Keane Fire And Safety Equipment Co.
1500 Main St.
Waltham, MA 02451 781-899-6565
http://keanefireandsafety.com/
They do testing and refills. They do not have weekend hours. 5lb refill: $16.10, 10 lb refill: $18.65, 20 lb refill: $27.40
Igo's Welding Supply Co
205 Grove Street
Watertown, MA 02472 617-926-2030
Note that their business hours are normally 8-4 M-F. They claim to have limited Saturday hours during the summer, but it's unclear when exactly those apply. 5lb tank: $18
Update 12/15/09 5lb refill: $16
Update 08/30/11 20lb refill: $33
Metro Welding Supply
102 Clematis Avenue
Waltham, MA 02453 781-736-0078
As of 01/06/2004: Unfortunately, as for Metro Welding, I went down there and apparently there are new rules just handed down from the FDA that CO2 gas used for beer or soda has to have some kind of certification or some such, so the guys down there said they can't do fill CO2 for beer anymore. They recommended IGO's in Watertown.
Airgas
updated 10/26/2010
351 Vassar Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-491-3553
Unable to do fills at this location, but will do swaps on both Aluminum and Steel.
Josh Santerre is the manager and a homebrewer. At the time of this update prices were: 5lb tank exchange is 14.99 + taxes + HAZMAT = approx. $21
Arco Welding
1200 Eastern Ave (Rt 60)
Malden, MA 02148
781-324-6190
- 2.5lb tank: $8.00 (as of 08/31/2009)
- 5lb tank: $10.50 (as of 02/09/2009)
- 10lb tank: $14.00 (as of 08/31/2009)
This joint refills your CO2 tank while you wait (about 3 minutes), instead of doing a tank swap.
Open 7:30am to 5pm M-F, 8:00am to 12noon Saturday
Quincy
Gorham Fire Appliance Co. 288 Willard St, Quincy, MA (617) 472-2055 Mon-Fri 7am-4:30pm
In between Home Depot and Curry Hardware. Willard St and Furnace Brook parkway. They do 5lb CO2 tank fills for $10 in a few minutes (as of 6/1/09). They don't do Nitro. A full used 5lb steel tank was $60 in the fall of 2008, but they don't always have them ready for sale--call ahead.
Airgas
5 Pond Park Rd # 1
Hingham, MA (781)740-0087
Airgas does tank exchanges, and has 5 10 and 20lb tanks on hand. They are open only during the day and limited hours on weekends, but if you can make it when they are open, their prices are cheaper than most other places around.
Blanchards in Allston
103 Harvard Ave
Allston, MA (617) 782-5588
Blanchards does tank exchanges, but charges an arm and a leg for the gas, additionally they label all of the tanks they get as theirs, so if you go to them once you are stuck going back and getting ripped off for the remainder of your days.
Dental, Medical, and Industrial Gas Co.
21 Wolcott Ct.
Readville,Ma. 02136 phone 617-361-4600 (READVILLE IS A SECTION OF HYDE PARK)
We refill Co2 and Beer Gas tanks up to 20lb. size. We fill YOUR TANK while you wait in 5-10 min.
Pricing is as follows:
CO2:
- 5LB. -- $18.15
- 10LB. -- $20.25
- 15LB. -- $21.50
- 20LB. -- $28.40
Beer Gas:
- 5 and 10LB. -- $22.74
- 15 and 20LB. -- $35.64
OUR HOURS ARE MON -- THURS 8AM -- 3PM
- FRI -- 8AM -- NOON
What is Beer Gas? BeerGas is a special mixture of nitrogen and CO2 designed to correctly carbonate beer without excessive foam. The reduced CO2 content of the gas maintains the perfect carbonation level as the nitrogen pushes the beer from keg to tap. By controlling the carbonation level, BeerGas greatly reduces foam at the tap. The result : a perfect glass of beer with a creamy head and no wasted foam. A new tradition. Up to now, the tradition was to use Co2 to push beer out of a keg. But pure Co2 caused too much foam. BeerGas squeezes out more beers instead of pouring profits down the drain in the form of foam. BeerGas maintains optimum carbonation right to the bottom of barrel. BeerGas Benefits: Maximize Your Beer Profits: By using mixed gas and allowing us to "fine-tune" your system, you minimize beer waste. Extend the Life of your Beer System: You've invested a lot of money in your system. A properly maintained system will give you years of good service. Faster Pours: Using mixed gas allows you to increase the tap presure without over-carbonating the beer. Higher tap pressure means quicker fills. Better Tasting Beer: Every beer is brewed to a specific carbonation level. Since mixed gas maintains this level, you serve beer the way the brewer intended