How to Set Up a Jockey Box (Extended Version) and Adjust Your CO2 for a Proper Pour

[@tonyathompson9307]

Great information!!!

[@coldbreak]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jorickm2377]

I would suggest attaching the Keg and then opening the CO2 valve, this prevents the beer from spraying everywhere if the coupler doesn't connect right the first time.

[@Cis_koe]

Great video well put together , thank you !

[@martinf032]

great information! so it's 1 pound of CO2 for half barrel of beer (21 gallons)?

[@coldbreak]

15.5 gallons per half barrel (barrel is 32 gallons). Yes, ~1 pound to dispense it.

[@MrDzony90]

Does keg have to be cold when using jockey box?

[@coldbreak]

If they are cold, they don't have to be. But we recommend icing the kegs if your event is long. It will help keep the ice melt inside the jockey box to a minimum.

[@mibuen3352]

The coil is sold separately?

[@coldbreak]

No

[@herefornow29]

I used your product at an event and it was pure foam the entire time. I lost money due to having to refund the clients. I’m not blaming your system but I even set the regulator to 25psi. Could something else be happening to cause this? Any advice would be great- I have an event mid October 2021. Thanks!

[@joeellis4681]

DId you ever get a response on this?

[@herefornow29]

@@joeellis4681 no… I also want to add that the kegs were kept cool so the temperature variance didn’t cause the foam. It’s every single event! One keg does well while the other keg is pure foam. 😩

[@joeellis4681]

@@herefornow29 I have problems with my two tap JB, too…but not too much foam. It’s just uneven pours from the two taps. I use a splitter on my primary regulator, but the pressure never seems to be the same. 🤷‍♂️

[@coldbreak]

Chris, you need to reach out to us directly. We need to walk through how you set it up to solve the issue.

[@coldbreak]

@@joeellis4681 Joe, you also should reach out to us directly. -Chris (owner)

[@StephenProsserHCC]

Have you ever seen anyone snapchill hot coffee with a jockey box coil setup?

[@coldbreak]

No. You would melt the ice inside the jockey box too fast. They are designed to get cool drinks cold. Not hot drinks cold.

[@StephenProsserHCC]

@@coldbreak what about dry ice?

[@jamalpeoples3736]

A jockey box makes zero sense here. It would be easier to make a mobile cooler or bag with a keg that small. Put the keg in the cooler get a mini keg pressure regulator. If it's already carbed just throw a small cartridge on it. Chill the keg in fridge and throw ice on it.. Will last 2 or 3 days depending on the cooler or bag. Take several 2.5 gallons on trips all the time with friends. Set one up in an icemule backpack. Ice didnt melt for 2 days. Better yet get a slightly larger cooler with wheels on it. Put two 2.5 in it. Have the regulator and small canister mounted to the outside. Quick break down amd portable.

[@coldbreak]

The small keg is used for demonstration. You can hook any sized keg up to the system.

[@jamalpeoples3736]

@@coldbreak again don't see the sense in it two small kegs would be better and a ton cheaper just ice two cheap regulators or you could even fix it for one. Jockey boxes are just to high priced for what you can do for a bag of ice. Hell I have even made a kegerator with a 5 gallon setup out of a cooler backpack that stayed cold for two days.

[@coldbreak]

@@jamalpeoples3736 This is a video on how to set up a system. If we put a half barrel on the table, it would be a bit awkward.

[@jamalpeoples3736]

@@coldbreak you don't have to put a half barrel on the table. That's what I am trying say here. I catered for years and jockey boxes may have been one the weakest points in the program. Especially on long hot days. Upping the psi constantly to stop foaming and the likes. It use to be the only way to get stuff done. Its just not anymore. I have even bought super coolers that fit entire kegs fitted them with mini regulators and 5 lb tanks for cheaper when theyvare on sale. Plus you can roll the whole system away.