It's important for the liquid you wish to carbonate to be very cold, the CO2 dissolves much quicker that way. So it takes a little planning, bottle in the fridge overnight. I generally use 1 liter plastic beer bottles. Put on the cap with valve, squeeze the bottle to remove any air, tighten the cap. Then I hit it with the CO2, a little more than 10 psi though, shake like the dickens for 15-30 seconds, turn off CO2. Put bottle back in the fridge to rest, preferably for another 24 hrs. Then bleed the valve & put on a regular bottle cap. Does take time. I've been planning on making up a few additional caps with valves so I can have more bottles ready faster.

If you're just carbonating water, there's usually no need to let it rest too long after carbonating.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AQi9...eature=related

i may try this if i cant get this used calcuim reactor to work )

Yeah, Mike covered it all. Lots of videos on Youtube and I followed instructions in this link http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-...ays-For-Itsel/

I'm trying to stop from drinking pop, and making soda water to satisfy my carbonated beverage cravings.

Just dropped the tank off to get hydrotested and filled, can't wait to get it back. Bought a ball valve for the regulator outlet at Home Depot on the way home so add another $8 to my build price.

ok so what are you mixing with the water to make pop? and could this suryop be used to make slushies and stuff?

Steve

I don't make pop, mostly just carbonated water. Sometimes I'll add a touch of lemon juice. There are ready made syrups available to make pop if you wish. There are also recipes to make your own flavours, some of them quite close to commercial products.... probably healthier. You just need to invest some time in the whole process, or lay down the cash for the ready made stuff. No clue about the slushie deal, but I don't see why not.

Found this site: http://www.wikihow.com/Make-OpenCola

Although I would never attempt to make my own syrup, I find the term OpenCola amusing.