Check this thread for decent deals on tanks of various sizes.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=495278
So you guys are saying I can carb my beer and serve via a paintball tank?
Is this adapter something I could get from Norther Brewer?
Thanks!
Thanks! I'm thinking I'm going to go the paintball tank route with an adapter. I just can't seem to find the right adapter!
Yes, that's what we're saying. I didn't see such equipment from Norther Brewer, but Adventures in Homebrewing offers it:
http://www.homebrewing.org/The-Adapter-CO2-regulator-to-Paintball-Tank-Adapter_p_1122.html
That, a CO2 tank, and a CO2 regulator (all convenient add-ons from that same link) would be all you'd need. Well, also a keg and gas line. There's been quite a few threads in the forums about it, I really recommend you check them out for more info.
I don't keg, and was considering doing so but changed my mind for now. But if I did, I would absolutely get this kind of system and a 2.5 gallon keg since my largest batches are 2 gallons.
PERFECT! Thanks! I do plan on reading up on all this but for now this is what I am thinking. I am a small batch brewer to this keg system is perfect:
http://www.northernbrewer.com/draft-brewer-mini-keg-system#reviews
So that system plus a 20oz paintball tank and the adapter from Adventures and I think I'm set!
I regularly use a 20oz paintball tank with the AIH adapter and a fullsize regulator. Tanks go as small as 3.5oz and up to 24oz. If you buy a new tank, I'd spend the extra couple bucks for an on/off valve. Paintball shops refill for a few bucks, or the fittings to refill from a 20lb+ tank are about $35 on eBay.
The general rule around here is that you should get 1-2 x 5 gallon kegs (carbing and dispensing) per pound of CO2. This depends on your carb level, temperature, how thoroughly you purge, etc. So a 20 oz should get you close to 2 kegs.
Anyone have experience with a mini regulator like this one?
It is supposed to attach directly to the thread on a ball lock disconnect be used with the 16 gram co2 cartridges but those don't seem like they'd dispense much and not be worth the cost. I'm thinking I'd adapt it to use a paintball co2 tank for a decent portable solution if the regulator works ok.
That actually looks pretty kick ass. But I can't tell whether it's to screw on a paintball tank or a standard threaded CO2 cart, and I can't tell whether it threads right on a standard MFL ball lock connector or what. I like that price, though! Definitely more elegant a solution than the co2 injector things that are just a glorified bike tire pump.
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