Helium blend carbonation

[MikeYoung]

Maybe this belongs in Drunken Ramblings... I watched a Penn & Teller episode where they talked of a fictitious dessert fluffed with helium. So...

Any thoughts on the benefits or perils of forcing helium into solution under pressure in yer keg? High pitched belches are sure to please and excite.

 

[birvine]

Make sure the keg doesn't float away! LOL!

 

[birvine]

It seems it would not work.

http://www.lenntech.com/periodic/water/helium/helium-and-water.htm

 

[audger]

http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/gases-solubility-water-d_1148.html

CO2- 1g of gas is soluble in 1kg of water at 40*C
nitrogen- .015g of gas is soluble in 1kg of water at 40*C
helium- .0014g of gas is soluble in 1kg of water at 40*C
(all at standard pressure)

if you are thinking you would notice the common effects of breathing helium, you would not. but if you needed to push beer over looooonng distances, helium would be even more useful than nitrogen because you could increase the PSI without getting any noticable effects.

so- helium would be useful in some instances, but would have no discernable effects to the drinker.