binkleybloom
Active Member
Hey all,
I'm getting ready for a brew day on this end, pondering how I could purge my secondary and bottling bucket with CO2 since I don't have a keg setup yet.
And I got the idea - why not dry ice? CO2 is slightly heavier than air (at least, that's what Google tells me), so it would seem that if I chucked in a chunk of DI into the vessel du jour, loosely covered the top and let 'er set while the ice dissipated I may be able to get this done for a couple bucks instead of $150 on a tank and regulator.
Any one ever do this, or is there another easier way to purge with CO2 on the cheap?
Cheers!
Tim.
I'm getting ready for a brew day on this end, pondering how I could purge my secondary and bottling bucket with CO2 since I don't have a keg setup yet.
And I got the idea - why not dry ice? CO2 is slightly heavier than air (at least, that's what Google tells me), so it would seem that if I chucked in a chunk of DI into the vessel du jour, loosely covered the top and let 'er set while the ice dissipated I may be able to get this done for a couple bucks instead of $150 on a tank and regulator.
Any one ever do this, or is there another easier way to purge with CO2 on the cheap?
Cheers!
Tim.