Seltzer CO2 level

Anyone know the dif. between club soda and seltzer? Is it the carbonation level? Also what is a good level to carb up a corny keg full of water for selter?

Thanks!

I don't think there is any. There is, however, a difference between tonic water and seltzer/club soda.

What about a good carb level for club soda? 2.0? 2.5?

Netflyer said:

What about a good carb level for club soda? 2.0? 2.5?

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I run my carbonator at 85 PSI... but its a little different and I am not entirely certain how many volumes of CO2 it winds up at.

Club soda is slightly different from seltzer water. Club soda has mineral-like ingredients added to enhance the flavor. Usually potassium bicarbonate and/or potassium sulfate. It's not much of a difference in taste, IMHO.

If you are looking for club soda you can just add a little baking soda.

When I make seltzer I run at 30 PSI for about a week. It really depends on how cold it is, how long you leave it on the gas, and how carbonated you like it. Start at 30 for 3 or 4 days and go from there.

Cheers,
The Doctor

It's in my 50 degree keezer... I had it at 15psi, I'll bump it up or turn my keezer down 5 degrees... thanks!

What do you guys know about haw to regulate psi for seltzer and beer on the same setup? do I need a second regulator? logic tells me yes, but maybe I can preload the water? Anything is helpful for a noob to the kegerator world. Cheers

Tekmobubblz said:

What do you guys know about haw to regulate psi for seltzer and beer on the same setup? do I need a second regulator? logic tells me yes, but maybe I can preload the water? Anything is helpful for a noob to the kegerator world. Cheers

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Yes, I have a second regulator for mine. I have my water at 30 psi and my beer at 12 psi. It's much fizzier than beer.

Yooper said:

Yes, I have a second regulator for mine. I have my water at 30 psi and my beer at 12 psi. It's much fizzier than beer.

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I'm doing same. 35 psi for the water and 12 psi for the beer in 39F keezer. Really like having bubbly water on tap. Found this really cool website for calculating mineral additions to match different mineral water brands good place to start to get a sense of differences and total reasonable amount of minerals.
https://blog.khymos.org/2012/01/04/mineral-waters-a-la-carte/
I bought the two body regulator just for this purpose and then a week later I received a beer engine in the mail. Now I want a three body regulator so I can do 35psi to the water, 12psi to regular beer, 2psi to the "cask" ale through a cask breather.

Thank you much Yooper. Just what I was suspecting.. And thanks Eric19312 for the mineral link, I"ll definitely check that out. I have a nice dual gauge reg and I'm wondering if I'm better off "splitting" the co2 at the tank to a separate reg, or should I just get a dual body regulator? I can see maybe some pros and cons..?

I have a dual secondary regulator inside my kegerator. I set my main regulator to soda pressure, only 24psi for me at 40f, then tee off that line for secondary setup. I have 3 different pressures at once. To the OP, carbonation pressures are different for everyone making soda, the hard part is serving without losing carbonation, how long of serving lines do you want or have space for?

For a really bubbly seltzer, I recommend a full 39ft roll of 4mm ID EVAbarrier tubing. I can run up to 30psi on that without too much loss.

Hmm I didn't think about the length of line being something to consider... My setup is a standard Bevair kegerator running about 5 feet of line. I think mounting a second regulator will be my best option. And Thanks Mtrhdltd , I hadn't considered that would allow for 3 different pressures to play with.

Just tried some of my local gluten free keto tap seltzer, And it is SOOO good. Let the money saving begin! And heres to a normal looking recycling day. Cheers,

I have a dual regulator that feeds two air distributors (one with two valves and one with four valves). I have one regulator set at 35 psi for a keg of soda water and force carbing beer for the first 24 hours and the other regulator set at 12 psi for 4 kegs of beer on tap. All my taps have 12 feet of beer line. Works like a charm.