Alas, you caught me; I misspoke.Is there actually 5# of Nitrogen in a 5# cylinder (20cf cyl?), or is it more like 1.5lb actual gas?
Alas, you caught me; I misspoke.Is there actually 5# of Nitrogen in a 5# cylinder (20cf cyl?), or is it more like 1.5lb actual gas?
Alas, you caught me; I misspoke.
I will never run out of gas after the shops have closed for a long weekend again!
Oh, do tell, says the guy from only a wee bit South of Amherst, which store might that be?The local grow store here in MA started doing 5# swaps(aluminum only, they will send steel ones for refill) for $11/tank. They also swap 20's for $25. Cheaper and closer than airgas or other "local" gas places.
Here we Grow in Hadley. They are great about it...Oh, do tell, says the guy from only a wee bit South of Amherst, which store might that be?
I'm a steel tank guy, if only from historical "what-had-happened-was"-ness.Here we Grow in Hadley. They are great about it...
Also, Why are you not at any of our Monthly SPARGE club meetings? SPARGE Homebrew Club we meet anywhere from Springfield to Northampton.. Not sure where the next one is, it's probably on the facebook side of things where I don't go.
But steel rusts. Esp inside the tank. Aluminum is just a strong, it’s slightly thicker and weighs less and can’t even manage nitrogen pressuresI'm a steel tank guy, if only from historical "what-had-happened-was"-ness.
And that's 45-50 min drive for me, which I'll do if I'm going to Tower Theater for instance.
If it can’t, then we wouldn’t get it inspected for rustIf a steel tank is filled with beverage grade CO2, could it rust?
Cheers!
The guys that do it right have a pump to make sure you get the 5lbs you pay for. Reminds me of the gas stations selling 20lb fills and only pitting 16-17 in it saying they need to leave room for expansion.I have been refilling 5 lb tanks from a twenty lb tank for several years now. I have a siphon in the 20 lb tank so I don't have to flip it upside down but do invert the 5 lb tank when filling. I use a simple jumper, high pressure mesh hose with a connector on each end. I have watched people at the local gas supply place refill 5 lb tanks from a larger tank and I have never seen them use a scale. I asked about it and they said there is almost zero chance of getting 5 lbs in the small tank much less enough to damage the it. The good one tip is the one of getting the 5 lb tank very cold. Transferring a small amount of gas into it and then purging it gives the best result. But at a couple dollars a pound, I don't want to waste the gas. A decent substitute is to put the 5 lb tank into the freezer overnight and then filling it immediately after taking it out. The biggest tip is to proceed carefully. Make absolutely sure you have closed both tank valves before removing the hose. Then loosen one side just enough to bleed off the gas in the hose and then remove it. Removing the hose with a valve open creates a really dangerous situation.
If you make/drink more beer, you'll use more CO2. Otherwise, not so much.Once I expand into a multi keg setup then we will see.
Totally agree. This business does fill tanks with a pump but they have to send them to their HQ so the tank is gone for at least a week. In a homebrew emergency they will fill a 5 lb tank as much as is possible from a larger tank at the local business. My reference to them in my post was about not using a scale and I should have clarified that this is not the way they did all tank refillsThe guys that do it right have a pump to make sure you get the 5lbs you pay for. Reminds me of the gas stations selling 20lb fills and only pitting 16-17 in it saying they need to leave room for expansion.
The guys that do it right have a pump to make sure you get the 5lbs you pay for. Reminds me of the gas stations selling 20lb fills and only pitting 16-17 in it saying they need to leave room for expansion.
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