another paintball tank question

[drinkdrankpunk]

Sorry I'm sure this has been bought up but I couldn't find the answer I was looking for. I am wanting to build a small kegerator to last me the next year til I move back to the states. I am looking to pick up a few 3 gal kegs and possibly just using a couple of paintball tanks to push them.
The question is can I carb with a paintball tank or will that pretty much use the whole tank to carb? Or can I just prime and carb with sugar in the keg then just serve with the paintball tank?

 

[SupervisingChildren]

You can prime and carb with sugar, but only need half the sugar from what I recall reading (you still want to seat the lid with a shot of co2). I would prime with sugar to avoid using up a ton of co2 if you go the paintball tank route.
I'm sure someone with more knowledge than me can give you more input.

 

[shelly_belly]

I can force carbonate (2.5 volumes) and push a 5 gallon keg to with 1 9oz tank.

 

[ericbw]

I have 4 kegs (2.5-3 gal), with a 20 oz paintball tank. I think you can carb and serve 4+ kegs with that. It does run out sooner than you want, but it works. I'll upgrade to a bigger tank soon, but it works.

 

[crazyirishman34]

You might just want to look for a 2.5lbs tank. Much cheaper to fill in the long run and not that much bigger then a 20oz

 

[drinkdrankpunk]

I have a full keg set up in storage back in the states with 5# tanks and regulators and valves and all kinds of extra parts, but I am stationed overseas right now so I just want something small and easy to last me a year and a half til im back. Plus I can get the paintball tanks filled on post.i think that sounds like it will work for me. Thanks for the help everyone.

 

[Dahoov]

FYI. When I burst carb a 5 gallon batch I use a 20oz paintball cylinder that I can weigh on my "hop scale" before and after. I usually shoot for about 1.5oz.