co2 for a 5 gallon keg?

[BigDuke1022]

Hey guys. I am new to home brew and recently brewed my first batch of brew. I bought a 5 gallon corny keg and primed my brew inside of it since I did not have a co2 tank. My question is how big/small of a tank would it take to extract my beer from the keg? Would a 20oz. paintball tank be sufficient or would I need a larger tank. Any information will help greatly in the future.

 

[A4J]

PM Biermuncher. He built the rolling kegerator and I think he used a 9oz to push 3 kegs (don't know how many times he had to change the tank tho).

 

[cowstick]

The 20oz will be fine for two 16.5 gallon kegs. Each one will take about .5 lbs so you will be able to get almost 3 out of it. Then again since your using 5gal. cornies youll be able to get roughly 6-8 uses. But Im no good at math so I the number could be higher. Go to MicroMatic.com, Kegerator, Draft Keg Beer Equipment, Taps thats micro matics website and check out the kegerator forumn and search paintball I know ive seen it on there more than a few times. its in there just dig.

 

[BigDuke1022]

thanks guys!