muse435

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Has any one used The Carbonater?

Can you hook it up to a ball lock quick disconnect?

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IffyG

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I use it to force carb a sample of beer at kegging time. It simply connects to your ball lock gas disconnect. Works fairly well, but mine doesn't hold pressure worth a damn over time.

ArcaneXor

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I found that it doesn't properly fit some of the newer-type soda bottles with the smaller caps.

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Planned: Fat Man Brown Porter (Pro-Am #2), WLP 351 Hefeweizen, WLP 860 Munich Helles
Primary: Centennial Falcon IPA (Pro-Am #1), sLambic I
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IffyG

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That's kind of what I figured. I can't get them it to seat all the way on the threads and carbonation seeps out the bottom edge.

KevinM

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I haven't had a problem with it. The main leakage I get is at the top where the o ring is, and I just add a layer of teflon tape to stop that. Since I only make 2 liters or less at a time, I usually don't need to worry about keeping the carbonation because nothing remains after.

Most often, I just use a 12 ounce plastic bottle and carbonate water (or beer, or juice) and don't even consider needing anything to save.

Yooper

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It works great for me! I just stick it on a 2L bottle and hook it up. I love mine.

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Fallon

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Mine leaks a fair bit. Quite a few bottles don't fit the threads quite right & the ball lock connector leaks a lot as well.

muse435

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I got it the next day. So far so good. no leaks, just carbed pop

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Primary - Oxi Clean
Secondary - Alpha (Apple Cranberry Cider),
Kegged - Sexxy Blonde Ale, Beta (Sweet Apple) Cider
Bottled - BB American Amber, Midnight Ale (Oktober"fast"), Winter Storm IPA, Evil Pumpkin Pie Ale, Santa's Other Helper, Maxwell's (Craisin Orange) Mead, Newton's (Semi-Sweet) Mead

kyleaubu

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um... forgive me for not knowing what Im talking about but I have a question. In addition to "the carbonator" what else do i need to force carb. The only thing I'll be doinng is 2L bottles of root beer.

ArcaneXor

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CO2 tank, regulator, gas line & gas quick disconnect (and bottles/screwcaps, of course).

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The Fiesty(sic) Goat Brewery est. 2007 & Clusterfuggle Experimental Ales est. 2009
Planned: Fat Man Brown Porter (Pro-Am #2), WLP 351 Hefeweizen, WLP 860 Munich Helles
Primary: Centennial Falcon IPA (Pro-Am #1), sLambic I
Secondary: Flanders Red
Kegged:Himmel un Ääd Kölsch #8, Farmhouse Session Saison Pilot Batch, Chocolate Milk Stout, Pale Ale, Chili Smoked Porter, Berliner Weisse w/ Brett #3