Brewmegoodbeer
Well-Known Member
Hello all,
I force carbonate my beer. Today, I went to Dick's sporting goods to fill my CO2 tank and I happened to tell the person filling it that I was making beer. The employee then told me that he could not fill my tank because I was filling it for beverage purposes and the co2 was not food grade. This threw me in a loop because I know that many home brewers get their co2 from paintball stores, welders, and diving shops which do not have "food grade" co2. I am now looking for food grade co2 in my area but it looks like the only places that offer it are places that dispense co2 to businesses (hopefully they will sell to a dude making beer at his house). What do you guys think about this? I have read that industrial co2 can contain some chemicals that could be harmful and even cause cancer, so I now know that food grade co2 is prob. best, but do you guys use food grade?
I force carbonate my beer. Today, I went to Dick's sporting goods to fill my CO2 tank and I happened to tell the person filling it that I was making beer. The employee then told me that he could not fill my tank because I was filling it for beverage purposes and the co2 was not food grade. This threw me in a loop because I know that many home brewers get their co2 from paintball stores, welders, and diving shops which do not have "food grade" co2. I am now looking for food grade co2 in my area but it looks like the only places that offer it are places that dispense co2 to businesses (hopefully they will sell to a dude making beer at his house). What do you guys think about this? I have read that industrial co2 can contain some chemicals that could be harmful and even cause cancer, so I now know that food grade co2 is prob. best, but do you guys use food grade?