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<blockquote data-quote="WhiteyMacD" data-source="post: 1875482" data-attributes="member: 7633"><p>The only worry when it comes to food grade CO2 and welding is not the gas(industrial vs bg comes from the same source, but only tested differently. If you are worried, ask the provider for a report, if you see benzene, dont get it. No benzene, you are g2g) but the cylinder. When the tank is empty, if you were to get back flow, it could possibly rust the inside of a steel CO2 cylinder. However, I doubt even that would be an issue. I have had liquid go back up in my lines, but they have never made it past the header and never made it to the regulator. If I am understanding your application correctly, basically force carbonating water in soda bottles, this wont be an issue (backflow really only applies to keg situations). For your bottles, all you are going to do is experiment with how much CO2 volumes you want in the water. It will be a process of setting your PSI on your regulator, attaching your ball lock to the adapter on your bottle, wait for the hissing to stop, disconnect valve, shake bottle, then repeat until you get the level of carbonation you want. This is the same thing I do to my corny kegs if I am in a rush to get the carbonation into the liquid... otherwise, I set to 30PSI leave for 2 days, then drop to 10psi for serving.</p><p></p><p>If you ever need any help, let me know. Part of the reason I do homebrew beer/soda/wine is because while in college I had to take quite a lot of chemistry. For me, this isn't just about beverages (although... YUM) but its like an ongoing science project. Likewise, I can probably glean a little info back from you once/if you get started. I've been wanting to do soda bottles for taking to lakes/hockey games etc. Get em pressurized and carbonated, then just take an ice chest and a party spout with me to have "on tap" beverages.</p><p></p><p>Where I go is fill on the spot, not trade in. The only hesitation I have with things like this coming from a homebrew store is the price. For example, food grade beverage tubing from a homebrew store is marked up about 500% of what lowes sells it for, same for carboys, bottles, and chemicals.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WhiteyMacD, post: 1875482, member: 7633"] The only worry when it comes to food grade CO2 and welding is not the gas(industrial vs bg comes from the same source, but only tested differently. If you are worried, ask the provider for a report, if you see benzene, dont get it. No benzene, you are g2g) but the cylinder. When the tank is empty, if you were to get back flow, it could possibly rust the inside of a steel CO2 cylinder. However, I doubt even that would be an issue. I have had liquid go back up in my lines, but they have never made it past the header and never made it to the regulator. If I am understanding your application correctly, basically force carbonating water in soda bottles, this wont be an issue (backflow really only applies to keg situations). For your bottles, all you are going to do is experiment with how much CO2 volumes you want in the water. It will be a process of setting your PSI on your regulator, attaching your ball lock to the adapter on your bottle, wait for the hissing to stop, disconnect valve, shake bottle, then repeat until you get the level of carbonation you want. This is the same thing I do to my corny kegs if I am in a rush to get the carbonation into the liquid... otherwise, I set to 30PSI leave for 2 days, then drop to 10psi for serving. If you ever need any help, let me know. Part of the reason I do homebrew beer/soda/wine is because while in college I had to take quite a lot of chemistry. For me, this isn't just about beverages (although... YUM) but its like an ongoing science project. Likewise, I can probably glean a little info back from you once/if you get started. I've been wanting to do soda bottles for taking to lakes/hockey games etc. Get em pressurized and carbonated, then just take an ice chest and a party spout with me to have "on tap" beverages. Where I go is fill on the spot, not trade in. The only hesitation I have with things like this coming from a homebrew store is the price. For example, food grade beverage tubing from a homebrew store is marked up about 500% of what lowes sells it for, same for carboys, bottles, and chemicals. [/QUOTE]
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