soda kegerator

[techpro2004]

Yes I should be having water instead of diet soda, however it is easier to get down something with flavor in the quantities I drink. There also is the cost/weight issues with mineral water. It is easier to carry a keg 5 ft from my sink to kegerator using a dolly then it is 8 cases of water through the store in my car and up the stairs. As far as co2 goes, I have thought my supplier is shorting me. My gauge always shows yellow, never green. My supplier says I cant go by the gauge as it is a liquid and I have to go by weight. I have not weighed my tank. Should I next time?

 

[Dr_Jeff]

There is a tare weight stamped on the bottle, usually up near the valve on the shoulder of the bottle. Not all bottles weigh the same. But what is stamped in the tank should be accurate.

Set the full bottle on a scale, subtract the tare weight, and you know how much co2 is in the bottle. It should have five pounds or a bit over.

 

[techpro2004]

I will try that the next time I get it filled. Thanks. Will a bathroom scale do?

 

[Chefmet]

Thanks for the advice. I thought for sure I would be laughed at for building a kegerator for soda. I have been tasting my soda throughout the day and I noticed as the day goes on, the more fizz it has. It is still not up to normal soda standards but it is improving. About those longer/thinner lines you mentioned, How do they connect to my ball lock keg fittings and my tap which is mounted through a hole I drilled in the front door of my refrigerator. I believe the shaft on those measured 3/4 inch. I do not want to put something of a different size through there and I am not keen on throwing out parts that work. Thanks

 

[Chefmet]

What kind of faucet are you dispensing soda with

 

[beren]

Yes I should be having water instead of diet soda, however it is easier to get down something with flavor in the quantities I drink. There also is the cost/weight issues with mineral water. It is easier to carry a keg 5 ft from my sink to kegerator using a dolly then it is 8 cases of water through the store in my car and up the stairs. As far as co2 goes, I have thought my supplier is shorting me. My gauge always shows yellow, never green. My supplier says I cant go by the gauge as it is a liquid and I have to go by weight. I have not weighed my tank. Should I next time?

It's an old thread I know, but I just wanted to point out for future readers that people make mineral water in kegs as well. Add brewing salts to match the profile of the water you like, add water, carbonate.