NWAleDad Well-Known Member Joined Feb 26, 2011 Messages 319 Reaction score 16 Location Seattle Apr 17, 2011 #1 I want to start adding pure o2 to my wort before pitching I was wondering if anyone has tried or know if it will work to use the cans of compressed air you get from the office supply store for cleaning electronics.
I want to start adding pure o2 to my wort before pitching I was wondering if anyone has tried or know if it will work to use the cans of compressed air you get from the office supply store for cleaning electronics.
middleofnowhere Well-Known Member Joined Apr 15, 2008 Messages 608 Reaction score 7 Location Labrador City, NL, Canada Apr 17, 2011 #2 I don't think that is Oxygen!
B BigEd Well-Known Member Joined Nov 5, 2004 Messages 3,019 Reaction score 558 Apr 17, 2011 #3 You obviously are not into reading labels. Those cans do not contain air.
OP OP NWAleDad Well-Known Member Joined Feb 26, 2011 Messages 319 Reaction score 16 Location Seattle Apr 17, 2011 #4 good to know, don't have a bottle handy and it was just a thought.
Mikethepoolguy Well-Known Member Joined Jan 18, 2010 Messages 323 Reaction score 25 Location Pineville, North Carolina, USA Apr 17, 2011 #5 The stuff I buy for electronics is AKA R-152a, a refrrigerant and replacement for 134a. You do not use in beer!
The stuff I buy for electronics is AKA R-152a, a refrrigerant and replacement for 134a. You do not use in beer!
SickTransitMundus Well-Known Member Joined Mar 5, 2010 Messages 168 Reaction score 2 Location Chicago Apr 17, 2011 #6 The stuff in compressed air cans is a fluorocarbon, similar to Freon. You don't want that in your beer.
The stuff in compressed air cans is a fluorocarbon, similar to Freon. You don't want that in your beer.
D Dogphish Well-Known Member Joined Nov 11, 2010 Messages 651 Reaction score 7 Location Beach Apr 17, 2011 #7 real air is not even pure O2. air is 80% nitrogen and only a small percentage is oxygen.
Zamial Well-Known Member Joined Apr 4, 2010 Messages 3,170 Reaction score 194 Location WI Apr 17, 2011 #8 There is also a bittering agent added to it to dissuade would be "high seekers" from inhaling it...