What I am in the planning stages of building is a little more involved than your typical jockey box, but without going into a lot of detail, the cooling aspect for the beer taps will be jockey box like.
The common cooling devices would seem to be either SS/Copper coils or cold plates. Based on other threads and Google research, I've decided a coil device is likely the way I am going to go. That said, has anyone used or considered PEX tubing for the coil? I won't pretend to be anywhere near a thermodynamics expert, but based on the design criteria - getting cold into the beer in the beer line and keeping it there - wouldn't PEX make more sense for it's lower heat/cooling loss? Not to mention it's a cheaper material and easier to work with. Thoughts, comments, personal experience, expert advice?
The common cooling devices would seem to be either SS/Copper coils or cold plates. Based on other threads and Google research, I've decided a coil device is likely the way I am going to go. That said, has anyone used or considered PEX tubing for the coil? I won't pretend to be anywhere near a thermodynamics expert, but based on the design criteria - getting cold into the beer in the beer line and keeping it there - wouldn't PEX make more sense for it's lower heat/cooling loss? Not to mention it's a cheaper material and easier to work with. Thoughts, comments, personal experience, expert advice?
