Food Grade / Welding Co2?

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Permalink Reply by mike on March 12, 2012 at 6:17pm

co2 is co2.food grade gas bottles are dedicated food grade but still the same gas.cheers.

 

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Permalink Reply by Hamish Jones on March 12, 2012 at 7:13pm

As far as I have read it's all the same stuff and comes from the same tank, I have munched through about 30 kegs and haven't used food grade, nor been asked what it was used for and its all fine, who did you get it from sounds like they are trying to upsell you

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Permalink Reply by SR on March 12, 2012 at 10:42pm

So should I be using a food grade gas bottle or is an old welding bottle ok?

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Permalink Reply by Hamish Jones on March 12, 2012 at 10:44pm

I use a converted 3.5kg fire extinguisher, cost $120 to convert including fill, so can't see the harm in using welding bottle as long as it's in test

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Permalink Reply by Aidan Richards on April 16, 2012 at 8:07pm

Hi there, I have a similar fire extinguisher to your one, just wondering where you got it converted as I want to do the same. Thanks.

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Permalink Reply by Hamish Jones on April 16, 2012 at 8:33pm

if you go to ctest they are on 52 Haytons Road Sockburn, it's the way to go, I think they are also called imtest or saiglobal they are great people as well, they also do filling which I must say is way better than the other guys in Hornby as they always overfill it so you get plenty of beers out of it

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Permalink Reply by SR on March 13, 2012 at 7:50am

Sweet - then I'm sorted.  Thanks for the replies!

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Permalink Reply by Hamish Jones on March 13, 2012 at 8:05am

Have a look at this carbonation chart makes carbing beer accurately a breeze, instead of cranking up the reg and testing every day to see if it properly carbed,

follow this and you'll get it perfect everytime

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