You should have two tanks. That way you can run it dry and then switch. Only way to be sure.
BetterSense said:I weigh my tank with a fish scale after every batch. I know what an empty tank weighs so I can tell if I will have enough to get through another batch. Warning though; always include a big safety factor, because the last X ounces seem to go a lot faster than the first X ounces.
You should have two tanks. That way you can run it dry and then switch. Only way to be sure.
I can get 3 most times. One thing you have to watch is homeless depot does not give you full tanks, they only have 15 lbs of gas.
Are you sure about this? Are they selling 20lbs but filling 15lbs?
Blue Rhino tanks are only filled to 15lbs. They are a total rip off since they are much more expensive than a 20lb fill at your local place. (A 20lb fill should run you 12-13$)
Also, if you pour warm water down the side of your tank -- feel to see where the water goes from warm/cold. This is how much propane you have left in your tank.
I'm buying propane at HD, but they are selling Amerigas by me, not Blue Rhino. Not sure about the cost, but I think I am only going to get 2 1/2 batches out of my last exchange, with 60 minute boils. But, living in the Chicago area and brewing outside in cold weather, maybe that's not unreasonable......
Did a little searching, at some locations U-haul does refills, not exchanges. They do not charge the same $/ at all the locations so probably a good idea to search it out. The ACE HW by me charges a flat 19.99 per refill, no exchange, not based on volume. That seems a bit steep.....
abarker8541 said:I bought a 100 lbs cylinder. I have yet to empty the damn thing
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