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So i am looking into a kegging system, i wont keg very often in fact maybe once or twice a year. Since i dont keg enough beer to spend the money on a 5lbs CO2 tank and i like the idea of not having to hydro my tank every few years. A Paintball CO2 tank is my best option. It fits in my mini fridge and is cheap.I can get a 32oz CO2 tank for about $25 bucks. That can force carbonate and push about two to three full kegs. At $8-$9 to fill they are not expensive to fill and are light weight.
The problem that i see is people running into to the adapter fitting part. Since paintball tanks have the push button to let the CO2 flow out (see photo) It has a high pressure quick connect at the end for ease of use.
I found another solution to this problem and think that i may have made the idea of using a paintball tank as use as a CO2 tank a viable solution. When i played paintball back in the day, i had a CO2 tank remote pack. I wore my tank on my back and used a 3000 psi cord to attach to the gun. It looked like this.They are only $30 new.
This cord can then be attached to a regulator and from there to the keg. Giving the CO2 tank full motion and ability to be stored anywhere in the fridge or portable kegging system without the regulator getting in the way. It will also make it easier to check the pressure and regulate CO2 use. Has anyone done this before? Does the idea have any merit of use?
So i am looking into a kegging system, i wont keg very often in fact maybe once or twice a year. Since i dont keg enough beer to spend the money on a 5lbs CO2 tank and i like the idea of not having to hydro my tank every few years. A Paintball CO2 tank is my best option. It fits in my mini fridge and is cheap.I can get a 32oz CO2 tank for about $25 bucks. That can force carbonate and push about two to three full kegs. At $8-$9 to fill they are not expensive to fill and are light weight.
The problem that i see is people running into to the adapter fitting part. Since paintball tanks have the push button to let the CO2 flow out (see photo) It has a high pressure quick connect at the end for ease of use.
I found another solution to this problem and think that i may have made the idea of using a paintball tank as use as a CO2 tank a viable solution. When i played paintball back in the day, i had a CO2 tank remote pack. I wore my tank on my back and used a 3000 psi cord to attach to the gun. It looked like this.They are only $30 new.
This cord can then be attached to a regulator and from there to the keg. Giving the CO2 tank full motion and ability to be stored anywhere in the fridge or portable kegging system without the regulator getting in the way. It will also make it easier to check the pressure and regulate CO2 use. Has anyone done this before? Does the idea have any merit of use?