Just got gigged

I usually pay $25 for a 5lb fill-up.

 

Do they charge by the pound at the LHBS? Some do in my area.

 

ouch, I pay 17$ for a 20# tank swap

 

I swap mine at the local AirGas for $12.86 for 5#, $15.36 for my 20#.

 

AirGas charged me about $45 for a 20# the last time I swapped it (about 1.5 years ago). Don't know where I am going next time, but I'm pretty sure it won't be Airgas.

 

That's the way it is. Not a whole lot of competition means prices are all over the map. My previous supplier originally charged me $30 for 20 lbs, then $33, then $35. Same price for a swap or refill. The last time, it was $39. Time to switch suppliers. Turns out one of my LHBS does a swap for $25 if you join their CO2 'club' for $5. That's where I get it today. Not sure what he wants for smaller tanks. My son has a place by him that charges by the lb, so you can top off your tank before a party if you're nervous (and don't have a bathroom scale ). Another guy he knows charges the same price, regardless of tank size.

 

I suggest looking for a new place. The two places by my house are $14, and $10 for a 5 #er.

 

I pay about $5.25 for a 5lb fill.

 

That's the lowest price I've ever heard. Where is this?

 

Yeah after seeing this thread I'm gonna see if I can find something better.

 

A welding supply shop in Bloomsburg, precision welding.

 

8.97 for a 10lb fill at a fire suppression company

 

$23+ for a 5lb fill around here depending on the person ringing it up, I've been charged as much as $35 (Airgas is the only place within 2 hours and they're not afraid to take advantage of monopoly pricing)

 

I'd quit kegging if I had to pay that much...sounds like the US pharmaceutical monopoly

 

I called three other places. Cheapest place near me is $23/5lb. I'll have to ask at my local homebrew shops and see if any know of better pricing anywhere.

 

Go to a welding store, the lowest grade of CO2 available is that for food use (that way nothing can be screwed up) I guarantee you'll find it cheapter

 

You got ripped off, Manslayer. Call around fire/security businesses as well as welding shops. They might get you into the $15 range.

You can prime with 3 oz table sugar and some yeast from primary. Same as you'd prime bottles. A keg is just one big aluminum bottle, right? You want to get a solid seal on your keg with CO2 after racking. It'd be cheaper than ^^^ what you mentioned.