Wednesday, March 28, 2012

NHC Preps

I'm registered for the National Homebrewer's Conference this year for the first time.  I've been wanting to go for years and finally get the chance since it's coming to Seattle.  Several of my buddies in the Snake River Brewer's Club are also going to so we decided to participate in Club Night, which is essentially a homebrew beer festival with each club pouring their creations for 1600 of their closest friends... 

To get ready for Club Night, I'm building a 6-tap jockey box from a 100-qt marine cooler and a cold plate that a few club members donated.   Here's a few shots of the progress made thus far  (Thanks to HomeBrewStuff.com for supplying all of the dispensing hardware, tubing, and accessories):



All that's left is installation of the supply tubing from the kegs and we'll be good to go.  It's also going to have a decorative wood cabinet that wraps around the front and sides for the impression of a portable bar.  I'm also building that.  It will have have a frame and panel design on all three sides with hinges so it van be broken down for easy transport and storage.  I'll post some photos up once I get some of the woodworking done.  We're gonna represent in Seattle!