CO2 at local beer shop

[Nokinja]

My local beer and wine making shop has 250g CO2 bottles for $40 purchase and a $5 trade/refill.

If my math is correct, that makes it a half an lb bottle of CO2. Would this bottle work with a CO2 regulator and how long would it last?

 

[Alshain]

I'm confused. 250g CO2 bottles? CO2 isn't measured in gallons. Maybe I misunderstood.

 

[rich311k]

CO2 tanks are measured by weight.

 

[Alshain]

Oh, maybe that was supposed to be grams? Silly me, I've been dealing in gallons of water for too long. I think that would probably do ok.

 

[JRagg]

yeah, 250g is close to 1/2 pound.

Not long would be the answer. Most say that a 5lb tank will last 6 months, so a .5 lb tank would be under a month for sure.

 

[Nokinja]

I should mention this will be going on a 33gallon tank.

I have talked to the girl at the store who didn't know much about them so i've asked her to see if she can get me a 5lb tank. I would assume these canisters would have standard connections for a regulator?

I'm confused. 250g CO2 bottles? CO2 isn't measured in gallons. Maybe I misunderstood.

Ah, yes. This would be grams.

 

[rich311k]

The 5lb is what you are looking for. Should last you well over 6 months in a 33 gallon tank. Try welding supply places too, they sell CO2 tanks as well

 

[src]

That seems expensive to me. My 5lb cost about $90, with $8-9 expected for a refill. Remember, your local beer shop buys his CO2 from somewhere else - that somewhere else is the guy you want to buy from. Find a welding supply company.

 

[Nokinja]

I've talked to the local welding shop and they charge $53/year for the "rental" of the tank and then $30 for a refill. That seems slightly high compared to what everyone else pays.

These are all Canadian funds.

 

[src]

"Rental"? Skip them, find another shop and buy the tank. You can also buy them online (empty, preferrably).

 

[Lonewolfblue]

I don't know how widely spread out they are, but I got mine at a place called Norco. They are a supplier for welding shops, medical supplies, etc. I paid 77.00US for my 5lb and 125.00 for my 10lb. And it's about 17.00 to refill the 5lb, and haven't had to refill the 10lb yet.

 

[Toirtis]

I've talked to the local welding shop and they charge $53/year for the "rental" of the tank and then $30 for a refill. That seems slightly high compared to what everyone else pays.

These are all Canadian funds.

Even for the East Coast, thats awfully expensive for CO2...you should be able to buy a tank for $60-$75 and get refills for $10-$15.

 

[Wizzard~Of~Ozz]

I picked mine up used from a fire extinguisher place. Most of them will use an old 5 or 10 lb fire extinguisher, replace the valve with a CGA320 valve and sell them for less then 100$ full. (and that's Canadian).