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Major Nikon

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56. You have to get a regulator for your CO2 bottle

Mon Aug 29, 2016, 09:38 PM

Aug 2016

You set the regulator for your desired carbonation level, usually 30-40 PSI. PEP bottles are good to at least 150 PSI, so there's a pretty good margin of error. It's basically exactly the same way Sodastream works and if anything I'd guess their regulators aren't as robust and reliable as the ones you typically get at homebrew supply stores for the CO2 tanks. The regulator is one of the most expensive parts out of the few items you need.

Not all the bottles are the same. The name brand bottles like coke are superior to the cheap store brand bottles, so I use bottles that have heavier construction and toss them about every 6 months or so.

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Never had Navy coffee Major Nikon Aug 2016 #38

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Club soda also has sodium or potassium added to it. Frank Cannon Aug 2016 #41

It's pretty common for most bottled waters to have added minerals Major Nikon Aug 2016 #46

Lemon Barley Water MowCowWhoHow III Aug 2016 #28

Sun tea Mosby Aug 2016 #29

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Darlin' - you should know by now that I don't get deep into recipes/effort/whatever. Too complicated UTUSN Aug 2016 #31

Try #25 pinboy3niner Aug 2016 #32

Okay blogslut Aug 2016 #33

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All of the things you describe are carbonated water Major Nikon Aug 2016 #37

Thanks, this is great perspective. UTUSN Aug 2016 #43

If you really want to read up on the subject... Major Nikon Aug 2016 #47

Get a Sodastream and make your own seltzer/sparkling water. Frank Cannon Aug 2016 #40

You can also do it a lot more cheaply than with a Sodastream Major Nikon Aug 2016 #48

But that would require actual work... Frank Cannon Aug 2016 #50

True Major Nikon Aug 2016 #51

I thought about doing that, at first. Frank Cannon Aug 2016 #54

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