HoppingMad
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Some time ago I made a few enquiries about CO2 gas for beer in this forum.
One person wrote in and said he used to work at BOC gases.
Went on to say that CO2 is CO2. It all comes from the one big tank. One price for fire extinguisher, another price for the home brewer.
That's weird.
Having gone down to BOC South Melbourne myself to enquire about bottle rental, the guy took me around the back and said 'NEVER' use a charcoal grey bottle for kegging as these are for welding. He pointed to all the green ones in the back of a truck and said they were the only ones safe for kegging. Didn't go into a thorough explanation of why though. Can't remember if they had a different label on them also. From memory the prices were pretty much the same I thought. That said we didn't discuss CO2 for fire extinguishing use - and am aware that there are some handy engineering types on this site that have used those successfully for kegging.
You probably need someone who is experienced in both kegging & welding like Domosura (Beerbelly Retailer) who would weld on his premises and (keg beer) to set the record straight on why one doesn't go into the other.
Personally, I prefer not to dance with death in the pale moonlight. h34r: I want to be around long enough to enjoy the next beer.
Hopper.