Kegerator Build/query

[Inky]

Hey everyone, apologies if this is in the wrong place just had a couple of queries. Over d past 18 months I've been collecting bits and pieces for my kegerator build. I got these two bottles that I'm hoping to have the smaller one for nitro and the larger one for Co2. I was just wondering will the regulators on any of the homebrew websites work with them or have I wasted my mind getting them? I don't want to buy regulators and not be able to use them. Any advise is greatly appreciated. Cheers Andy

[DEMPSEY]

They look to have female thread connections. You would need your reg to be male thread so. Also co2 reg is not the same as a mixed gas reg. Mixed gas is higher pressure than co2 but if you are leaving a keg on co2 for a long time it tends to keep carving your beer where as the mixed gas does not do so as much.

[Will_D]

Afraid to say no-one will legitimately touch these. Both are for mixed gas and NOT CO2.

[Inky]

Ah looks like it's back to the drawing board for me so. Cheers

[CH]

Are they full or empty, if you drink stout or want the creaminess nitro has on your tongue go mixed otherwise just straight c02
Most cost effective way for straight co2 is get into AJ edge and get a tank free, valve 30 fill 10.  You use it for carbing as nitro doesn't dissolve into beer and using mixed is an expensive way of doing it.

[CiaranF]

Ah looks like it's back to the drawing board for me so. Cheers

The CO2 cylinders used by most are recycled fire extinguishers with the handle replaced with a valve.  The only real difference is a fire extinguisher has a dip tube to take the CO2 from below the liquid level,  where as the ones for home brew have the dip tube removed so you're taking the gas off the top.  You can use any CO2 extinguisher and it's the normal regulator thread,  you just need the diptube removed,  or just turn the extinguisher upside down


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