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Old 11-25-2011, 03:40 AM
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I snagged a used CO2 bottle with regulator from a fellow hobbyist. They had used it for a calcium reactor, I just wanted to make carbonated beverages. Went to NAPA, got a threaded car tire valve, some vinyl tubing, couple of clamps & a filler chuck. Drilled a hole into a pop bottle cap & fitted the tire valve. Now I make my own bubbly water in 2 liter plastic pop bottles. You can make flavoured soda with just about any juice concentrate mixed with RO water, but it tends to be a bit overly fizzy. Usually I just make plain fizzy water, occasionally some fizzy gatorade. I guess the syrup they sell for these small kits must have some sort of extra ingredient to keep the fizz reasonable. Anyhow, for less money than those kits, my DIY system works just fine & I'm also force carbonating beer I make at home now. The 20lb CO2 bottle has lasted for a couple of years, but I'll need to get it filled soon.
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Old 11-25-2011, 04:05 AM
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My friend gets his stuff from Sears. I also remember seeing it at a store called Cookworks........ not sure if it's on local to Vancouver.

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Old 11-25-2011, 04:07 AM
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sorry......... my friends is soda stream

http://www.sears.ca/stores/shop/sear...ue&D=soda+mate

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Old 11-25-2011, 04:26 AM
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Too bad Jim(OP) hasn't been on here for over a year I dont think, haha... maybe we can hope he will check someday soon.

Great for anyone else who has a machine though! And thats cool that you can do such a thing, I wasn't familiar with such at-home products!
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Old 11-25-2011, 05:04 AM
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pepsi's net worth will plummet if I get into this DIY pop thing... I had no idea this was being done lol.
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Old 11-25-2011, 05:06 AM
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pepsi's net worth will plummet if I get into this DIY pop thing... I had no idea this was being done lol.
Start making T-shirts to advertise Brett!
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I lost my shirt the last time I tried that
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My local water store sells the machines and all of the addons to go with. might be worth checking.
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