Black Island Brewer
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Those of you who are using the oxygen canisters to oxygenate their wort, what are you using as a valve and connector to the tubing?
I had an old torch set that I got the parts from. You can buy just the parts you need from online homebrew stores, or even your local shop.
Yeah, I was afraid you'd say that. Beyond removing the end of the torch, did you have to remove or add anything else?
This is one example of a "regulator" for the hardware store tanks. Some other HB shops sell them as well.
I didn't tear anything apart. The oxygen tanks require a reverse thread valve and I had one of those with a barb fitting on it (from the propane/O2 torch kit). I just got a simple air stone and some tubing and it worked fine.
Just get yours online. Like this: (edit: that's kinda expensive, might shop around)
http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/oxygenation-kit.html
I use those home depot canisters, but its hard to tell when full/empty. Bought one last time and when i got to the point where i was going to oxygenate (Williams Brewing regulator) nothing came out. When they do work they work great, made my WLP 565 dupont yeast kick hard and fast
I just bought the Williams regulator/wand/airstone as well. Went to Lowe's and bought two canisters which don't weigh anything. Got to the register and told the lady that I hoped there was something in them because they were so light and she said "yeah... air don't weigh much." Good thing I wasn't drinking anything because I would have snorted it out my nose that was so damn funny. Now it's kind of an inside joke with my sons and we use that line as often as we can. Not brewing for 2 more weeks but I seriously hope there is oxygen in those canisters!
There's only 1.4oz. in those canisters...... Got to the register and told the lady that I hoped there was something in them because they were so light and she said "yeah... air don't weigh much." .......
so where do you get the 16oz canisters!raouliii said:There's only 1.4oz. in those canisters.
I just bought the Williams regulator/wand/airstone as well. Went to Lowe's and bought two canisters which don't weigh anything. Got to the register and told the lady that I hoped there was something in them because they were so light and she said "yeah... air don't weigh much." Good thing I wasn't drinking anything because I would have snorted it out my nose that was so damn funny. Now it's kind of an inside joke with my sons and we use that line as often as we can. Not brewing for 2 more weeks but I seriously hope there is oxygen in those canisters!
The 1.4oz red oxygen canisters are the same size as the skinny 14oz green propane canisters.so where do you get the 16oz canisters!
raouliii said:The 1.4oz red oxygen canisters are the same size as the skinny 14oz green propane canisters.
MarcusKillion said:My question is ..why are you oxygenating your wort with expensive oxygen when stirring it is all you need to do ? Yeast only needs oxygen at the start . I bet too much is not good or at least it is useless
My question is ..why are you oxygenating your wort with expensive oxygen when stirring it is all you need to do ? Yeast only needs oxygen at the start . I bet too much is not good or at least it is useless
wouldn't it be cheaper in the long run to get a refillable medical oxygen tank rather than disposable ones?
master_haze
I don't believe stirring will get it anywhere near that 8ppm. In YEAST, by Chris White (of White Labs), it is stated "With plenty of headspace, a strong back, and lots of vigorous shaking, a homebrewer can get levels as high as 8 ppm into the wort. This is about the maximum using air.".....Stirring alone can only introduce 8 ppm of dissolved O2 maximum......
So I decided to hold off on the home depot canisters for now, instead I just bought a new mix-and-stir, this time a stainless steel rod. I need it for wine making anyway, and it is WAY better than shaking the hell out of the carboy. I run it for 5 minutes with my drill, threading it through a drilled bung, and it turns my wort (or in this case, today, a cyser) into a foamy cream.
I was at Harbor Freight today, and looking at their Oxygen cylinders and regulators. I suspect a single fill would last me my next 10 years of brewing, so I'm gonna wait for my 20% off coupon and get them in the next few months. I can stick with low gravity brews for a few weeks anyway.
Thanks to you all for the info. It's a shame that the regulator for the Bernzomatic/Worthington cannisters isn't more widely available (read: cheaper).
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