headmaster

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from nitrogen
cold brew drafts

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Creamy Cold Brew with a long-lasting head

The patented HeadMaster nitrogen-blending device eliminates hours of
fine-tuning draft systems for cold brew and infuses every glass with persistent, slowly cascading micro-bubbles.

See the results in action:

Features & Benefits

  • Regulates an exact coffee to nitrogen ratio during blending, resulting in creamy cold brew and a fuller, lusher aroma
  • Quick and easy keg replacement - The HeadMaster eliminates the need to shake beverage kegs before use
  • Supports standard 40° F (4° C) refrigeration temperatures; no specialized refrigeration required

The HeadMaster has transformed our nitro cold brew! Not only do we have the best nitro in the neighborhood, we no longer need to charge our kegs and wait before serving; HeadMaster is plug-and-play. 

BARRY FAUGHT - BROADCAST COFFEE - SEATTLE, WA

Development History

ONE HOT SEATTLE SUMMER IN 2014

During an unseasonably warm summer in 2014, when coffee drinkers were looking for a cold and refreshing alternative to hot coffee, nitro cold brew was just starting to appear on the market. One of True North's cafe clients wanted to start offering our coffee as nitro cold brew. After sampling all the available offerings on the market, which were all either flat or lacking flavor, John Hofius, owner of True North Coffee Roasters, took this as a challenge to create a system that would enhance our coffee's robust flavors in nitro cold brew form. He set to cracking the code to produce a head of persistently cascading micro-bubbles by hand building a prototype device to blend an exact ratio of delicious cold brew and effervescent nitrogen. 

True North’s nitro cold brew produced with this hand-made device was instantly in high demand and lauded by Seattle food critics. In May of 2015 True North’s nitro cold brew was featured in Zagat’s “30 Things To Eat and Drink in Seattle this Summer” and later that summer in the AllRecipes.com article "This Next Level Cold Brew Coffee Pours Like A Guinness".

In the subsequent years, John worked with Quality and Regulatory Consultants Amy and Michele Martin-Tyler, and Product Design Engineer Kimball McKeehan, to refine the original handmade prototype into the HeadMaster to address the gap in the market for consistent, creamy nitro coffee beverages. 

Easy Installation

Simply mount the HeadMaster inside a standard tap system refrigeration unit, connect the clearly labeled inbound/outbound gas and beverage lines to the device.

Connect beverage and gas lines to HeadMaster

Connect the inbound gas to nitrogen regulator, and the outbound gas and inbound beverage lines to the Cornelius keg.

Beverage and gas connections

Finally, connect the outbound beverage line to the stout tap, and you are ready to serve infused coffee beverages!

Connect beverage outbound line to tap tower

HeadMaster dimensions

Small, discrete, but powerful

HeadMaster Dimensions: Front (W: 6.5

Included Parts

User Guide, Hose Clamps x4, Gas Line Connect, Beverage Line Connect
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HeadMaster

$ 800.00

The HeadMaster is a patented device designed to blend cold brew coffee and nitrogen via a stout tap system to produce long-lasting cascading microbubbles.

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    two year parts warranty:

    Warranty starts from delivery date and covers normal scope of use as outlined in the User Guide, as well as regular care and cleaning as outlined in the User Guide. Damage resulting from use not covered in the User Guide will void the warranty. 

    For warranty claims and service, contact: HeadMaster@drinktruenorth.com or (206) 999-9117

    5% of Proceeds go to Rainier Scholars

    The name HeadMaster was chosen both as a nod to the device’s function as well as to recognize that as a small family-run business, True North’s profits helped fund our son’s education. We are deeply grateful for the educational resources and enrichment he was able to receive and hope to pass the gift of education forward by donating 5% of each HeadMaster’s sale to Rainier Scholars.