6040 gas?!

Question:

6040 gas?

What gas is used in bitter (Tetleys etc) pumps at pubs?
I asked the landlord at my local and he told me it was 6040, but what is 6040 gas?

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CO2 and Nitrigen, is mixed gas, Normally used on things like the smooth follow and Guiness.
Depending on the cellar system hand pulls only need a little gas, just to help push them through the lines. Normaly CO2.

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It is as stated 60/40 or 60% CO2 and 40% Nitrogen. Guinness needs a certain amount of Ni to let it cascade in the glass. Very few other beers actually need it unless they are "pushing" the beer long distances in the lines. We use 80/20 which is usually recommended and it works perfectly. Did you know that the "widget" in the bottom of a Guinness can actually contains a Ni tablet that breaks and releases in the can when you open it?

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its a mixture of 60% co2 and 40% nitrogen

thats what makes the head the way it is

normal carling is 100% gas

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Made me remember when the 'in' drink around Glasgow was VP red wine after the town gas had bubbled through it, fierce stuff my man................

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