Hi all,
Really appreciate all the help Ive gotten here and Im hoping you can settle 1 final debate Im having over my move to kegging. Basically I will be racking to my keg and then transporting the keg to another location 40 minutes away where my kegerator/CO2 is located. So the dilemma is how to prep the keg for the drive in the simplest/easiest way possible given that my CO2 tank/regulator will be at the other location. Here are the 2 options Im mulling:
1) Get a compact injector like this (http://www.midwestsupplies.com/compact-co2-injector-only.html) . I would fill the keg carefully to avoid oxidation and then purge the headspace with the injector. My concerns here are around stories Ive hear of these things exploding (especially since this isnt really the intended use of these things) and reports that youre supposed to use the entire cartridge once youve attached it to the keg whereas Id only need a few bursts
2) Get a 12 oz paintball tank and cheap regulator. Downside is that its more expensive; upside is that it gives me more control and possibly safer/easier; and I could purge the entire keg of CO2 before filling since Id have the bigger tank (maybe I could do this with the compact injector; not entirely sure)
Id love to hear peoples thoughts, especially if you have experience with the compact injectors
Really appreciate all the help Ive gotten here and Im hoping you can settle 1 final debate Im having over my move to kegging. Basically I will be racking to my keg and then transporting the keg to another location 40 minutes away where my kegerator/CO2 is located. So the dilemma is how to prep the keg for the drive in the simplest/easiest way possible given that my CO2 tank/regulator will be at the other location. Here are the 2 options Im mulling:
1) Get a compact injector like this (http://www.midwestsupplies.com/compact-co2-injector-only.html) . I would fill the keg carefully to avoid oxidation and then purge the headspace with the injector. My concerns here are around stories Ive hear of these things exploding (especially since this isnt really the intended use of these things) and reports that youre supposed to use the entire cartridge once youve attached it to the keg whereas Id only need a few bursts
2) Get a 12 oz paintball tank and cheap regulator. Downside is that its more expensive; upside is that it gives me more control and possibly safer/easier; and I could purge the entire keg of CO2 before filling since Id have the bigger tank (maybe I could do this with the compact injector; not entirely sure)
Id love to hear peoples thoughts, especially if you have experience with the compact injectors