Lpg

[bighanno]

The Swap and go/exchange cylinder program or similar brands. Here in NE Vic we pay $22 9kg swap at Bunnings or $29 at BP. and all in between at various servo's. I guess cylinder reconditioning is part of the cost. What's considered a fair price? <_<

 

[big d]

Approx. $ 34-35/9kg up my neck of the woods. :angry:

 

[markws]

swap and go chatswood nsw - $27 for 9 kg

the real Q is how many brews are people getting from 9kg (number of burners & system dependant)

markws

 

[DJR]

swap and go chatswood nsw - $27 for 9 kg

the real Q is how many brews are people getting from 9kg (number of burners & system dependant)

markws

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If you don't do swap and go it's usually quite a bit cheaper - i remember my uncle saying there was some place in Ingleburn that does 9kg refills for $10. The place down the street (BR at Summer Hill) does 9kg refills for $14!

9Kg is 270Mj approximately - so you can estimate how much you use based on the rating of your system which is expressed in Mj/hr.

 

[Bobby]

i pay $15 per 9 kg. swap and go works out more expensive, just to save 3 minutes.

 

[johnno]

I was going to bunnings before G&G moved as there was one very close to them. $20 for a changeover.
Now there is no bunnings anywhere near me.
Servo charges $27.50 :angry:
I now use Supagas. They deliver to your house for $25
They also have larger cylinders. I was interested in the 13.5? but you have to pay monthly rental on those.

cheers
johnno

 

[Doc]

I think I pay $25 for swap and go at the local Bunnings. There is only one place left that does re-fills while you wait around here now, and half the time there is no-one trained in the procedure to actually do it for you.

As to the other part of the question I get about 7 brews from a 9kg bottle with my NASA burner, and a BBQ or two thrown in.

Beers,
Doc

 

[warrenlw63]

Trick is with a NASA is to have a couple of cylinders. I feel uncomfortable If I haven't got a full cylinder sitting around on the reserve bench.

We've still got a servo who will refill for $18. So long as you give them a couple of hours to do it.

Warren -

 

[Ross]

Plenty of places around here doing refills - All seem to be approx $20.
Swap & go at $27 is only ever used "after shop hours".

I keep a seperate one for the bbq, so always got a back-up...

cheers Ross

 

[homebrewworld.com]

Servo at Ramsgate (syd) on my way to work, do $15 9kg fills.
I usually do two bottles at a time ($30).

My local sevo wants $25 per bottle !
I use a 4 ring burner and i seem to go through quite a bit of gas really, so i guess the saving does add up over time.

 

[Pumpy]

Mitre 10 $18 for 9kg

Pumpy

 

[bindi]

$20 for 9kg at my local servo must fill them [2] again.
How many batches [single and double] do you guys get from a 9kg cylinder?

 

[KoNG]

I'm using a 9kg bottle with my 3 ring burner , i've done 4 brews with this burner (from full bottle) and it feels around half empty/full. i was hoping for more than 8 brews from a 9kg. Will have to wait and see.

 

[domonsura]

If anyone really wants to economise, and can swing it, you can get 45kg bottles from most wholesale gas outlets if you tell them that you are using it with a welding regulator for welding as a substitute for Acetylene in an oxy acetylene set. The bottles cost $95 to fill, and $23/year, and reduce your gas cost to slightly over $2 a kg. They also don't freeze up with extended high pressure use. They accept the same post fitting that a 9kg does, and I use mine with a high pressure adjustable regulator for my brewing, probably the same thing some of you use for yours with a 9kg.
I know this means some trickiness and buying $100 worth of gas at once, but you also virtually NEVER run out of gas, they get delivered free, and in the long run cost a bit less. This option won't suit many, (for example I do use mine in my workshop for some soldering, and also for my gas forge), but the option may suit one or two of you, hope this helps.
Wayne

 

[Airgead]

Since I'm a BBQ fiend and would go through well over 10 9kg fills over a summer (not including brewing), I'm giving serious consideration to getting a couple of 45kg or 90kg cyllinders. We used to have them for cooking/heating before the natural gas was put in our street so I have the regulator already. All it would need is a friendly plumber who would put in the pipework and a couple of bayonet fittings on the back deck. Preferably one who would do it for beer (any takers :beer: ).

The home delivery gas service is really good - they drive up in a big truck every month or so, connect a hose and fill them up in a couple of minutes. They meter what goes into the cylinder and only charge for what you use (not like a 9kg where you get crarged for a full fill even if it still has a bit in it).

I think I worked out that if you use more than 5 or 6 9kg/year its cheaper paying the rental on a big one and getting the home delivery. I can look up the figures if anyone is interested.

The other alternative woudl be plumbing the burner and BBQ into the natural gas but thats a pain as the burners all need to be modified. the natural has also doesn't get as hot so I would rather use the LPG for BBQ/brewing.

Cheers
Dave

 

[Ross]

If anyone really wants to economise, and can swing it, you can get 45kg bottles from most wholesale gas outlets. The bottles cost $95 to fill, and $23/year

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Am I missing something :blink: .

A 9kg bottle costs $20 (on av) to refill which = $100 for 5 refills with no rental.
A 45kg bottle costs $95 + $23 rental.

Other than the fact of not running out as often, it's more expensive & a damn sight harder to lug around.

cheers Ross

 

[Airgead]

Am I missing something :blink: .

A 9kg bottle costs $20 (on av) to refill which = $100 for 5 refills with no rental.
A 45kg bottle costs $95 + $23 rental.

Other than the fact of not running out as often, it's more expensive & a damn sight harder to lug around.

cheers Ross

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Ross

The rental is a yearly fee not per cyllinder so the first cyllinder/year costs you $120 ($118 if you do the maths) but each one after that costs $95 so if you use a lot of gas it does work out cheaper. It also gets cheaper very fast if you are paying more than $20 for a fill. Even at $25/fill which a lot of people are paying a 45 is cheaper than 5 9's already. I think I pay around 22 or so for a 9kg at the local BBQs Galore so its about even for 5 fills. I use about 10-15 a year though so it will work out cheaper for me. I could hunt around and find 9kg fills cheaper but witht e cost of petrol these days driving for more than a few minutes to get gas will cost more than you save.

Cheers
Dave

 

[beer slayer]

I use natural gas with a four ring burner it seems to do the job great.
I know that it dosnt burn as hot as LPG but it seems to do the job just fine even droping to 3 rings once it starts to boil. Beauty is I never run out. I did have my burner modified for natural gas.
:beer:
BS

 

[Darren]

Servo down the road does exchange for $20 and if you want to wait to have your bottle filled its $22. I suspect tghis will change once they have all the privately owned bottles.

cheers
Darren

 

[pint of lager]

If you go the 45 kg path, make sure you check out what rates your local supplier has.

Elgas is our local supplier. A 45kg cylinder is currently $89.15 for a swap with no annual rental.