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    Home made carbonater help.

    Your looking at around $80 for that set up. Might as well find a used keg and make some bigger batches. I might actually consider your idea though but incorporate a 5L mini keg. I just don't know how much PSi one can hold.
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    Home made carbonater help.

    I made a batch of non-alcoholic ginger beer the other day and I use a big Gatorade bottle with a tire stem through the cap. Charged it and moved it around. It's been in the refrigerator since yesterday and it hasn't seemed to loose any pressure. I'll let you know in a few days.
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    Home made carbonater help.

    Could you connect a co2 tank regulator? Then you could regulate it more appropriately. If you perfect this method I'll definitely be making this setup. I don't have enough room for a keg and tank.
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    Home made carbonater help.

    How did it turn out? I'm looking into this setup
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    Carbonation Questions

    what other choices do I have to achieve carbonation?
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    Carbonation Questions

    Hi, I've been making root beer for a few months now but in small quantities. I've acquired a mixing/bottling bucket, 5L mini keg and a keg charger. I was using yeast to carbonate but it was just too nasty! So What I did was take a bottle cap and put a tire valve on it, using my keg charger to...
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    Yeast taste in root beer

    I'm using Safale s-04. I was going to use champagne yeast but they recommend I not. I am being careful when pouring
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    Yeast taste in root beer

    so just cracked it open and poured into a cold mug. first thoughts: Good taste, smooth, good color. right foam, but there is still a yeasty flavor to it. not like the first batch, I can actually drink this batch. Am I always going to get this flavor when I use the yeast? should I look into force...
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    Yeast taste in root beer

    ok thank you. I'm going to do a taste tests and them I'll let you guys know
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    Yeast taste in root beer

    I got the recommend yeast from my local brewing store. I brewed it saturday around 1pm and today I went to feel the bottles. they were almost rock hard, is this normal? I've heard it takes 3-4 days? also, how long should I leave them in the refrigerator? thanks SJ
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    Yeast taste in root beer

    Thank you all! some really fast replies on this forum. I'll the champagne yeast, I looked for it at walmart but I couldn't find it. there is a brew shop close by so I might try there
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    Yeast taste in root beer

    I brewed some root beer the other day. Left it out in 2 liter bottles to carbonate for a couple of days till the bottle was firm. refrigerated, and then did a taste test. The root beer flavor is there but it has this yeasty flavor to it. also smells like yeast. anyone have a clue on why this is...
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