Brewing Master

Question:

Yeah!  As dull as people telling me how to measure energy usage on an appliance. I guess quick didn’t register or cheap (my time, my money). SWMBO and kids are laughing and busting my chops about designing a meter. I tell them that good meters are out there.

Quick and cheap was what I suggested.  15 minutes, an extension cord, and a clock, which you probably have.  You’ll spend alot more than that on a meter, and obviously alot more time than 15 minutes looking for it. Down here we do with what we got.  I used to use a lawn mower made from a washing machine mower. Tom Meier Wrencoe, TN

Response:

It’s funny cause i have some others from the same manufacturer which don’t seem to have any kind of smell. They appear to be identical they are just from different packages. -John- – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Hi John, I won’t tread on already trod ground, but the cartridges are not meant for food use; others can rant about the use of oil in the filling process if they like. ( I said ‘used in the process’ not injected into the cartridge) Cheers, Tom

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Hi John, If you saw how these cartridges sit around the manufacturing facility before being sent to the filling process you might understand how may ways they can be contaminated. They are not under food grade requirements. Cheers, Tom

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – It’s funny cause i have some others from the same manufacturer which don’t seem to have any kind of smell. They appear to be identical they are just from different packages. -John- Hi John, I won’t tread on already trod ground, but the cartridges are not meant for food use; others can rant about the use of oil in the filling process if they like. ( I said ‘used in the process’ not injected into the cartridge) Cheers, Tom

Response:

CO2 has a sharp, acidic odor if inhaled.  If you are smelling anything else (oily, chemical, musty, etc.), then I would not use them for carbonating or dispensing beer.

I kind of think of CO2 as a slight vinegar smell… Cheers, Mike

Response:

Hi John, I won’t tread on already trod ground, but the cartridges are not meant for food use; others can rant about the use of oil in the filling process if they like. ( I said ‘used in the process’ not injected into the cartridge) Cheers, Tom

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I have some co2 cartridges for a mini keg tap… they have a funny smell when the gas is released… are they supposed to have an odour, and can it be imparted to the beer? I believe they were intended for paint ball guns John

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CO2 has a sharp, acidic odor if inhaled.  If you are smelling anything else (oily, chemical, musty, etc.), then I would not use them for carbonating or dispensing beer. — – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I have some co2 cartridges for a mini keg tap… they have a funny smell when the gas is released… are they supposed to have an odour, and can it be imparted to the beer? I believe they were intended for paint ball guns John

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I have some co2 cartridges for a mini keg tap… they have a funny smell when the gas is released… are they supposed to have an odour, and can it be imparted to the beer? I believe they were intended for paint ball guns

Oh no, not another CO2 cartridge thread!  Check the messages the past few days concerning oil. It doesn’t have its own odor per se, but it does burn your nose if you sniff it.  And it seems to smell like the thing its stored in From a CO2 MSDS Section 3 – Physical Data Vapor Pressure (at 70