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Brewing Discussions => Equipment & Chemicals => Topic started by: Dr Jacoby on December 02, 2013, 09:41:35 PM

Title: Cheapest source for 2Kg gas bottles
Post by: Dr Jacoby on December 02, 2013, 09:41:35 PM
Anyone any recommendations? I need a bottle small enough to fit permanently in my chest freezer alongside four cornies. I reckon a 2Kg bottle would do the trick. Cheers
Title: Re: Cheapest source for 2Kg gas bottles
Post by: johnrm on December 02, 2013, 09:51:47 PM
What about decanting to a soda stream bottle?
Title: Re: Cheapest source for 2Kg gas bottles
Post by: Dr Jacoby on December 02, 2013, 09:56:14 PM
I'm not sure what you mean. I need the bottle in the chest freezer with the kegs to keep them carbonated during lagering. Not sure if there is any other way to do this.
Title: Re: Cheapest source for 2Kg gas bottles
Post by: Ciderhead on December 02, 2013, 09:58:56 PM
Tubes right you don't get any benefit out of that apart from tidying around the fridge area for swmbo
You also have the potential to have condensation on your dials  :(
I have a small squat 2 kg tank from norm but it's only for parties or emergencies.
Who did I get a 2 kg tank here for recently, anyway AJ edge have them but they are tallish and pencil like rather than squatty, if you are getting one ask him did he get new consignment of valves in and let us all know as he had a dodgy batch:(.

Edit I remembered it was Partridge, mr P can you advise dimensions of your tank for Dr J
Title: Re: Cheapest source for 2Kg gas bottles
Post by: Dr Jacoby on December 02, 2013, 11:38:46 PM
Quote from: iTube on December 02, 2013, 09:57:28 PM
Put a 5Kg outside your chest freezer and feed in a pipe through a small hole?

I had considered this but I was hoping to avoid it if possible. It might end up being the easiest option though.
Title: Re: Cheapest source for 2Kg gas bottles
Post by: brenmurph on December 03, 2013, 07:38:26 AM
I have the small shiny polished one Cider, stainless valve and all.
It was from the Aquarium shop at Red Cow. Prob is they are expensive (129 euros) and cost the same to fill even tho they are only 2.4kg of gas.