of doing it. We really have never had control of the pour; we just pour not knowing and believe it's the best way! Once you gain control with The Perlick Faucet, you pour a better beer, your business wins and you feel really good about your presentation.
When is comes to filling a growler jug The Perlick Faucet can really save the day. The Perlick Faucet design has no vent holes or air pathways needed to break vacuums or provide moving shaft clearances. Your every day standard brass faucets or its stainless versions have three air pathways and a velocity problem that cause over foaming when jug filling. These airways can siphon into your down tube when filling a growler jug. In many cases you have to contort your hands and fingers to close off the very front of the faucet, where the valve shaft comes out of the faucet body (a clearance) and at the same time you close off the small vent hole, just under the front over hang of the faucet body. This if you get closed, will stop the large cross-hole, just under the tap handle lever from siphoning so long as the rubber seal under the screw down cap isn't leaking. If you get all of these closed and have no leaks you can pour your jug but still have a good deal of foam because the velocity out of the standard faucet is a little too fast for a jug. Now with The Perlick Faucet there are no air vent holes to contend with, we pour softer and fill with little or no foam in comparison. What is saved in lost beer down the drain pays for the faucet over and over again.
When you see the workmanship, the recognizable shape, and see it fitted to your Tap Tower it's like a piece of jewelry. Not to mention all of the real working features you're getting or the money you will save, but there is one point about appearance that our design has taken into consideration and it is the presentation of the advertising handles. When handles are locked down to all other faucets they must stay that way for looks or because of their shape, but over time they don't and end up twisted around so tight you can not get them off and you end up with another expense. Not with The Perlick Faucet.
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