End of Day Procedures
After you’re done cleaning your jockey box, we just have to dump the ice and prep it for storage.
Purge Your Coils
After a busy event, properly cleaning your jockey box is crucial to keeping your draft lines in top condition. In the video below, Chris explains the best way to purge your coils using CO₂—especially after running a no-rinse sanitizer like Star San. He covers why leaving beer line cleaner in your system is a bad idea, how to use a coupler cleaning cap to push out any leftover liquid, and why it’s helpful to leave the cap on during transport. Whether you're catering, bartending, or brewing, this quick method helps ensure your jockey box is clean, dry, and ready for the next pour.
Dump Ice
Without thinking, it’s going to be really easy to want to leverage the cooler lid as a handle. But, doing so is going to put unwanted stress on its hinges. So, use the cooler’s designated handles. If you’ve got a second set of hands nearby, it’s always easier with a buddy.
Exterior Cleaning
To keep the outside of your jockey box looking brand new, wipe it down with a common, gentle cleaner and a damp cloth for those beer rings, scuff marks, etc.
If you’re using one of our stainless models, they have great corrosion resistance—think similar to a stainless refrigerator, but that resistance is maximized in well-polished or buffed condition. Use your favorite stainless steel polish to show your jockey box little TLC.
Cooler Storage
Lastly, when shelving your jockey box between use, store it dry with the lid slightly open. This will help prevent mold from any residual moisture inside the cooler. We like to use the cooler’s lid latches to easily prop it open, allowing it time to air dry completely.
Pro tip: After removing your beverage lines, cap the input shanks. We ship our jockey boxes with the inputs covered with handy, little red covers. And, inside them, you’ll notice—is where we’ve stored extra beer washers to use for set-up.
Your beverage jumpers also need to hang dry. Another pro tip: Once dry, beverage jumpers can be attached to both sides of a beer coupler, in its disengaged position, to stay nice and clean.
Keg Storage
If you've ever used a jockey box at an outdoor event and ended up with foamy beer the next day, the video below explains why—and how to fix it. Chris walks through what happens to a keg when it's pressurized to 25–30 PSI for event service and then left that way overnight. He demonstrates how to safely bring the pressure back down to the proper storage range (around 10 PSI) using a simple regulator and relief valve technique. It’s a quick, helpful guide for anyone who serves draft beer on the go and wants to avoid overcarbonation.