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**J8D** · 11-30-2011, 05:16 PM

I just got off the phone with Airgas and they quoted me $198 for a cylinder of Beergas (this includes purchasing the cylinder). Does this seem right? Are there any Tampa bay brewers that know of a cheaper place? I want to add a stout faucet but the endevour seems pretty pricey thus far. Thanks.

**h22lude** · 11-30-2011, 06:16 PM

What size? The tank itself is pretty expensive, especially if you buy a new one

**J8D** · 11-30-2011, 06:39 PM

He hit me with the cubic foot after which I was immediately confused. I do recall knee high though. Sounded like a 20 lb (in CO2 speak) to me.

**h22lude** · 11-30-2011, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by J8D

He hit me with the cubic foot after which I was immediately confused. I do recall knee high though. Sounded like a 20 lb (in CO2 speak) to me.

20 lb tank new is over $150

**zazbnf** · 11-30-2011, 07:05 PM

The tank is a huge part of that, you should call them back and ask about refills. Here the 20lb size refill is $44.00 which is still more than I wanted to pay considering I could get both a CO2 tank and a nitrogen tank filled for $26 total, and it lasts 3-4x as long.

I found a used gas blender on ebay traded my beergas tank for a nitrogen tank and now I make my own blended gas. Start-up costs were about 2x what you were quoted but most of what I have will retain most of it's purchase value should I ever choose to resell it.

thargrav · 12-01-2011, 01:08 AM

Beergas is expensive everywhere.

Why do you want to use beergas? It's only needed to run long lines under pressures like 35 PSI and pushing stout through a stout faucet. If you are running it in a home kegerator you are wasting your money.

Beergas is a mix of CO2 and nitrogen and it's mixed specifically for higher pressures - the mix keeps the beer from over-carbonating.

**J8D** · 12-01-2011, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by thargrav

Beergas is expensive everywhere.

Why do you want to use beergas? It's only needed to run long lines under pressures like 35 PSI and pushing stout through a stout faucet. If you are running it in a home kegerator you are wasting your money.

Beergas is a mix of CO2 and nitrogen and it's mixed specifically for higher pressures - the mix keeps the beer from over-carbonating.

Yes I know. I am planning to hook up a stout faucet.

dowhatitdo · 12-08-2011, 03:25 PM

Is it possible to just have both co2 and nitrogen tanks hooked up, via separate regulators per tank and have them t'd together in the tubing running to the keg?

**zazbnf** · 12-08-2011, 03:58 PM

You would need a gas blender to accurately control the mix ratios.

**dfess1** · 12-08-2011, 05:01 PM

I get my gas from my local welding supply company. I went in to get a specific beer gas tank and regulator when i received my new stout faucet. The guy filling the tank was also a homebrewer. He set me up a different way. The amount of beergas you'll go through to push stouts (unless that's all you brew) is pretty small. At that point, he sold me a small 5# CO2 bottle. He said for the size of the bottle, its rated for the same pressure needed for the beergas mixture. This way, I also get to use my CO2 regulator on it, and do not need to go get a separate, "one trick pony" regulator. Works out well, since I already had a second regulator. This is my backup, and I used it for other things as well, such as tailgates, etc.