Jockey box tips

[Trails_n_Ales]

Hi all, i just purchases a jockey box with the metal coils inside. I tested it out last night and had trouble dialing in the pressure. 10psi came out as a dribble and 12psi came out foamy. I didn't want to run any more beer through it and be short for this weekend so I shut it down.

Any advice on how to set up and get a nice pour out of this would be appreciated. Thanks!

 

[Homercidal]

You should not have that much difference between those two pressures. Something is not right.

You may still need to balance the line length/resistance for the temperature. Your beer is cold, right? That always helps.

We have a 5-tap cold plate setup, and didn't have any problems serving a good range of pressures with various lengths of hose and warm beer. It's possible, but that cold plate jockey box is different than a coil jockey box. Maybe there is a rough edge somewhere causing turbulence?

 

[bfish]

25-40 psi, with everything chilled.

 

[Trails_n_Ales]

I did see some bubbles forming when the tubing met the coil. Maybe a connection issue so I'll tighten everything to be sure. I will have my kegs cold and the coils sitting in ice water.

So 25-40 psi is ideal? Seems pretty high.

 

[brick_haus]

Yea, gotta be an air leak.

I would get the leak at the connections stopped and dial in your pressure on serving day.