Tippecanoe Homebrewer's Circle

[Alan]

I've been going to Peoples to get the tank filled lately and they've done good work. But a friend lives near Columbian park and she said that Ace Fire Extinguisher on South st. fills co2 tanks. So she took her husbands 5# tank there for a fill....$7. So looks like a couple min drive over there will save $5 on a fill each time.

[brewmasterjack]

Today I called around and this is what I found:

People's will ONLY FILL tanks, NOT EXCHANGE OR RECERTIFY; Cost is about $16. Hours are usually 8-5

PRAXAIR (near UPS off 26th) will ONLY EXCHANGE, not fill; for about $17
Hours are usually 8-5 also.

ACE Fire Extinguisher will FILL (yes, about $7 or $8 if I remember right a bout a year ago), AND they will RECERTIFY tanks that are due (if it passes the pressure test) but the guy there told me it would take 3 or so days before you got it checked/returned. I think I had to call ahead to make sure someone was there to refill my bottle (they may be out delivering/on call)....keep this in mind before you just drop by.

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OK, ALAN and all, I JUST got a 5# CO2 tank EXCHANGED from PRAXAIR today.....but when I hooked it up my low psi guage went crazy. I closed the tank valve then vented off what little CO2 was in my gauge and hose....IT HAD a little LIQUID COMING OUT with the gas.......That has to be water + ??. I AM NOT HAPPY since I do NOT want that in my beer! I will be contacting them Sat/Mon to ask why this is the case (1st time I've ever seen that) and I'll let you all know how that works out. HOPEFULLY it is just a fluke with this new bottle. I'm NOT trying to dirty their name, I'm just really surprised.....

However, my question is: has anyone else experienced LIQUID coming out of their CO2 bottles?!?!?

Thanks,

-Scott

[brewmasterjack]

FYI:

1st bottle from PraxAir must have been a fluke/overfill. The next one I tried was fine.

-BMJ