Make a DIY Jockey Box! Bring your Homebrew to Events and keep it COLD!
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In this video I show you how to make your own jockey box to be able to serve your homebrew at events and make sure it stays cold. Below are the parts and dimensions you will need to make your own. Each item is for a single tap/line. If you want more taps, just multiple these amounts by the number of taps you want to build.
Parts:
Cooler (48 qt allows 4 taps) any brand works but want a flat front or back to mount tap handles:
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Standard Faucet with 3" Shank:
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Ball Lock Quick Connects:
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Hose Clamps:
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Vinyl Tubing (beer lines):
10 ft of 3/16 ID x 5/16 OD (Thinner line):
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5-6 feet (or 16 feet total if not using thinner line above) of 3/16 ID x 7/16 OD (Thicker/typical serving line):
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If using two different beer hose types, you will need 3/16 hose barb connectors:
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CO2 3/8 ID Tubing:
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If having more than one keg connection, you will need 3/8 Barbed splitter/adaptors:
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note You will need both if doing 4 kegs/taps, or three T style to split four ways.
Tools:
Drill
1/2 inch drill bit
1 inch hole drill bit
Screwdriver
Scissors or utility knife to cut tubing
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Was going to buy a used Jocky Box but just ordered materials to build this. Thx Dennis
You're welcome. This is simple and I use it several times a year and works great!! 🍻
I’ve built 2 of these. One has 2 taps in a chest cooler and the other is 1 tap on a igloo water cooler. They work great
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This is great man, thank you for being awesome !! Definitely subscribing!!!
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How does this have only 117 likes? So helpful! Thank you
Thanks man. 🍻
great vid as usual. only thing i have to nitpick is having the serving lines ziptied in such tight coils. it would cool the beer that much quicker by having that much more surface area exposed to the cooling water.
I've done it both ways with spacers, and just zip tying them in coils... You'd be surprised how cold the beer gets even in the coils.. I couldn't tell the difference. With that said, I am using the smaller diameter line inside so it cools faster. But definitely a good point for others to consider! 🍻
Great idea and video
Thanks! 🍻
Thanks!
I thought I was going to have to spend a fortune for a single event!
Nope. I'm all about making stuff cheap, easy, and good! Haha. 🍻
I have one in my bedroom in a camping fridge freezer (brass monkey) , it is 12v and 240v . It means i always have cold beer on tap without having to cool kegs. Since i am flatting with others , i dont want to run a dedicated fridge for my beer due to power usage concerns. My 50ft coil holds 600ml of beer and chills within minutes, more than enough chilling power for my pints.
It also uses an extension lid i brought so if i want to re convert it to original fridge/freezer i can.
I can run it off my car 12v for festivals and other trips.
Nice. That's a good idea. Thanks for sharing. Cheers 🍻
Dennis, what time is live show with Trent tonight
It is Thursday night at 9 pm Eastern standard time
Using this method, what is serving temperature relative to say a stainless steel coil??
Using the lines inside, with the smaller wall thickness, will help with the cooling. I've never had a problem. It pours cold beers, so I haven't tested the difference in temperature. I always put the keg in a bucket with ice anyway so it stays cold before it goes through the lines too
Will this work with Kegland's evabarrier?
Yep. I don't see why not. Thick walled tubing may take a little longer to cool down in the ice , which is why I use a thinner tubing on the inside, but you could transition to thicker stuff when going through the cooler wall, or use it for the entire thing. It should work just fine. 🍻
How cold is the beer on the output, assuming that the keg is ambient temperature?
Looks like a nice build, Dennis.
Thanks. The kegs actually sit in a 5 gallon bucket of ice water so they stay somewhat cold. The jockey box helps keep the beer cold as it is dispensing. I haven't checked how much it would cool room temp beer down just with the jockey box, but I'm guessing it would work pretty well as long as it wasn't outside in 80-90 degree heat.
Ive never seen anyone use the plastic tubing for the cooling coils before. Most of the time Ive seen them be copper or stainless steel coils. Did you do this to save cost?
Yes and it works really well. I've made two of these and they save a ton of cost and cool just as well, if not better, with the thinner tubing I use in the video. They are also transparent so you can see if gunk or buildup needs to be cleaned up and you can change the lines for cheap if needed. 🍻
how the hell do I run cleaner through the lines?
You can do this the same way you would beverage lines in your kegerator. Partially fill a keg with cleaner, like PBW or Oxiclean free, and hook up gas to the keg. Then run it through the lines and let it sit for 10-20 mins. Then do the same thing with sanitizer afterwards, partially fill the keg, hook to gas, and run that through the lines, but leave the sanitizer in the lines for storage. 🍻🤘