Low Profile Picnic Tap 2.1 – No Beer Line, Low Thermal Mass, Built In Flow Reducer
Picnic Tap 2.1 – aka Better Tap – All-in-One Super Liquid Disconnect for tight space, no beer line | no foam waste | no drips | no equal, ready to pour great glasses of beer directly from a keg or growler without beer line and drip tray. Made in USA. Low Profile Ball Lock
More InfoHighlighted Features
- NO BEER LINE - connect Picnic Tap 2.1 directly to the liquid ball lock post. Built-in Compact Progressive Flow Reducer (CPFR) for great pour
- NO FOAM WASTE
- LOW THERMAL MASS. Takes less beer to chill down.
- NO DRIPS - you can throw your drip tray away!!!
- NO EQUAL - nothing like it in the world. Made in USA using Chinese disconnect because there is no US plastic disconnects. Sold and loved worldwide!
Picnic Tap 2.1 is available in multiple configurations. It’s designed to have low thermal mass, reduce drips and has a built in flow compensator so no beer line is needed.
Picnic Tap 2.1 – aka Better Tap – All-in-One Super Liquid Disconnect for tight space, no beer line | no foam waste | no drips | no equal, ready to pour great glasses of beer directly from a keg or growler without beer line and drip tray. Made in USA. Low Profile Ball Lock– affiliate link, note that multiple variations of this product may be available, as such a different version may appear at this link
Other variations & sources
- Ball Lock: Picnic Tap 2.1 – The Mother of All Taps – no beer line | no foam waste | no drips | no equal (Ball Lock)
- Pin Lock: Picnic Tap 2.1 – The Mother of All Taps – no beer line | no foam waste | no drips | no equal (Pin Lock)
- Also at William’s Brewing: Picnic Tap 2.1 Low Profile Keg Faucet
This assembly visually appears to include a DuoTight ball lock QD. Check out my Hands on Review of those.
… Line cleaning setup of convert compatible PET bottles to mini ball lock kegs – See: 
Bag o’ stuff
This is what you get with the basic pump. Tee, carbonation cap, pump and dip tube.
I installed this on a 2L bottle. You’ll notice the carbonation cap has changed colors. I used one I already had (Kegland brand, just a different color), because I already has a dip tube trimmed to size and installed from a recent update to 
Complete test setup
Ball Lock QD Installed on the pump assembly
It’s a little difficult to see but… it works. With some pumping, I got a slow steady stream of liquid. Keep in mind this is cleaning two 10′ lines at the same time.
Add on a ball lock faucet and you’ve got a portable serving keg without paying for expensive CO2 cartridges. Before you email me/comment/etc… yes this will cause oxidation, I would not suggest this as a long term solution. Only for the occasion that you and your friends will be able to drink an entire growler in an evening. Oxidation won’t have enough time to become a factor. Use another solution for longer term applications.
Remove the tee, add a 
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