Type 30 refill hose

[Sleepy Weasel]

Hi All.

I'm new to this forum, and fairly new to brewing, but thanks to Google and YouTube, I'm learning fast. There is, however, one thing that my Google-fu has been unable to help me with.

I plan to hire a 22Kg CO2 bottle from Supagas, and use it to recharge my 6Kg and 2.6Kg bottle as required. The price is pretty nominal - $42 for a full bottle, delivered, and $10 per month rental on the bottle. A small price to pay for not having to dash off to Springvale every time a bottle is exhausted. And there's the added advantage of being able to refill Sodastream bottle for neighbours and family. And if it runs out, they'll deliver a full bottle the next day. Sweet.

But now the problem. In order to make this work, I need a refill hose, but I've been utterly unable to find one for sale. There are US-style CGA320 hoses and there are type 30 to Sodastream hoses, but not a sign of the hose that I need.

Can anybody help me out with links or supplier suggestions?

Many thanks.

 

[MHB]

It’s not quite as easy as you think. You will need a "Liquid Withdrawal Cylinder" they have a black line down their length so you can tell they have a dip-tube.
You will only get about half of a fill, so maybe 3kg into a 6kg bottle without a pump.
You will only get about 2/3rds of the 22Kg bottle into your bottles without a pump.
Ordering and getting deliveries won’t be quite as quick as for normal CO2 bottles.
A CO2 transfer pump isn’t cheap, Kegland want around $2.5K
You can get a transfer lead lots of places, Andale have one, so would most commercial beer plumbing suppliers and probably many gas agents, bets to call them and ask rather than Google.
Mark

 

[duncbrewer]

I was told that the liquid dip tube ones if you rock them back and forward you can hear the dip tube rattle around a bit inside.

You might be better off with a couple of 6kg cylinders and the adapter to refill Sodastream bottles from Kegland. Nominal charge to the neighbours for a refill and you'll be quids in.

 

[Sleepy Weasel]

It’s not quite as easy as you think. You will need a "Liquid Withdrawal Cylinder" they have a black line down their length so you can tell they have a dip-tube.
You will only get about half of a fill, so maybe 3kg into a 6kg bottle without a pump.
You will only get about 2/3rds of the 22Kg bottle into your bottles without a pump.
Ordering and getting deliveries won’t be quite as quick as for normal CO2 bottles.
A CO2 transfer pump isn’t cheap, Kegland want around $2.5K
You can get a transfer lead lots of places, Andale have one, so would most commercial beer plumbing suppliers and probably many gas agents, bets to call them and ask rather than Google.
Mark
[snip]

I tried contacting Andale and heard nothing back, but after all my fruitless searches, this finally popped up in Google ad. Thanks Google!

 

[scomet]

Hi, I would be a little cautious getting a 22kg CO2 bottle for domestic use , from what I have been told they are covered under the relevant state 'Work-Safe' regulations which are quite onerous. I know someone who uses them in a domestic environment, his shed had to meet full state legislation including work-safe spot checks… The 6kg bottles aren’t.

 

[djebel]

Hi, I would be a little cautious getting a 22kg CO2 bottle for domestic use , from what I have been told they are covered under the relevant state 'Work-Safe' regulations which are quite onerous. I know someone who uses them in a domestic environment, his shed had to meet full state legislation including work-safe spot checks… The 6kg bottles aren’t.

Never heard of anything like that when I had 22kg cylinders. Not saying it's not true, just that I never encountered it.