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R E K

I *think* I've found the right adapter to connect our old regulator to a paintball tank for making fizzy water :>!
This tank will be far more convenient to carry/refill than our old 5kg tank. If one paintball tank isn't enough (say we go though it too fast, we can easily get another one).

6 Feb 2023 at 23:39 | Open on merveilles.town
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John Kaniarz

@rek what’s your setup? I’m using a paintball tank adapter in my Soda Stream now, but I hate how it wastes gas by using it for agitation.

My original setup was an automotive valve stem mounted in a soda bottle top, but it wasn’t reliable enough.

7 Feb 2023 at 0:13 | Open on mastodon.gamedev.place
R E K
John Kaniarz

@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.

7 Feb 2023 at 0:34 | Open on mastodon.gamedev.place
R E K

@jkaniarz forgot i had a photo, my 'keg coupler' is a bit cheaper-looking than the one I linked (was in japan at the time, and couldn't find all of the exact same parts hehe)
So yea, I'm re-using the same regulator with the paintball tank, so the adapter is to couple those together.
7 Feb 2023 at 0:45 | Open on merveilles.town
John Kaniarz

@rek Check out the tiny regulators on this setup. They’re even smaller than what I had. hackaday.com/2013/10/16/going-

7 Feb 2023 at 0:48 | Open on mastodon.gamedev.place
R E K

@jkaniarz pretty slick~ I'm kinda hellbent on re-using what I've got, but that would be a nice option for an entirely new setup.

7 Feb 2023 at 0:50 | Open on merveilles.town
R E K

Having fizzy water is a great way to drink less alcohol :>. Been lessening my intake lately, and this will help.

7 Feb 2023 at 3:41 | Open on merveilles.town
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R E K

@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).

7 Feb 2023 at 4:00 | Open on merveilles.town
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R E K

@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.

7 Feb 2023 at 17:14 | Open on merveilles.town
gazsp

@rek Same here! It's a brain hack. Soda water + lime, yum.

7 Feb 2023 at 8:43 | Open on mastodonapp.uk
ndpi

@rek nice one! We’ve been doing the same, but with kombucha.

7 Feb 2023 at 8:51 | Open on merveilles.town
R E K

My main concern with alcohol is all the extra empty calories, I'd rather ingest more good stuff overall.
I still like a good drink, but I want to be less casual with it, I'll keep it for special times.
Also toying with the idea of steeping hops to make a sort of concentrate to use with fizzy water~ I don't like sweet, but I like bitter :>.

7 Feb 2023 at 17:25 | Open on merveilles.town
Z@b0\/\/

@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.

7 Feb 2023 at 17:36 | Open on mastodon.bida.im
R E K

@zabow you're right, fizzy water is mildly acidic and could pose a problem if consumed in great amounts, esp bad if there is lime added in there every time, but yea, that's only a problem if you drink it regularly (I certainly don't). I still mainly rely on still water :>.

7 Feb 2023 at 18:19 | Open on merveilles.town
Eric J

@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. hoplark.com/collections/classi

7 Feb 2023 at 18:02 | Open on indieweb.social
The Saltiest Granlund

@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.

7 Feb 2023 at 18:03 | Open on mastodon.online
R E K

@prlg whoa rly? May give that a shot.

7 Feb 2023 at 18:12 | Open on merveilles.town
The Saltiest Granlund

@rek my friends make a really good hop water and that definitely seems to make a huge difference. I think it gives the compounds something to bind to? Temp is also very important.

7 Feb 2023 at 19:19 | Open on mastodon.online
pinky.

@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

7 Feb 2023 at 18:04 | Open on coredump.social
R E K

@pinky problem is I cant find hop buds locally, all places sell pellets... which I'm not sure will work as well. Seems like it would tho? I've only ever steeped buds.

7 Feb 2023 at 18:14 | Open on merveilles.town
pinky.

@rek they're a bit out of season right now. Best time to get flower is fall when they're harvested. I've had good luck on eBay (I used to brew beer). Surely you could use pellets though. Obviously would need a filter...hmmm...

7 Feb 2023 at 18:18 | Open on coredump.social
R E K

@pinky I used to brew beer too, but back in Montreal (even made hop ice cream one time, was very good).
The shops I looked up in my city only ever seem to sell pellets, regardless of season. (Maybe its what ppl prefer now? anyway, last time I made beer was in 2011.) When I visit I'll ask them :>, maybe they can point me in the right direction, but you're right, fall will likely be better for a hop search overall.

7 Feb 2023 at 18:22 | Open on merveilles.town
pinky.

@rek one challenge I'm sure you'll recall is the competition with commercial brewers. 😁 Wonder if that's changed. I last brewed around 2017.

7 Feb 2023 at 19:47 | Open on coredump.social
R E K

@pinky how do you mean competition with local brewers?

7 Feb 2023 at 22:59 | Open on merveilles.town
pinky.

@rek competition for the available whole flower hops. There was a period when I was brewing that Homebrewers had a difficult time getting the popular hops because commercial brewers had contracts to get first dibs. Maybe it's not a thing anymore.

9 Feb 2023 at 22:29 | Open on coredump.social
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