dragonlor20
Well-Known Member
Hi guys and gals! So I proposed in May and ever since have been hard at work planning an engagement party and wedding. Of course, I wanted to create all barley beverages for said events, and with that comes the need for new serving equipment One beer grew to two beers which grew into three beers, you know how it goes. As a result, here is your 4 tap jockey box build:
Let's start with the materials:
Here is the detailed inventory including cost:
Jockey Box Parts List
Part Vendor Cost
Faucets/Shank Combo (4) eBay (Beverage Factory) 83
Food Safe Vinyl Tubing Micromatic 31.75
Gas line 4ft (5) Micromatic 20.6
CO2 Tee Splitter (2) Micromatic 8
Cold Plate eBay 90.51
Cold Plate Fittings Micromatic 22.4
Cold Plate Rack Target 5
Ball Lock Fittings eBay 26
Cooler Target 20
Hose Clamps (25) Home Depot 17
Shipping 18
Total 342.26
When procuring the parts for this build, consider the cost of each piece. Nothing is particularly expensive besides the cold plate, but the overall cost can get really high if you aren't careful. Ebay can save you high shipping costs in some places so that is a good idea for the smaller parts. I wasn't able to price the faucets and shanks any lower than I show them up there - I worked on those for a while. You shouldn't pay any more than $110 for your cold plate, put cold plates on your watch list and wait for a good price. Set a limit for yourself on what you want to pay. I would not invest in a 2 pass or 1 pass cold plate, the difference in price is very small - I would start paying only at a 3 pass and if possible you want to get as many passes as you can so that you can pass some beers through the plate twice.
Another tip is to use chalk for your planning and measuring. The chalk will write directly on the cooler in a very non-permament way. You can rub it off with your hands when you are finished.
And drilling the holes/installing shanks and faucets...
Now we move on to installing the guts - starting with the cold plate installation...
Installing the nipples on the cold plate using teflon tape to tighten up connections...
Let's start with the materials:
Here is the detailed inventory including cost:
Jockey Box Parts List
Part Vendor Cost
Faucets/Shank Combo (4) eBay (Beverage Factory) 83
Food Safe Vinyl Tubing Micromatic 31.75
Gas line 4ft (5) Micromatic 20.6
CO2 Tee Splitter (2) Micromatic 8
Cold Plate eBay 90.51
Cold Plate Fittings Micromatic 22.4
Cold Plate Rack Target 5
Ball Lock Fittings eBay 26
Cooler Target 20
Hose Clamps (25) Home Depot 17
Shipping 18
Total 342.26
When procuring the parts for this build, consider the cost of each piece. Nothing is particularly expensive besides the cold plate, but the overall cost can get really high if you aren't careful. Ebay can save you high shipping costs in some places so that is a good idea for the smaller parts. I wasn't able to price the faucets and shanks any lower than I show them up there - I worked on those for a while. You shouldn't pay any more than $110 for your cold plate, put cold plates on your watch list and wait for a good price. Set a limit for yourself on what you want to pay. I would not invest in a 2 pass or 1 pass cold plate, the difference in price is very small - I would start paying only at a 3 pass and if possible you want to get as many passes as you can so that you can pass some beers through the plate twice.
Another tip is to use chalk for your planning and measuring. The chalk will write directly on the cooler in a very non-permament way. You can rub it off with your hands when you are finished.
And drilling the holes/installing shanks and faucets...
Now we move on to installing the guts - starting with the cold plate installation...
Installing the nipples on the cold plate using teflon tape to tighten up connections...