@rek that’s basically what I was doing with the valve stem. Having a premade one-piece cap like that one would have saved all the headaches. I was using a regulator I found at the hardware store designed for using paintball tanks with air tools. It was a really compact setup.

@tty Checks my brain's novelty beverage slot I guess :P. It keeps water interesting, to me at least. I really like fizzy (i dont drink soda tho, i abhor sweet drinks, i dont even drink fruit juice).

@klardotsh We bought a 5kg co2 tank and regulator in 2019 while in Japan for fizzy water (helps to keep water interesting in hot summers w/o cold water).
Gave the big tank away and switched for a paintball tank (a friend gave us one of his), easier to re-fill/carry :D! It's the perfect size.
You can get adapters for sodastream systems too I think, if you dont want to use their proprietary bottles. I saw some when trying to find the adapter for my system.

@ndpi very nice :>.

@rek
I'm avoiding beer and wine too lately and drinking just still water. I thought that fizzy water was bad for teeth enamel, but it's apparently true only for sugary-carbonated stuff.

@rek oh you can straight up buy hup tea, i’ve bought it from Whole Foods. feels a little silly in that it costs roughly the same as a beer, but it’s delicious. https://hoplark.com/collections/classic-hoptea

@rek if you add in some nutritional yeast, the flavor compounds tend to come through better. Seems to be the trick that Lagunitas uses for their hoppy refresher.

@rek I've been enjoying the new hop infused water options that are coming back. I quit drinking a couple of years ago and I feel so much better over all. Fizzy water is my new staple and hops are an awesome addition. They're easy to get & make tea with