CO2 Tanks

[beer_bear]

WOW!! I would love to help out those pissed off workers. I guess I might have to help out somef the local cats by offering them some homebrew in exchange.

[brewsters millionths]

A couple years ago I picked up a 5# tank with regulator and sanke tap and faucet for $15 at a yard sale. Last spring I found a 20# tank next to a dumpster behind a shut down bowling alley. They can be found cheap if you keep an eye out and have a little luck.

Wayne
Bugeater Brewing Company

have you tried to make a kegerator which will take a sankey keg?

[Bugeater]

Haven't even thought about making a kegerator that will take a sanke keg. I have 22 corny kegs right now (7 of them completely full at the moment). I don't forsee a time I will ever buy a sanke keg full of beer.

Wayne
Bugeater Brewing Company

[Mr. Big]

Check with scrap yards. Businesses can't just toss these into the garbage, as they are considered hazardous waste. The often PAY to have them hauled away.

[brewsters millionths]

Haven't even thought about making a kegerator that will take a sanke keg. I have 22 corny kegs right now (7 of them completely full at the moment). I don't forsee a time I will ever buy a sanke keg full of beer.

Wayne
Bugeater Brewing Company

i don't have any corny kegs at the moment, i have two ten gallon sankeys which i use for dispensing. just got two of the size above that and trying to decide whether to use them for dispensing or converting to keggles.

[polski]

These are all killer ideas. I'm going to do some digging around this weekend to see what i can find, otherwise i'll just pony up and buy a kegging kit that comes with one.

Any suggestions on an ideal size (i've heard size matters). My guess would be that i would have 2-4 kegs on tap at a time with the set-up i'm planning.

[bub]

get a 10#... the inital layout is more expensive for the tank but the refills cost about the same as a 5#
with the 10# you still get reasonable portability.
BUB

[Mr. Big]

Get a 20 lb tank! Too bad you are not close to me. I come up with CO2 tanks all the time. I'm in the beverage business, and often get cornys, regulators, CO2 tanks, cold plates, connects, etc for free from my customers. I have 15 20 lb tanks in my garage right now. I take them to the local CO2 place - one where they test - and get them sandblasted, painted, tested, and filled for under $30.00 each. I am looking at getting several 50 lb tanks, (for free) so I never have to haul a tank in my basement again. I also get some of the tanks filled with beer gas - 70% nitrogen, 30% CO2 for my stouts and british ales. One of my customers gave me twenty 2.5 gallon corny kegs and twelve 3 gallon kegs. What a find!