Most BBQ gas bottles, contains Propane gas. It is a great choice for year round cooking, as Propane works well at a lower temperature than Butane gas; and available in 4kg and 9kg BBQ gas bottle sizes. However, gas for a BBQ gas bottle can be supplied as pure Butane, pure Propane or a mixture of the two. In the UK, Propane gas is widely used because it works well under cold weather. So, gas for a BBQ grill is the same as LPG.
BBQ gas bottle size varies from different countries, and can be identified with colours. "BLUE" for Butane, and "RED" for Propane. In the UK, Calor may be the more convenient choice for use for BBQ grill, but may not offer a bottle size large enough so satisfy the cook. Calor offers calor-lite 6kg Propane cylinder bottles with the same screw connections as standard Propane cylinder, but a reduce cylinder weight. However, not all Calor stockists will have the 6kg Propane, so check first by calling free on 0800626626.
Flogas also has a broad range of sizes like 4.5kg, 7kg and 15kg Butane cylinder bottles. Propane users have the choice of 3.9kg, 6kg and 13kg. The free phone number offered by Flogas so that you can learn where the nearest retail vendor is located anywhere in Britain is 0800526360. You will need to give them your postal code. BBQ gas bottles can be supplied as pure Butane or pure Propane in the UK.
In the UK, you can purchase patio gas as either, but the Propane gas is more reliable than Butane.
In many countries BBQ gas bottles goes by a number of names. In Australia and in the UK, it is called BBQ gas or LPG Gas bottle. It is also called camping gas. However, the Americans (USA), they just refer to the vessel instead of the gas, so it is a Propane tank. Some are known also as cartridges or campers.
In Australia, the most common BBQ gas bottles are 9kg (20lbs) and 4kg, that are popular with campers. In Britian, 13kg and 5kg are sizes mainly used for BBQ grill.