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08-04-2011, 02:24 AM
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you can make soda?
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Why is the first I am hearing of this... lol... saw a thread about some soda stream thing. but that wa sa while ago and for the life of me I have never even thought about it. So can you have a kegerator with 3 beers and one soda? Is there a good sticky on this? I assume its better for ya than high fructose and all that... Thanx
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08-04-2011, 02:38 AM
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Ehh...it's just as bad. It's a lot of sugar. I make my own old fashioned root beer using the roots and a bunch of other crap.
You'll need a seperate regulator for your soda, though, since it needs to be carbonated at around 25-30psi. Also, they need a liquid line that's about 25' long. If you do rootbeer, or any really potent sodas, you'll need a dedicated set of lines for them since any plastic they touch will always smell like whatever you run through it. Also, the O-rings on your kegs need to be replaced before you fill it with beer again.
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08-04-2011, 04:12 AM
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08-04-2011, 01:12 PM
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I have a ginger ale recipe posted that I really like. You can definitely cut the sugar if you want, and use other sweetners if you're into that. I would think you could make a really nice diet soda with splenda (or whatever) and keg it.
I used to keg root beer quite a bit when my kids were still at home, but as was mentioned make sure you have a dedicated keg/lines! Ginger ale, cream soda, etc, don't seem to really need their own dedicated keg but it's probably not a bad idea.
I think it's David_42 who said they keep water in a keg at 30 psi, and add syrup to the class, for several different kinds of soda as well as an unlimited supply of seltzer water.
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08-04-2011, 03:25 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Yooper
I have a ginger ale recipe posted that I really like. You can definitely cut the sugar if you want, and use other sweetners if you're into that. I would think you could make a really nice diet soda with splenda (or whatever) and keg it.
I used to keg root beer quite a bit when my kids were still at home, but as was mentioned make sure you have a dedicated keg/lines! Ginger ale, cream soda, etc, don't seem to really need their own dedicated keg but it's probably not a bad idea.
I think it's David_42 who said they keep water in a keg at 30 psi, and add syrup to the class, for several different kinds of soda as well as an unlimited supply of seltzer water.
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I also do they syrup thing. I actually am also adding a carbonator to my setup so I will have unlimited seltzer. I'll post when I get it done, but basically water line into filter, into pressure reducer, into carbonator, into gas in on 5 gallon keg in fridge.... and streaming seltzer on tap. The 5 gallons of cold seltzer should be enough to offset the heat from the new seltzer.
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08-05-2011, 01:38 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Firebat138
So can you have a kegerator with 3 beers and one soda?
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The soda has a light lemon flavor and can be used as a beer mix to make what we Germans call a Radler.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radler
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08-05-2011, 01:40 AM
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Originally Posted by ClaudiusB
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What faucets are those?
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08-05-2011, 03:14 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EFaden
What faucets are those?
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German faucets with adjustable flow restriction.
No long dispensing lines required to balance the system.
Cheers,
ClaudiusB
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