oliver0575
Member
Hi,
Im in the process of doing my first corny setup, (like most people ive got fed up of leaky king kegs, and bottling large amounts.
Ive found a corny supplier, and other suppliers for the various bits (including norm). However finding a CO2 supplier near me has been a nightmare. The only company within a few miles is BO gases and they want to charge cylinder rental (which I'm not so keen on).
I've managed to track down a fire extinguisher company about 30 miles away that will do a 3.2kg cylinder for £75 (not a deposit, I own it) with £20 on refills/exchanges,
or 6.3kg for £90 and £30 refills/exchanges.
the website is here, ignore the prices they are outdated:
http://bwfire.co.uk/content/view/13/27/
Now I'm only planning on starting with 1 corny but want to go onto 2 or 3 at most in the coming months, unfortunately i don't have the luxury of a big fridge (only a cold garage) to store the kegs in so correct me if I'm wrong but my gas use may be slightly higher as a result, especially if force carbonating?
The other supplier I have just found will do a 10L cylinder (says 20kg weight in the specs) for £50 deposit plus £30 refill. They will delivery to my door next day for about £92 all in. Now they do mixed beer gases (link below)
http://www.gas-uk.co.uk/beer-gas-10-litre-60-40.html
Or pure Co2 (they have told me that the CO2 is food grade when i called them)
http://www.gas-uk.co.uk/carbon-dioxode-co2-10-litre.html
My question is which do people recommend?
I have no objection paying a bit more up front or even necessarily making the trek once or twice a year, but i think the question is which capacity to go for and go for the mixed gas or the beer gas mixture.
If it makes any difference I don't make beer at all, i tend to stick with cider.
thanks
Im in the process of doing my first corny setup, (like most people ive got fed up of leaky king kegs, and bottling large amounts.
Ive found a corny supplier, and other suppliers for the various bits (including norm). However finding a CO2 supplier near me has been a nightmare. The only company within a few miles is BO gases and they want to charge cylinder rental (which I'm not so keen on).
I've managed to track down a fire extinguisher company about 30 miles away that will do a 3.2kg cylinder for £75 (not a deposit, I own it) with £20 on refills/exchanges,
or 6.3kg for £90 and £30 refills/exchanges.
the website is here, ignore the prices they are outdated:
http://bwfire.co.uk/content/view/13/27/
Now I'm only planning on starting with 1 corny but want to go onto 2 or 3 at most in the coming months, unfortunately i don't have the luxury of a big fridge (only a cold garage) to store the kegs in so correct me if I'm wrong but my gas use may be slightly higher as a result, especially if force carbonating?
The other supplier I have just found will do a 10L cylinder (says 20kg weight in the specs) for £50 deposit plus £30 refill. They will delivery to my door next day for about £92 all in. Now they do mixed beer gases (link below)
http://www.gas-uk.co.uk/beer-gas-10-litre-60-40.html
Or pure Co2 (they have told me that the CO2 is food grade when i called them)
http://www.gas-uk.co.uk/carbon-dioxode-co2-10-litre.html
My question is which do people recommend?
I have no objection paying a bit more up front or even necessarily making the trek once or twice a year, but i think the question is which capacity to go for and go for the mixed gas or the beer gas mixture.
If it makes any difference I don't make beer at all, i tend to stick with cider.
thanks