Dangerdoll
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I'm with you, Gamer. I don't know why anyone would buy when they could get a nice $1.39 bottle and get free soda out of the deal.
NICE: DIY CO2 Bottle suggestion
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Dangerdoll
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that's from the corner store, not the supermarket. Supermarket has it on sale for $.97. So when I get there, that's what I do. For convenience though, off to the corner store.
I did the DIY CO2 for nearly a year with soda bottles. Went through so much blamed sugar that it was always a case of, "Honey, I'm trying to make some cookies...where's the sugar?"
D'oh! Ever since I took the plunge (two 10-lb. CO2 bottles, two regulators, needle valves, check valves, bubble counters, timers)...was it worth it? Only a couple weeks getting the flow just right (check on it a couple times per day), and it's been smooth sailing since then. May not have to mess with it again until the end of the year.
v/r, N-A
D'oh! Ever since I took the plunge (two 10-lb. CO2 bottles, two regulators, needle valves, check valves, bubble counters, timers)...was it worth it? Only a couple weeks getting the flow just right (check on it a couple times per day), and it's been smooth sailing since then. May not have to mess with it again until the end of the year.
v/r, N-A
Keep in mind, I use a safety coated thick walled glass bottle & #6 stopper for my 5g DIY. It was an unpopular bottle in the lab. Original cost: $140 (bottle only).
I guess part of my interest in some $3-$4 bottles is to keep things looking nice around my tanks. I'm working with 5 different small tanks scattered across my house, up and down (one of the other reasons pressurized isn't an option for me) and I don't have a lot of hiding spaces for my DIY bottles. I kinda like idea of splurging a bit on the bottle so it doesn't look so tacky.
Now I haven't done this yet, I'm still pumping 3-1Liter 79cent, flavored, water bottles of DIY, but the Lexan is calling my name. I found a .5L lexan bottle in a discount store today for $.99, but no way I'm puttin' Nascar logos next to my tanks.
Oh, and since I've got two Hagen cannisters/ladders, which I think are pretty sweet looking, I'd like to keep things at a certain level, ya know?
Now I haven't done this yet, I'm still pumping 3-1Liter 79cent, flavored, water bottles of DIY, but the Lexan is calling my name. I found a .5L lexan bottle in a discount store today for $.99, but no way I'm puttin' Nascar logos next to my tanks.
Oh, and since I've got two Hagen cannisters/ladders, which I think are pretty sweet looking, I'd like to keep things at a certain level, ya know?
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I'm with you geo. I use 2 1liter bottles right now, but having a few small slick canisters is all I would need for it to not look ghetto. I don't have a cabinet below my tank, so the plumbing is fairly exposed.. It works for the location, but it could always look cooler. there is also something elegant about brewing co2 with yeast, it's part of a life cycle. if it were cheap and convenient, I would love to have tanked co2, but I have no where for the tank that wouldn't put the regulator at risk of getting damaged, and no way to plumb it around the house for other tanks, so home brew it will be for some time.
I'd love to brew it in lab beakers, but was worried originally about them shattering with the pressure. now I have a better idea of how much pressure they create, I might just do that.
I'd love to brew it in lab beakers, but was worried originally about them shattering with the pressure. now I have a better idea of how much pressure they create, I might just do that.
