yeehaw
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DISCLAIMER: Pressurised gas can be dangerous and this post describes unorthodox methods. Anything you do is at your own risk.
So with that out of the way, I am slowly building my kegging solution that involves a small, seven-foot deep cellar in the house, six kegs and a 10 kg (22 lb) CO2 cylinder that was my only viable option for CO2. Obviously the cylinder is a pig to move around, so it basically lives in the cellar along with full kegs.
I figured I need a handy secondary source of CO2 for purging kegs while I fill them, and for other uses, such as bottling from a keg, cleaning, pressure testing, dispensing from a keg away from home, and so forth. I'm also planning to install a gas manifold, and wanted to make sure I don't empty the big cylinder completely in case I have a leak.
So I got one of those cheap Soda Stream adapters off e-bay, and of course, despite the description, the male threading of the adapter is non-standard and is a _very_ loose fit on the W21.8 thread of the regulator (or a CGA320-W21.8 adapter in this case), so I used a heap of plumber's hemp and paste on the threads to get it to seal, and it appears to hold. I weighed the setup just now and will weigh it again in a couple of days to be sure I have no leaks.
Anyway, if all goes well, I now have a small source of CO2 for all the various kegging tasks outside the cellar. Below are some pics.
By the way, SWMBO is loving the kegs, too -- she was making homemade redcurrant juice and was starting to prepare for bottling when I suggested we keg the juice instead. Works great and she appreciates the simplicity too!
So with that out of the way, I am slowly building my kegging solution that involves a small, seven-foot deep cellar in the house, six kegs and a 10 kg (22 lb) CO2 cylinder that was my only viable option for CO2. Obviously the cylinder is a pig to move around, so it basically lives in the cellar along with full kegs.
I figured I need a handy secondary source of CO2 for purging kegs while I fill them, and for other uses, such as bottling from a keg, cleaning, pressure testing, dispensing from a keg away from home, and so forth. I'm also planning to install a gas manifold, and wanted to make sure I don't empty the big cylinder completely in case I have a leak.
So I got one of those cheap Soda Stream adapters off e-bay, and of course, despite the description, the male threading of the adapter is non-standard and is a _very_ loose fit on the W21.8 thread of the regulator (or a CGA320-W21.8 adapter in this case), so I used a heap of plumber's hemp and paste on the threads to get it to seal, and it appears to hold. I weighed the setup just now and will weigh it again in a couple of days to be sure I have no leaks.
Anyway, if all goes well, I now have a small source of CO2 for all the various kegging tasks outside the cellar. Below are some pics.
By the way, SWMBO is loving the kegs, too -- she was making homemade redcurrant juice and was starting to prepare for bottling when I suggested we keg the juice instead. Works great and she appreciates the simplicity too!
