3 tap jockey box build questions

[RedBeard08]

Me and a group of friends are planning to start having brewing competitions and I wanted to build a jockey box to serve all 3 beer at the same time.

My question is has anyone build a 3 tap jockey box using 50' coils? If so how small of a cooler can they fit into?

Please post any pics you may have! greatly appreciate!

 

[Ravenshead]

I've found 50' coils are overkill for most locations, I use 20' coils in Houston in the summer to good effect. You can pour 35*-ish beer most of the time if it's less than 100* out. If it is 100* than it helps to partially ice the kegs. You can easily fit three coils and taps in a cheap 48 qt. rectangular cooler.

 

[RedBeard08]

only 20'? I thought people had issues with foaming with that short a coil

 

[mikescooling]

I don't know about 3 coils in one box, but this is one 50ft coil in a lunch box.

 

[mikescooling]

As long as you use the 6" coils I bet you could cram all 3 in a 50 quart cooler like this. These are 8"coils of 3/8th that are 50ft long

 

[RedBeard08]

interesting. never thought about a lunch box. kind of a cool idea. very portable.

 

[RedBeard08]

very nice jockey box mike. I am trying to use as small a cooler as possible, so that is a strong possibility. what pressure do you usually serve at? much foaming issues?

 

[mikescooling]

No foaming at all on ether box and I use 15 psi on both jockey boxes.

 

[RedBeard08]

good to know. thanks for the tips and pictures