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I tried this- someone left a 5lb CO2 tank on my corner and I had it refilled- I was excited since I am a home brewer and have always been interested in kegging.

I tried this- someone left a 5lb CO2 tank on my corner and I had it refilled- I was excited since I am a home brewer and have always been interested in kegging. I got a regulator, the cap, and then tried to carbonate a 16oz water bottle. It in theory worked, but I could never get the same carbonation levels that I could from a soda stream or store bought bottle. And doing the shake thing for 30 seconds felt like a lot of work for lackluster results compared to the soda stream as well.

mynameisash 4y ago
> I am a home brewer and have always been interested in kegging Once you start kegging your homebrew, you'll wonder why you didn't do it sooner. After primary fermentation, I siphon from my carboy into a 5 gal corny keg, then I hook it up to my CO2. Turn the pressure up to maybe 20-30 PSI (strictly for carbonating; turn it down for serving) for maybe a day or two. If you want, you can shake it to dissolve CO2, but I'm lazy and just let time do its thing. It's awesome. So much less work than bottling.
- kevstev 4y ago
  Yeah I am not a huge fan of bottling, but living in the city, space is always at a premium. It's more about just not having an ugly kegging setup somewhere. I now have a basement and am actually just thinking about keeping it there if I get one. I have also been hoping to "fall into" a corny keg, but the value of those just seems to keep going up over time.
naasking 4y ago
The sodastreams have a better cap for sure. They suggest 2 rounds of carbonation IIRC, and I do 3 to achieve the same levels. Shaking is a must because increased surface area exposed to CO2 increases absorption into the liquid, although I only shake for 5 seconds on each round. This is done with sodastream too IIRC. I also use the 750mL bottles instead of 2L bottles. Also higher pressures are better obviously. Another tip is to use cold water because that apparently absorbs CO2 better. You can also carbonate wine. My girlfriend was very excited to be able to buy cheaper white and rose wines and just carbonate them instead of buying more expensive bottles of sparkling wine.

mynameisash 4y ago

> I am a home brewer and have always been interested in kegging Once you start kegging your homebrew, you'll wonder why you didn't do it sooner. After primary fermentation, I siphon from my carboy into a 5 gal corny keg, then I hook it up to my CO2. Turn the pressure up to maybe 20-30 PSI (strictly for carbonating; turn it down for serving) for maybe a day or two. If you want, you can shake it to dissolve CO2, but I'm lazy and just let time do its thing. It's awesome. So much less work than bottling.

kevstev 4y ago
Yeah I am not a huge fan of bottling, but living in the city, space is always at a premium. It's more about just not having an ugly kegging setup somewhere. I now have a basement and am actually just thinking about keeping it there if I get one. I have also been hoping to "fall into" a corny keg, but the value of those just seems to keep going up over time.

naasking 4y ago

The sodastreams have a better cap for sure. They suggest 2 rounds of carbonation IIRC, and I do 3 to achieve the same levels. Shaking is a must because increased surface area exposed to CO2 increases absorption into the liquid, although I only shake for 5 seconds on each round. This is done with sodastream too IIRC. I also use the 750mL bottles instead of 2L bottles. Also higher pressures are better obviously. Another tip is to use cold water because that apparently absorbs CO2 better. You can also carbonate wine. My girlfriend was very excited to be able to buy cheaper white and rose wines and just carbonate them instead of buying more expensive bottles of sparkling wine.