CO2 Cylinder Pressures

[thegrantickle]

Howdy,

For the past couple of years I have been using Sodastream co2 canisters to run my beer lines. However I love have 3 lines and am doing closed transfer from fermenter which was getting very expensive.

So today I finally made the switch over to a 6.4kg co2 tank I got from BOC.

My question is this:
What would you expect the high pressure gauge to read out on a 6.4kg? I am getting about 400psi from the cylinder I just picked up, but I seem to remember getting a couple thousand psi from a sodastream canister? I am wondering if I picked up a dud or underfilled cylinder from Boc?

Cheers

 

[Larse]

Howdy,

For the past couple of years I have been using Sodastream co2 canisters to run my beer lines. However I love have 3 lines and am doing closed transfer from fermenter which was getting very expensive.

So today I finally made the switch over to a 6.4kg co2 tank I got from BOC.

My question is this:
What would you expect the high pressure gauge to read out on a 6.4kg? I am getting about 400psi from the cylinder I just picked up, but I seem to remember getting a couple thousand psi from a sodastream canister? I am wondering if I picked up a dud or underfilled cylinder from Boc?

Cheers

Yeah, my 2Kg ones usually go well over 500psi.

Can you weigh your cylinder? The tare weight should be stamped on the top, so your total weight should be that plus 6.4Kg (if it's full).

 

[thegrantickle]

Yeah, my 2Kg ones usually go well over 500psi.

Can you weigh your cylinder? The tare weight should be stamped on the top, so your total weight should be that plus 6.4Kg (if it's full).

That’s a good shout. I’ll do that in the morning

 

[Rodcx500z]

Mine are normally in the 6-700 psi range