TheYoshi
Well-Known Member
Man, just moved to NJ (Kinnelon) from Austin, TX. I've lived all over the country but I've never experienced anything like this place when it comes to the simple act of getting a filled CO2 tank.
I'm still in the process of setting up my brewery in the new place (basement, going full electric, great well water... excited!) but in the meantime I thought I'd get my kegerator fired up and running. Naturally the movers wouldn't take filled CO2 tanks so I emptied my two tanks and moved them on up.
What I'm used to is being able to get the things filled at my local homebrew store (Austin Homebrew used to be it) or just swapping them at basically any liquor store where I bought kegs.
None of that happens here, and all the places that seem to deal with them have annoying hours like 10-4 M-F only (welding supply stores, etc.). Anyone else in NJ run into this? What's the secret? I'm not used to this being such a challenge, I've been force carbonating for years since I'm too impatient to bottle so I'm curious what others here are doing.
I'm still in the process of setting up my brewery in the new place (basement, going full electric, great well water... excited!) but in the meantime I thought I'd get my kegerator fired up and running. Naturally the movers wouldn't take filled CO2 tanks so I emptied my two tanks and moved them on up.
What I'm used to is being able to get the things filled at my local homebrew store (Austin Homebrew used to be it) or just swapping them at basically any liquor store where I bought kegs.
None of that happens here, and all the places that seem to deal with them have annoying hours like 10-4 M-F only (welding supply stores, etc.). Anyone else in NJ run into this? What's the secret? I'm not used to this being such a challenge, I've been force carbonating for years since I'm too impatient to bottle so I'm curious what others here are doing.