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Me too. I wasted two years trying to get this process to work. I should have figured it would be a problem when I couldn't anyone besides Mr. Food Scientist having any success bottling. If I was trying to keg and bottle BEER I would have had the process down much quick; there is a crazy amount...

Hey all, I've been trying to the do the same for years. I tried a Blichmann Beer Gun and a Counter Pressure filler. I tried all possible purge and re-carbonate steps and combinations at all different PSI settings. I never ever got it to work the way I wanted. I gave up and am migrating my...

I have one of the Epoxy mixers I got a few months ago but never put it in. I just brewed up a batch and put the Epoxy mixer in the dip tube. In a couple days, I'll report back. Also, my hose IS long: 25' of 3/16" tubing. Hopefully things will be different with the Epoxy mixer, but the long hose...

Jealous! I might be scoring a friend's fridge tomorrow so I can get another corny keg or two. Some of the sodas I am working on use real fruit juice. I hate the taste of sodium benzoate and haven't found a good preservative. I would guess that after a few weeks of carbing my sodas would probably...

I've never heard of kegging soda for a few weeks. That seems like a really long time to tie up a keg (especially for me since I have only 1). I'll try jacking up the pressure and then dialing back to 20PSI for bottling. Do you agitate the keg to carb quicker? Kyle

CrazyIrishman, Wow! I only brew soda but have been having carbonation problems up the wazoo (tons of foam in my lines and flat soda). I have never tried putting 60PSI into my sodas though. Do you upping my PSI would do the trick? Kyle

What are you tapping?

I got the Blichmann since I wanted to bottle out of the keg and not have any on tap. I've had a ton of foam when I've used the Beer Gun, however, I also had a ton of foam with a counter pressure filler. I am still trying to get my kegged soda to come out well. Kyle

I would not mind reduced shelf life (is 2-3 months possible?) if I could forego using Sodium Benzoate. With the combination of sugar and citric acid be enough to preserve syrup and and bottled sodas?

Fix the pumps was great! Sodajerk - do you use Sodium Benzoate a lot? I think it makes other sodas I have had a little tinny. You might not have to use it if the pH level is right. I haven't had a chance to test that yet, but hope to soon.

Hey all, I am going to take a swing at making some of my own soda extracts. Has anyone ever made them with vegetable glycerin instead of alcohol? If so, how did they turn out? Did you keep the ratios the same?

Hey all, Just a quick update on this thread. After trying the above methods and failing to achieve proper carbonation for two years I am going to abandon my current path. I am going to try out some recipes that are extract and essential oil based. This is a major bummer, but at least I can...

Bobby M - I am using 3/16th tubing for my long tubing run. MrFoodScientist - Thanks for the advice. I have tried carbing up at 25-30PSI and then discharge the keg and re-pressuring the keg at 8PSI to serve/bottle but didn't have much luck with that. Sidenote - I really enjoyed your blog, I...

Pressure has been anywhere from 25 - 40 PSI. Temperature is above freezing but below 40 degrees F. I carb in a mini fridge with the freezer section removed so it gets quite chilly. Thanks, Kyle

Hey all, I have a somewhat extensive problem that has been bugging me for some time now. I have been making soda for over a year in the keg (I only make soda) and I still have the same problem - no carbonation is being absorbed by my soda, it all blasts through the lines. I use a...