water carbonator?
- Alphaville
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ding ding ding ding ding ding! (more or less)
i found a stating point to flavor profile replication:
https://www.ediblegeography.com/how-to- ... ral-water/
https://blog.khymos.org/2012/01/04/mine ... -la-carte/
and some mineral profiles:
Gerolsteiner
http://mineralwaters.geo.uu.nl/mineralw ... er+Sprudel
vs San Pellegrino
http://mineralwaters.geo.uu.nl/mineralw ... Pellegrino
vs horsewoman’s fave
http://mineralwaters.geo.uu.nl/mineralw ... +Fachingen
vs Perrier
http://mineralwaters.geo.uu.nl/mineralw ... nd=Perrier
Gerolsteiner profiles as pretty intense on cal-mg and carbonic acid yes?
@horsewoman's fave seems more carbonated? and saltier
san pellegrino has more sulfur!
i don’t understand the diagrams yet but i’ll figure them out...
i found a stating point to flavor profile replication:
https://www.ediblegeography.com/how-to- ... ral-water/
https://blog.khymos.org/2012/01/04/mine ... -la-carte/
and some mineral profiles:
Gerolsteiner
http://mineralwaters.geo.uu.nl/mineralw ... er+Sprudel
vs San Pellegrino
http://mineralwaters.geo.uu.nl/mineralw ... Pellegrino
vs horsewoman’s fave
http://mineralwaters.geo.uu.nl/mineralw ... +Fachingen
vs Perrier
http://mineralwaters.geo.uu.nl/mineralw ... nd=Perrier
Gerolsteiner profiles as pretty intense on cal-mg and carbonic acid yes?
@horsewoman's fave seems more carbonated? and saltier
san pellegrino has more sulfur!
i don’t understand the diagrams yet but i’ll figure them out...
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I have one of these. The red one. Unfortunately the little fitting that holds the pierced CO2 cartridge cracked and it no longer works. It used to make nice fizzy water. I thought about 3d printing a cartridge holder for about thirty seconds and then I gave up. Sounded like a dangerous plan.
- Alphaville
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Looks like they sell the part online. It is exactly the shell that goes on the bike pump that screws down to puncture the cylinder that is missing. I found some online by typing in CO2 charger holder. I have a big pile of the cylinders of CO2. My mom saved them since the 70s because they were expensive. Then she died. Kind of a note to myself.Alphaville wrote: ↑Sat Jun 06, 2020 7:16 amwhat would you do with the empty cartridges though? scrap pile?
I recently dug the thing up because there is a certain cake I like that needs sparkling water for the batter.
What do I do with the old gas bottle case? Well when I was a boy I’d put chemicals inside that made them go boom. Today I just planned on trashing them after I ate my special cake.
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yeah that same mechanism is used for co2 guns too, yes? i don’t have one, but maybe i could...
when i explained to my wife yesterday how this co2 business worked i showed her a picture of anton chighur with his captive bolt gun. she remembered the movie.
funny how the mind turns to weapons
when i explained to my wife yesterday how this co2 business worked i showed her a picture of anton chighur with his captive bolt gun. she remembered the movie.
funny how the mind turns to weapons
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Yes, CO2 pellet pistols and tranq dart guns use the same cylinders.
I had a childhood buddy with a special tool that would puncture the cylinders and allow you to aim them up in the sky as a rocket toy. Not sure where he got it. Ahhh the 70s when toys were dangerous..., the device was basically a gun that made the cylinder shoot off like a rocket. It was pretty wild because it doesn’t have vanes.
Hence why I may just forget about 3d printing a piercing cap for the bottle. I can visualize losing an eye when the pressurizing step malfunctions.
I had a childhood buddy with a special tool that would puncture the cylinders and allow you to aim them up in the sky as a rocket toy. Not sure where he got it. Ahhh the 70s when toys were dangerous..., the device was basically a gun that made the cylinder shoot off like a rocket. It was pretty wild because it doesn’t have vanes.
Hence why I may just forget about 3d printing a piercing cap for the bottle. I can visualize losing an eye when the pressurizing step malfunctions.
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haa haaa haaa that sounds like great fun
time to go search fo "co2 rocket"
time to go search fo "co2 rocket"
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I have a "BubbleCap", a small adapter between the SodaStream type of CO2 cartridge and a standard drinking bottle. The company seems to have died, and I guess it never even sold in US.
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As I sit here enjoying my homemade fizzy water, I thought I'd give this thread a bump.
A few years ago, DW and I followed the Frugalwoods post Jacob mentioned and modified our soda stream. The system works as advertised. It was about $120 for the first 20lb tank from the welding supply store, then $30 for refills. We refill about every 6 months.
The tough part was finding the right nozzle hookup. None of the stores we went to had it. We ended up getting this one from Amazon for $75 and it works great.
I like this setup so much that the tank made a cross country drive with us to our new location.
A few years ago, DW and I followed the Frugalwoods post Jacob mentioned and modified our soda stream. The system works as advertised. It was about $120 for the first 20lb tank from the welding supply store, then $30 for refills. We refill about every 6 months.
The tough part was finding the right nozzle hookup. None of the stores we went to had it. We ended up getting this one from Amazon for $75 and it works great.
I like this setup so much that the tank made a cross country drive with us to our new location.
I haven't tried anything fancier than a brief stint using flavor drops, which I did not like. I want to try cloning a mineral water. I'm curious if anyone here had success.Alphaville wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 6:34 pmi found a stating point to flavor profile replication:
https://www.ediblegeography.com/how-to- ... ral-water/