The Winco TAP-CAP is a 12-pack of Bar Maid draft beer tap caps, the sanitary protective covers that slip onto draft faucet spouts during off-hours. Standard bar best practice but skipped at most operations - tap caps prevent fruit flies, dust, gnats, and airborne contaminants from entering the faucet between shifts, which is what feeds the buildup of beer stone, mold, and yeast colonies that ruin draft quality.

Why You Need Tap Caps

An uncapped faucet spout is open to the bar environment 24/7. Fruit flies are particularly attracted to the sugary residue inside a beer faucet, lay eggs in the spout, and the offspring contaminate the first pull of the day. Beyond flies, ambient dust and airborne microbes settle into the spout overnight and join your line cleaning cycle. Tap caps are the cheapest insurance against a degraded first pour and against the kind of contamination that drives off-flavors over weeks.

How to Use

End of service, run a quick rinse pull, dry the spout exterior, slip the cap on. Morning, remove the cap, do a sacrificial pull, the faucet is ready. Caps are dishwasher-safe - rotate through cleaning so you always have clean caps for the next overnight.

For Bars Serious About Draft Quality

Every craft beer bar should run tap caps as standard procedure. The cost per cap is trivial; the cost of a fruit-fly outbreak in your beer cooler is a recurring headache. 12 caps cover a 12-tap bar overnight; larger bars stock multiples for rotation.