Fall festivities have begun and it's time to get creative with serving your guests. A pumpkin tap is the perfect festive beverage dispenser for every autumnal occasion. From Oktoberfest to Halloween, you can always add a festive touch to your autumn get-togethers and celebrations with a do-it-yourself beverage dispenser that can be customized in a variety of ways. Enjoy these seasonal beverages with a fun DIY twist!
A pumpkin tap is essentially a DIY beverage dispenser, made by cleaning out the interior of a pumpkin and properly attaching a faucet, which will allow you to turn a pumpkin into a keg! It's not as great as a kegerator, which can maintain the temperature of your beverage but it's a fun and affordable way to serve your beverages during the autumnal season.
What you need:
Before you start playing mixologist, make sure you get all the supplies you'll need and prepare them for beverage brewing. This is essential for serving your beverages at the ideal temperature, which will allow the notes and the flavors to be enhanced. If you are using wine, beer, or cider, we highly recommend storing these products properly to achieve the best taste and experience.
When it comes to wine, proper storage is key! A wine refrigerator is the best way to ensure your wines are being stored at the right temperature to prevent the degradation of flavor and delicate notes. If you want your wine beverages to have complex flavors and lack the bitterness and astringency of wine, you need to be sure the wine is stored at the optimal temperature. A wine refrigerator has a temperature control system that prevents wild fluctuations in temperature, ensuring your wines will be perfectly preserved until you are ready to drink them. We have a full guide on recommended serving temperatures here.
This same temperature-controlled storage concept applies to ciders and beers, except these are best stored in a kegerator. The benefit of a kegerator is that not only does it store your beers and ciders at the optimal temperature, but it dispenses them perfectly for the best taste experience! There's nothing quite like beer straight from the tap and you can get that experience at home easily with a kegerator. Learn about how a kegerator works in our article here.
All the little details matter when it comes to preparing your party beverages so, don't forget the ice and the cups! Ideally, you should have glasses that suit the beverages you are serving and glassware that allows your guests to easily serve themselves with the pumpkin tap. We recommend glassware that holds a larger volume and have a wider opening for easy dispensing. You should place the pumpkin tap that the edge of a countertop or table for guests to easily serve themselves.
The benefit of a pumpkin tap is being able to serve large-batch beverages to your guests in a festive way. We've collected some of the best large-batch beverages for you to brew and enjoy with your guests this season. With warming flavors and unique notes, you may want to have a whole lineup of pumpkin kegs for your guests to choose from.
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Ingredients (serves about 6)
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Ingredients (serves about 6)
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Pumpkin season is only around for a short time! Take advantage of pumpkin season by not only infusing your drinks with that flavor but dispense it through a pumpkin tap. This extra touch will take your parties and get-togethers to the next level. In need of other ways to level up your beverage game? We have your back! Contact our team of product experts at 800-710-9939 for advice, answers to your product questions, and recommendations.