How to Make Your Own SodaStream 

I've carbonated soda with this setup for several years and it works great and is SAFE if you follow a few rules. NEVER force carbonate in a soda bottle at more than 45 psi. Use a machined stainless steel carbonation cap. NEVER use those cheapo plastic ones! Use PET bottles. They are tuff! I've never had one pop, even after hundreds of uses. ALWAYS connect the ball lock to the bottle & cap with the CO2 ball valve at the tank CLOSED!!! Press out the air in the bottle and tighten the cap. Connect the ball lock and slowly open the ball valve. It will gently pop with pressure and you can start shaking. I usually give 20 or so shakes then wait a few seconds and repeat 4 or 5 times. Turn off the tanks main valve! Disconnect your wine and slowly bleed off the internal pressure! Remove the carbonation cap and screw a cap on your bottle. Now depressurize the line and regulator by pushing the button inside the ball lock. I use an old sharpie (non pointed side) to do the trick. Works great. One more thing ALWAYS carbonate REFRIGERATED COLD LIQUIDS!!!! I cannot over stress this point. OK, have at it and have fun!

Homebrew shops have gas line, that beverage line is far too wide, the line should fit tightly on the barbed ends.

you're using the wrong hose, it's supposed to be braided vinyl rated at 220psi. the hose you're using is not rated for high pressure c02 and is also the incorrect diameter, it's supposed to be 1/4" not 3/8". the clamps you use are supposed to be "o-clamps" or a crimp on "hose ferrule" but never a phillips or slotted "hose clamp".

I like the fact that you showed your bottle explosion. Many manufacturers have started using thinner-walled bottles. As an experiment, you should always start with lower pressures from your regulator as you found out. One thing I'd point out is that while this might be cheap per bottle to carbonate compared to the price per bottle with Sodastream, it's definitely not cheap to get started. The tank, regulator, and assorted parts will set you back over $100 as a general rule. Great vid!

It's a good idea to check for any leaks at connections and tank valve using soapy water. Any leaks will form bubbles. A large leak in an enclosed space can elevate CO2 to levels which can be fatal. If you want to be super safe, get a CO2 detector or store apparatus outside

This guy and lucas from dining on a dime are perfect, literally the gold of this channel

One guy added the carbonating process over about a 10 min time frame, slowly, slowly and it looked really good at the end.

where can i get those caps and hose connection. thank you

I love this guy because he learns the same way I do. By making mistakes. LMAO. I’ve done things like forgetting to put those clamps on and a million other similar things. 🤣😂

Ahhh what cute colors of tools bro. Great content sir!

Love this! Thanks for the tips!!

*green tea explodes* _perhaps a bottle of rose instead_

Where did you get the bottle cap adapter?

I like this dude. he's great at demos

The best demo!

What pressure was your regulator set at? I have been trying with not a lot of luck

Where do you get your beats from?

Where to buy the tank and fill it?

Where can we get those tools?

This is awesome, but wouldn't it have worked better just using the right size hose/nipple combination? then the hose clamp would just be redundancy rather than providing literally all the clamping force

The purpose of the regulator is to dial down the "working pressure" so you don't blow the bottoms out of your bottles or possibly hurt someone. 30 to 40 pounds working pressure is more than enough to carbonate anything, I would stay at the low end of 30 to be safe.

Don't use pliers, use an adjustable wrench or a box wrench. using pliers is A) Harder and 2) damages the nut.

Can a pressure regulator be used with CO2 tank that has a siphon tube?

The track at the end dope!

While I sure appreciate the work that went into this, and I'm sure your a very smart and lovely man, this poses some serious dangers that most amateur's won't be ready for, and could lead to some serious injuries unfortunately. Not to mention if a person has children, you will need to keep this outside in a garage or shop, because children knock stuff over and mess with stuff as we all know,😉 which means you then have to go outside everytime you want a carbonated beverage. I know the store bought units are an initial expense, but they are safe. I would suggest to anyone who wants to carbonate everything, the drinkmate model, which is made for carbonating every liquid possible, and then getting the proper conversion kit, and a 5lb food grade co2 tank from a home brew shop:) Cheers & be careful!

Fun video, looks like the kinks could be worked out of this system.

You didn't mention the pressure setting, Looks like you have it at 40PSI.

Love it.

swag! =D thanks for vid

a CO2 leak like that is harmless

You get much better results with both this and a soda stream if the liquid you are trying to carbonate is cold.

Pressurizing glass bottles can be like playing with fire (to mix metaphor)... when soda syphons were in their early days people died pressurizing them, that why the bottles were often encased with wire or metal.

Great vid.

Tell people to use food grade co2!

fairly certain the first bottle exploded because of its geometric edges and rigid material. in fermentation of kombucha, square bottles are a no-no for pressurization because the stress points created by hard edges causes bottles to crack

Any concern about CO2 sources having oily gas?

Is this similar to dave arnold’s carbonation rig????

What’s the psi to the drink bottle Sherlock?

that bottle explode tho

I have a question about removing the oxygen from the plastic bottle (by squeezing out the air): how necessary is this step? I ask because I want to do this using the nice big glass GT kombucha bottles, but want to make sure it's safe. Obviously you cannot squeeze out the air from a glass bottle. If it is safe to use a glass bottle made for carbonated beverages like a GT Kombucha bottle, should I fill the water all the way to the top before carbonating, or leave some air in the bottle? Also what is a safe pressure to you if carbonating glass bottles like this? Thanks!

Funny sarcatic guy ... 😄😄

amazing

At what pressure should I do that? You know so I keep all of my body parts on me

*favorite swedish retailer* definitely not talking about Ikea

Hi everyone! Is this just a regular CO2 gas that you can find in any supplier?

good one

I can't get this setup to work - the liquid is still completely flat... Does anyone know what the problem might be???

I'll save an eye and go with soda stream. ;) Cool tho!

My intial responce to your video was to say "How do you replace the guta of the machine?" but further viewing shows me you're talinking about building your own from scratch basically.

I buy it ,,,how much is the cost of this and I need you send to my country in Nicaragua bro.

I overdid it with one of those and wound up with 20 stitches....

2:53 And never be heard from again...

that's a shit ton of head space in that bottle, and that first bottle probably would have survived if you didn't have the valve slammed all the way open.

I rarely dislike videos. This is one of them. Yeah, it's funny, but the practices are dangerous. You need to use food grade CO2, since lubricants for fittings and valves are put in with the gas, and you end up drinking those. The pertinent info, like pressure of the cylinder and pressure past the regulator are omitted. The hose is almost guaranteed not to be rated for high pressure, and fits like a circus tent to a hot dog. And after one use of those pliers, the regulator is already chewed up. You don't even need a mechanic's fixed spanner. An adjustable would be WAY better. The tea incident and the lack of proper tools just shows me that the presenter did research from a moving car, and when dealing with gas canisters, that is really bad.

Looks like I’m going to blow up my hand lol

Nice, lol!

Lousy and dangerous directions. The most important info missed. What pressure to use?

Yeah, looks like a spring water bottle, not for pressure. Use soda bottles.

Please use a wrench, not a pliers. Pliers cause cumulative damage.

They never say how big of a tank to use.

Clifford Endo, Can I ask you a Favor, I am a Disabled US ARMY Veteran Currently living in the philippines,. where I CAN AFFORD to live, I was wondering If you could do a set up like you have there, leave the Tank EMPTY and ship it to my Daughter in Reno Nevada ! Let me know the Cost & what you think your time is worth and I will send you a check from Bank Of America in California. I ask because here they dont have this stuff you have only the 5 foot tall commercial tanks, and they won't help me here ? Can we hook up and can you please help me ? Thanks Rob~

Who uses: pliers to tighten a nut? A screw driver to tighten hose clamps? A hose that is way too loose for the fitting? ... RU-vid channels, you are allowed to do research before making a video!

Seems safe.

Channel locks along with teflon tape would have been a good thing to use. Fuck pliers and the tape will seal properly.

wee parts of this vid could of been done better but on a whole very well made and educational

Beautiful, but dry ice and some fittings later, and you have a cheaper setup. Same thing I guess. Cool vid. A calibrated pressure relieve valve would've done that bottle justice homie. lol

1:02 Swedish retailer? Do you mean IKEA?

so why not just get a soda stream?

Cool but I think I'll stick to buying Cava, Champagne, Cremant, Spumante...

Yes trust a guy that blows a plastic bottle out of his hand....

Get ye down to Harbor Freight and buy a cheap wrench

Looks like a pain in the ass to me!

Best to stick with Sodastream and learn how to refill the CO2 with dried ice.

Yo, a tanks is like 80$

Yeah, no. I'll just go to my corner store for some soda

That hose is way too big for thst fitting

yeah no im not dealing with exploding bottles in my kitchen, ill stick with my sodastreamer thank you

doesnt he have a proper wrench, hes marring the nut

Hose too large or connector too small :-)

Yeah I’ll stick with the safe, easy to use, easy to find more expensive option

You don’t need to shake a SodaStream. What’s the difference?

Please don't follow this. So many bad practices. 1st: get a CO2 detector and put in the vicinity of where your tank will be. 2nd: use proper connections, like swagelok. 3rd: learn to use the regulator to regulate! 4th: get proper bottles. 5th: enjoy safe carbonation.

just get a sodastream, it's expensive, but it takes up less space then a paper towel holder, and it's made by professionals rather than a dude in a Jean jacket who has no idea what he's doing.

I'll stick with my soda stream

this isnt really cheap at all. the gas regulator alone is about the same price as an entry level soda stream. you're better off buying one of those and getting a valve adapter so you don't have to rely on their overpriced co2 cartridges.

Just stick with a soda stream. A lot easier and more reliable

Uh, yeah. I'll stick with my $15 soda stream CO2 canisters

All problems aside: It also makes whatever you're drinking really bitter.

Very nice demonstration. I see why Sodastream is so proprietary about their system . . . because it's so damn dangerous to try to do this by yourself. It's like, You: "You know, you don't HAVE to buy all those pre-created transparent things at the store. I'll show you how to blow your own glass." Us: "Um, wow, thanks!"

your first bottle exploded because you had ZERO head space! I won't mention the many other things wrong with this "educational video" as several others have already mentioned it.

This video is setting people up to get injured. There are so many things wrong with this video. Eater should delete this video. Cliff, stick to stuffing your face with waffle fried chicken.

this seems like alot more work than just buying a sodastream machine xD, and besides if you have 2 canisters of co2 to switch you never go empty, and besides they are only 2 dollars to refill so ima debunk and cap this diy o.O

Yikes... Could you possibly have tried this first before telling people how to do something? The exploding cheap bottle was classic. The pliers to tighten the fitting is another gem. Also... even IF you have to resort to pliers because you are too cheap to buy a proper wrench, you tightened it the wrong way, i. e. wrong direction...if you really have to ask, you don't understand the physics involved.

Sodastream bottles can handle hundreds of more PSI than traditional soda bottles and juice bottles. Just found that out today.