Morrey
Well-Known Member
Couple of years ago I bought an O2 regulator (Northern Brewer) and .5 micron wand to oxygenate wort. The small red O2 tanks from Home Depot are $10 plus tax so say $11 each. I have tried to be conservative using the O2 but I rarely get more than 7 or 8 beers from the tank. I may be using too much but it is fairly hard to judge.
Anyway, a buddy of mine owns a respiratory supply company and I approached him to see about larger tanks. He has a used E tank that holds (I think) 660 liters of O2. I am semi guessing here, but would I want to set the flow rate on the regulator to 1 liter per minute? If this was the case, I'd oxygenate for 1 minute set at 1 liter per minute for a 5.5G batch. Right?
Based on this math I may not need an O2 refill for quite some time. Plus he says a refill is only $6 so I don't have much to lose here. (He is all but giving me the tank and regulator)
Just checking to see about the flow rate and length of time. Thanks!
Anyway, a buddy of mine owns a respiratory supply company and I approached him to see about larger tanks. He has a used E tank that holds (I think) 660 liters of O2. I am semi guessing here, but would I want to set the flow rate on the regulator to 1 liter per minute? If this was the case, I'd oxygenate for 1 minute set at 1 liter per minute for a 5.5G batch. Right?
Based on this math I may not need an O2 refill for quite some time. Plus he says a refill is only $6 so I don't have much to lose here. (He is all but giving me the tank and regulator)
Just checking to see about the flow rate and length of time. Thanks!