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Drink carbonator (feddit.uk)
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Does anybody have recommendations for a drink carbonator? (like a sodastream)

My partner likes fizzy drinks. I want to get something that will last, and won't lock us into a single vendor for refills or replacement parts.

I looked at making our own custom one - like this. We might still do something like this, but I'm also pretty clueless with this stuff and don't want anything to explode or poison us :)

Our priorities, ordered by importance, are:

  • No lock-in (adversarial interop is fine)
  • Well built/long-lasting
  • Convenient, safe, easy to use

Any suggestions?

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[-] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

There's not going to be a buy it for life option because your CO2 canisters are eventually going to need recertification. But this is close

I have a 10 lb CO2 tank that you can get from any home brew supply store. Get yourself some hosing and fittings from that same source. Then get yourself a carb cap that fits on the fittings and on a standard plastic drink bottle.

Total cost will be about $180. But you will be able to get you CO2 tank refilled until it fails a certification.

I bought all this stuff when I was making beer but now I have unlimited soda water without device or brand lockin.

[-] evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

Cost on co2 tank is going to depend on where they get co2. Some places you just give a deposit, and they swap tanks instead of refilling the same one over and over again.

OP, kits to do this are available (e.g., https://www.kegconnection.com/fizz-kits-carbonating-kits.html). The kits seem to leave out a carbonation stone, which i think is a really useful thing to have. Just shoving a bunch of co2 into the headspace will eventually carbonate something, but not that quickly. A carbonation stone makes the co2 diffuse faster (similar to the way that soda stream sprays bubbles).

Honestly, it's not that complicated, and if you go to a homebrew store, they'll probably get you up and running for cheaper, and they'll be happy to help. Regulators and other parts have really come down in price over the last 10-15 years.

You could go drink by drink or do a whole keg (they make really small ones now).

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