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Cheap CO2

Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 5:00 pm
by TomAdam
I called around the other day looking for prices on CO2 and found Bablake Wines.

They charge £24 for a 14lb bottle including the £5 deposit, with no rental/service charge. It's £18.86 for a refill and they deliver for free. Prices include VAT. That's quite a bit cheaper than White's.

The number is 01179411511. I think they are in St. Werburghs.

Re: Cheap CO2

Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 6:36 pm
by squid88
On the subject of c02 does anyone know of place that does smaller 5lb short tanks the kind you see inside kegerator style fridges ?

Re: Cheap CO2

Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 6:44 pm
by I_used_to_brew
TomAdam wrote:I called around the other day looking for prices on CO2 and found Bablake Wines.

They charge £24 for a 14lb bottle including the £5 deposit, with no rental/service charge. It's £18.86 for a refill and they deliver for free. Prices include VAT. That's quite a bit cheaper than White's.

The number is 01179411511. I think they are in St. Werburghs.
Whites are £22.79, Some people are charged a deposit (I never have been) and often they do a 3 for 2 offer. Oddly Bablake seem to be cheaper by the cost of VAT, perhaps they are ex-VAT prices?

Re: Cheap CO2

Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 9:33 pm
by TomAdam
Missed this. Prices I quoted definitely include VAT. Perhaps they messed up their market research? I think White's didn't like the sound of me as they brought the deposit up a couple of times across my call.

Re: Cheap CO2

Posted: Fri May 30, 2014 3:59 pm
by I_used_to_brew
squid88 wrote:On the subject of c02 does anyone know of place that does smaller 5lb short tanks the kind you see inside kegerator style fridges ?
Not seen them anywhere I have been. Maybe specialist sizes like that would mean a visit to BOC and setting up an account with them - which makes it expensive. Just put the cylinder somewhere remote and pipe the gas in??

Re: Cheap CO2

Posted: Fri May 30, 2014 4:15 pm
by squid88
Yep I've gone down route carbing over 3/4 weeks with full size bottle, then using a soda stream with a adaptor. So it will fit in fridge , this however back fired as washer in adaptor failed... I post some pics when it's working !.

Re: Cheap CO2

Posted: Fri May 30, 2014 8:43 pm
by squid88

Re: Cheap CO2

Posted: Fri May 30, 2014 8:45 pm
by squid88
It's been a pain it's really easy for it end up leaking it's fiddly to say the least.

Re: Cheap CO2

Posted: Fri May 30, 2014 10:31 pm
by TomAdam
One of the places I called was offering bottles smaller than 14lb. It might have been Bablake, White's or Bristol Gas.

Re: Cheap CO2

Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 9:31 am
by I_used_to_brew
squid88 wrote:It's been a pain it's really easy for it end up leaking it's fiddly to say the least.

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