Serving beer with "picnic rod" tap attachment

Hi,

I just ordered a "picnic pump rod" as seem in the following link:

http://www.amazon.com/KegWorks-Picnic-Pump-Rod-Only/dp/B0002COQYC

I'm curious how it will work, IOW if anyone has first hand experience on what to expect.

We'll be serving Pilsner Urquell from a 50L keg in a tub of ice (outdoors) on a week long vacation, so I thought it would be a good idea to bring my CO2 and valve equipment to keep the beer fresh, but I did not have a way to get the beer from the coupler to a tap handle/valve. This looks like the best/simplest solution as it will situate the handle at a convenient pour height and eliminate the standard plastic curly hosed picnic tapper (not a fan).

My major concern and what I won't be able to test before vacation is how badly this may cause the beer to foam. First off it is a non insulating material (SS and brass) and it sticks up a foot or so above the ice bucket. Secondly the length is rather short compared to the standard 5 feet of 3/16" taproid tubing. I can't find any specs on the picnic pump rod so I don't know what the inside diameter is.

Has anyone used this (or a picnic/CO2 kit) and can chime in on expectations? Should I back off the CO2 pressure to compensate, and what lower pressure might be OK to still keep the beer carbonated and pour at a reasonable rate?

 

Thanks for your reply, that's good to hear. I look forward to anyone else adding their experiences as well.