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Abstract

A post-mix beverage dispensing tap valve to dispense a beverage into a vessel. A connection and mounting assembly is configured for mounting the post-mix beverage dispensing valve a wall and connecting with a source of a beverage product and a source of water. A drafting head is formed as an elongate cylindrical body with an internal bore. A piston shaft is operable by a tap actuator to selectively block and permit a flow of the beverage syrup and the water through the internal bores. The piston shaft carries a seal, a flow guide, and a spring. The seal abuts and seal with the facet to prevent flow through the internal bores. A slight gap between the flow guide and the inner surface of the bore to obtain a desired mixture rate between the beverage syrup and the water source by regulating the area of flow around the flow guide.

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