Doug Freyburger wrote:
> zxcvbob wrote:
>> Jim wrote:
>>
>>> Any ideas for natural flavors for soda water at home?
>
> Concentrated soda syrups may still be available by the gallon at locla
> restaurant supply stores. The corny keg size is the most popular but
> probably much too large for you.
>
>> You can get Sodastream concentrates at Bed Bath & Beyond. And the way
>> they were pushing Sodastream kits this Christmas, it's probably
>> available lots of places now.
>
> A vey good plan. We tried it. They are just as good as store bought
> sodas. Then we looked into buying a Sodastream machine. It needs a
> special filter very often. The filters are expensive enough to offset a
> lot of the price difference. The machine isn't a good enough deal
> considering total cost of ownership.


I make seltzer water just with cold tapwater in a 1 liter soft drink
bottle with a special cap that I made (metal tire valve stem or snifter
valve installed in a bottle cap) and a bulk CO2 tank with a tire chuck.
Set the regulator to about 60 PSI, and pressurize the bottle while
shaking it. Let it settle down for a minute or so, and it's ready.

You can also recarbonate 2-liter bottles of pop that have gone flat.

Bob