Forced carbonation question with a soda stream?

[Bh750]

Crazy question, but...

Can I use one of these to force carbonate? Either directly in a 12 oz bottle or a 1 gallon carboy?

Its basically a C02 cartridge in the back.

 

[Drewed]

I don't think either will fit in the device. But for what that costs you go with something like this:
https://www.kegoutlet.com/sp200-sod...o2-tank.html?gclid=CPfN67rMndQCFZeLswodisEH6w

and a 5 lb co2 tank.

 

[Bh750]

That's really cool. Ok now it has me thinking.
I have a kegerator at home. Don't have a home brewing type keg yet.
But I have the C02 supply, lines and gauges.
So maybe there's some sort of DIY setup I can make with a soda bottle and some sort of fitting like in your link?

 

[Yooper]

That's really cool. Ok now it has me thinking.
I have a kegerator at home. Don't have a home brewing type keg yet.
But I have the C02 supply, lines and gauges.
So maybe there's some sort of DIY setup I can make with a soda bottle and some sort of fitting like in your link?

Yep- you need a carbonator cap. You can either buy one or make one.

http://www.homebrewing.org/CarbaCap...9v_P_FIHLeDV_bOZRnw37pdlbzAsTv1vAEaAkJL8P8HAQ

I have a stainless one, but these plastic ones are cheaper and work well overall.

That one is a ball lock fitting, so you'd need the fitting on the gas, or you'd need the commercial keg (sanke) carbonator cap.

 

[Drewed]

Sure, you can buy the carbonation cap and fittings separately cheap.


Edit: damn my slow typing!

 

[applescrap]

I've heard of people carbonating white wine into champagne in a SodaStream. You could do the same with beer but I like the carbonating cap better. I have a SodaStream hooked up to 20 pounds of CO2 and I carbonate drinks all the time. The directions say to only carbonate water and that's what I do. I asked the company once and the reason is beer could potentially clog the over pressure release. I'm pretty comfortable with it and it doesn't scare me but one main problem is also that the proprietary bottles that fit it all smell like energy drink in my case, too. Also they are expensive so it would be hard to carbonate too much at once. Those little caps that go on a 2L bottle are awesome and this thread has inspired me to consider giving it a try.

 

[Silver79]

When you say you don't have a homebrew type keg, I assume you mean a corny. Please consider keg carbing in your kegorator with a regular Sankey style D BBL. They can be had relatively inexpensive, they almost never leak, you can make big batches in them and they aren't difficult to clean. Not to mention all other beers you buy will fit that keg valve. I've done about 60 gals of cider through one and countless beers with no problems. Just trying to make your life a little easier. Never bottle again if you don't want to.

 

[Horseflesh]

The great thing about a carbonation cap is you just use leftover beverage bottles... no special expensive SodaStream bottles. Oh, and your cost per use drops massively too. Oh, and you can dial in an exact pressure based on the liquid temperature. It's win-win-win.

I need to sell my SodaStream stuff, it's no longer used.

PS Carbonated gin is cool.

 

[applescrap]

The great thing about a carbonation cap is you just use leftover beverage bottles... no special expensive SodaStream bottles. Oh, and your cost per use drops massively too. Oh, and you can dial in an exact pressure based on the liquid temperature. It's win-win-win.

I need to sell my SodaStream stuff, it's no longer used.

PS Carbonated gin is cool.

With a 20 pound co2 tank, I have been carbonating soda and energy drinks for 2 years without it running out. I think its a whopping 20 dollars to refill when it actually does run out. Just picked up a second SodaStream at Goodwill for 5.99, as back up to my first. I rotate three bottles and make all kinds of drinks using flavored Mio type water flavorings. The kids love Orange Crush. To each their own I guess.

 

[Horseflesh]

Sure, if you have a co2 tank adapter, that's a big improvement. But even a carbonation cap is pretty nice compared to a stock SodaStream.