If you love drinking carbonated water, why not try making your very own? With the many carbonation systems available in the market nowadays, it is more convenient and practical to learn how to make sparkling water at home. There are also fun and exciting methods for those who enjoy doing DIY projects. Which one of these five sparkling water-making methods would you like to try? Let us know in the comment section. Interesting, can you use a Co2 Fire extinguisher for this?
It was really informative when you mentioned that dry ice is carbon dioxide gas that is frozen. Since the gas is frozen, it seems like it would be important to use gloves when you are handling the ice. Cart 0. Menu Cart 0. Using a soda siphon or seltzer bottle Using a soda siphon or seltzer bottle is one of the most popular and easiest ways to make sparkling water at home.
It features a container, which holds the water that needs carbonating, a head where you insert the CO2 chargers, and a plunger or button that releases the gas into the water. Soda siphon systems come in various sizes and can hold water ranging from one up to two quarts. If you click one of these links and make a purchase, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you.
In addition, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. For most of us, carbonation is what gives soda and seltzer their fizz to give drinks a little extra oomph. Thankfully, there are plenty of other options to put some fizz in your drink. Carbonated water is normal water with the addition of carbon dioxide gas. It is highly pressurized, which is where all those bubbles come from. Water and carbon dioxide produce a chemical reaction, which is where that tingling sensation and taste comes from.
Carbonated water is about 3 to 4 pH , which makes it relatively acidic. Carbonated water and seltzer typically has salt and perhaps a few minerals added. For example, Perrier and San Pellegrino both make use of spring water, minerals, and sulfur compounds.
One fear is that carbonated water can damage the enamel of your teeth. I decided to do a blind test to compare our RO water, plain and carbonated, against some of the popular and less popular brands.
In many years of my carbonating water at home, this was the first time that I was quite confident that it would compare very well. Taste-testing was done by 4 family members. This is a tiny statistical representation and we all are accustomed to the taste of our water so take the results with a grain of salt. But still, this only reinforced my view that this filter produces quite amazingly tasty water. Waterite carbonated water won pretty much unanimously and I think this was not just about the taste but the level of carbonation as well.
The number one negative that was identified during testing was inadequate carbonation e. San Pellegrino, Gerolsteiner. These factors definitely made it easier to pick the home-carbonated Waterite over the competition. Liked the post or the recipe? Leave a comment. Your email address will not be published. Notify me of new comments. From cans to bottles then the soda stream, then I got a kegerator and loved it. First, I switched my CO2 tanks so the 20 lb is on the dispensing keg. It will be doing most of the heavy lifting, filling the 2.
I put an empty keg on my scale, then filled it through the lid and found the water shut off at The lid filled keg took about 24 hrs to fill, the liquid post filled keg took 12 hrs. Will continue to use both methods until I decide which one I prefer but the lid does work. I also mounted the various components on a sort of carbonation control panel, since everything is manually done and not automated see attached photo.
In the other photo, it shows the 5 liter pre-chill non-carbonated water keg and the 2. HI Joe, your setup looks really cool, love that digital pressure gauge display and the whole carbonation panel, I think I am going to add something like that too… looks very techy.
Nice to know that the lid works… I kind of thought it would if implemented properly… my biggest challenge is getting the water supply to where the kegerator is.
Definitely love the set it and forget it aspect of it. You could easily switch to a tiny fridge with a gallon keg to fulfill all the water needs… bye-bye to huge 5-gallon kegs… it will be a neat setup. Thanks for the inspiration for making carbonated water… I followed your guide and I am thrilled with the results. My setup is slightly different, one keg 2. The dispensing keg is in a 2. A Nukatap flow control faucet dispenses through the door.
One other thing I do different is I fill the empty kegs through the liquid post. The empty keg has 40 psi CO2 in it. Filtered water goes through a regulator 60 psi , ball valve, check valve and a liquid disconnect. When the ball valve is opened, the higher pressure water comes in. I use the pressure relief to vent the CO2 until I reach 20 lbs weight of water keg is on an electronic scale which almost fills the keg and leaves a little headspace.
Saves a little gas, and no purging required. The 60 psi keg absorbs the CO2, reducing the pressure until the normal 40 PSI is reached at which point the 20 lb main tank continues to feed gas until fully carbonated.
Hi Joe, kudos to you for putting up such an interesting and creative setup. I might borrow some elements. I added a second tank to my RO system so I now have a total of 9. Now I can fill a 5-gallon keg within minutes. What a nightmare that was;. Will run the water line into the fridge. It would speed up the process to have a keg of tap water in line to the carbonating keg to pre-chill the water.
Got a 5 liter keg coming for that. If I can use all the gas in an empty keg to carbonate a new batch, that would be great. Will let you know how the lid works.
Do let me know what kind of results you get with it. I think it should work. No conclusive studies of negative side effects either. Anything I am missing? Hi ada, a leak can be just about anywhere but the connections are the obvious places. Sometimes it can be damaged tubing. So, the top of the keg with the disconnects and part of the tubing goes in first, check for bubbles. Then the CO2 tank up to the inlet nipple on the CO2 tank, do not submerge the gauge s , then the tubing connected to the CO2 regulator all the way to the shutoff valve, again, not submerging the gauge s.
Do you use any keg sanitizer or cleaner like star sans ever? Trying to see if that no rinse stuff will leave a bad taste? They do surprisingly well without, I check them periodically, there is never an off smell or anything. C02 is antibacterial.
Beer kegs and carboys, yeah, those get sanitized. Hi Dan, that little gadget looks freaking awesome if it works. Does it? You may need to drop the carbonation PSI and settle for a less fizzy water. You also have to have some sort of a backflow control valve on the supply side, which, looking at the picture, it seems to have. I would definitely try this product, looks like it may actually work. I am thinking of ordering one to play with though I have yet to run a water supply line to my kegerator, not as easy as I thought it would be in my kitchen.
Thanks for sharing that link. Thanks for this. Would it be possible to skip the step of converting the small fridge into a kegerator and just take out all the shelves and leave it as a fridge? Then instead of a tap, maybe run a line from the keg to a picnic faucet.
One question would be if an unmodified 4. Hi Rick, apologies for the delay with my response. Two 5-gallon kegs and a 5lb CO2 tank fit fine in my fridge as long as I have the following mod:. See more in my kegerator build guide. Thanks for this great post.
Would that work? Thanks for this! I can see a kegerator in our future. Check my latest update, those re-mineralizing filters are fantastic and make RO water taste very, very good. I have two five gal kegs that I pressurize at the same time at about psi. My kegerator is also at a temp of around degrees. I thought the gas ran out or it had a leak, but not the case. Keg was pressurized and still had gas.
Nothing seemed off. Checked again in the morning and still the same. I switched to the other keg and same issue. Any thoughts on what maybe going on? Hi John, that is very strange. But there should a very simple explanation to it. First, make sure that all the valves along the line are fully open.
I know, this sounds stupid but stranger things have happened to me. Took me a while to figure that out. There can be a leak along the line somewhere. Finally, the CO2 regulator may have malfunctioned. Hi Victor, so I checked the lines, connections and valve.
Everything looks good and normal. I disconnected one of the ball locks and turned the gas on, and it was flowing. I then purged one of the tanks and reconnected it and will wait 48 hours or so to see if it has good carbonation. Besides I had it in there last winter. Anyway will see what happens after a couple of days.
Totally possible. Improperly seated connector maybe. The temp drop in the garage will have a negligible effect on the carbonation level in your case. At room temp, the pressure inside the CO2 cylinder is about psi. What WILL have a significant impact on the carbonation level is the water temp inside the keg… but that did not change. Updated the article scroll to the bottom with some exciting taste test results.
Quite interesting how an alkaline filter can make RO water either incredibly good or barely drinkable. Thanks for the very insightful post. I was seeking alternatives to Sodastream and Drinkmate and found your post. I use 5-gallon tanks and a 20lb CO2 tank. Have you tried to flavor the water? Hi Hannah, yes I tried flavoring water but quickly stopped that as we go through kegs quickly and they need cleaning and sanitization if using certain flavorings… too much work.
I find it easier to just add flavourings in the glass. I was wondering if the Kegerator solution would work with a water line feeding into the kegs? Maybe have Keg A receive water from the source, receive carbonation from the tank, feed carbonated water into tank B, tank B receive carbonation, and tank B provide carbonated water to the user.
Doable or no? What you need is Big Mac motor carbonator system. This will give you exactly what you need. I am going to upgrade my setup to include the Big Mac motor carbonator system in the near future and will update the post on how it goes and what results I get. I have no idea what a Big Mac is needed. Pic shows my single, permanent 9L tank in main kitchen fridge, water line straight in without any pump, just mains pressure. CO2 also going in, tap coming out. Continuous carbonation, tank refills automatically.
Easily dispenses my 4L per day and likely could do double that. But how is your carbonation? My assumption has always been that a carbonation level can only be maintained in a closed system. I never tested this though but I will as I am intrigued. Definitely look into a commercial style system like the Big Mac. You can get rid of the tanks, and just run the carbonator pump with small storage tank. Probably would be cheaper than the kegs were. You only need to keep the hose cold.
I had a summer job back in where we installed these systems and serviced them. Back then, I put together a home beer dispensing system, now, I am looking to do fizzy water. Oh, I am:- already planning to get one.
I want to put it in a very small bar fridge. I am quite impressed but this little device. You need to add the Big Mac motor carbonator system, I just installed one in my kitchen, best thing ever, Seltzer on tap unlimited amounts.
Took me around a week to find all the parts and fittings, really worth it. Hi Alejandro, thanks for this valuable piece of information. I am definitely going to investigate and hopefully test it out. Not having to deal with refilling water tanks is a welcome upgrade.
Besides, you can get away with a much smaller fridge to keep the water cold. Single line out to dispensing tap sitting outside the fridge. Easily keeps up with my 4L a day, I suspect I could even do 6 or 8L. So not the sacrifice of fridge space, but still cupboard space. Would be cheaper to run though than keeping 9L cold — not sure if trivial though. Plus I can detach the 9L keg in seconds, take it straight to a party with the dispensing tap with some 16g CO2 cartridges to dispense.
Is there a problem with getting the water to mix in time? My SodaStream carbonates in 2s so it seems like it should be possible? A C02 carbonation system is a closed system.
In it, you have a balance between CO2 gas pressure and the amount of CO2 dissolved in water, which is also a function of temperature. As soon as you open up the tank to a water source, you will be making it a part of the system. It will affect the temperature inside the keg and the carbonation. In essence, you will be carbonating your water source as well.
I am not an engineer so I may be wrong about this, but what you are looking for is not technically possible. Not easily anyway. Hi, thanks again for your detailed instructions on making carbonated water. I finally got started on my and decided to buy a kegerator instead of making my own. Have a couple questions though. Will it hold its carbonation for awhile? I was wondering because I have a double tap, and may want to put a keg of beer in there sometimes. You see, when you let some water out of the keg, the extra headroom will have to be filled by gas.
It will come from either the CO2 tank, or from the water. If no CO2 is supplied at 40 PSI, the more water you draw, the more CO2 will leave the water to fill headspace, the less carbonated water will become.
Yes, you can. Will it hold the same level of carbonation? No, if the room is warmer than the fridge. Carbonation level measured in volumes or grams per liter is a function of pressure PSI and temperature. If you carbonate your water to 5 volumes at 40F and move the keg to 70F warm room, over time the carbonation level will drop to what it would have been if you carbonated at 40 PSI and 70F, roughly 3.
How quickly will it happen? About as quickly as it carbonates. So, if you carbonate over 48 hours, it will take about 2 days to decarbonate to the point wheRE the carbonation stabilizes. I once fully carbonated a keg of cold water in 25 or so minutes by shaking it and rolling it around. Would this keg system work outside of a fridge? Stephanie, yes, this system will work outside of a fridge. However, you need to keep a few things in mind. You are correct to suspect that water may not effectively carbonate.
I just used water for the Instructable. Leave about an Inch and a Half space at the top for air. Screw the cover back on. Unscrew the cover on the other bottle. Leave the cover off. Grab one square of toilet paper. Put about a tablespoon of baking soda on it. Then fold the toilet paper up as indicated in the pictures. First, make sure the cover on the to-be carbonated beverage is tight.
Hold the Cover to the bottle with the vinegar in one hand and the toilet paper wrapped baking soda in the other hand. Drop the toilet paper baking soda roll into the vinegar. Screw the cap on as quickly as possible.
Shake the bottle. Grab the bottle with your drink and shake it vigorously. You will notice bubbles coming out of the tube. Thats the CO2 that will carbonate your drink. Keep shaking to disperse the CO2.
Shake until there are no more bubbles coming out of the tube. Shake one more time and let sit for a minute or two. It is time to open the drink! First pinch the tube above the bottle. Pinching the tube will prevent a ton of CO2 form coming out of the other pressurized bottle. If you don't do it, your drink will spray everywhere and probably lose its fizz. While pinching the tube, slowly open the bottle with your drink. Now bring the other bottle with the tube still pinched to the sink and release it.
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