I make ginger juice and want to create carbonation. Will this work?
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I've never tried to make a carbonated beverage so I'm not sure of the process, but I assume you are somehow creating carbon dioxide in your juice. The wine making sets are designed with an air lock that keeps oxygen out but lets gas escape. If your carbonation project requires an airtight seal to retain the carbon dioxide, these might not be work very well for you. Both the primary fermenting bucket and the large glass carboy are good quality products and have worked well for my wine projects, and if I'm mistaken about your project not working with the air lock then I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them.
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Hi Oscar -- Thanks for your inquiry. You can use any liquid you choose in the Soda Plus. It's fun to fizz up your favorite fruit juices and try different juice combinations -- and it's more economical. You can even make sparkling wines and re-carbonate beverages that have gone flat. Also, the Soda Plus is easy to use and uses any standard brand of CO2 cartridge so you're not limited by more expensive proprietary brands. We hope this information has been helpful. If you want to learn more, please feel free to contact us. Best regards, aaa kitchenstuff
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The instruction booklet says you can use 2 cartridges. I tried it and it was very fizzy; however, that did not make the fizzy last longer. I tried it with less water and did not notice a difference in the carbonation.
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I never tried that. That might make it work better. I really wouldn't buy the item. It realljy doesn't keep the bottle chilled well.
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I left mine in the fridge after making a batch, only using about half one day - and then used the other part about three days later - still fizzy. I don't know beyond that. Actually, I liked the taste of mine better after sitting for a while, it seemed to lose the after taste (I think it is the carbon brand I am using that does that).
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I haven't tried to carbonate an already mixed up cocktail but have made "mixers" like coke, diet coke, tonic, etc. I buy the soda stream bottles of syrup and they now make a pump for them which is awesome.
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The problem with trying to carbonate anything other than water is that the surface tension of the juice ( or whatever ) will cause a LARGE amount of bubbles to build up as you release the excess pressure during carbonation. This can very easily cause the liquid to overflow up into the device, not only messing up the valve system, but also leaking out of the device and onto the counter-top. It can be done, but I strongly recommend against it.
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Don't know. Got this for my husband. He carbonates just enough for one sitting at a time.... we reuse a 20 fl. oz. "disposable" soda bottle. The cartridge lasts for multiple bottles over a week or two, but not sure exactly how many he's filling. I'm sure in the Fizz Gig, one CO2 cartridge would carbonate as much as one CO2 cartridge in another brand soda maker. My husband loves it. He even carbonates orange and cranberry juice. Doesn't work as well on juice with pulp. It takes a little practice to get it right, or it won't seem to add much carbonation. Recommend watching the video on the maker's site. Don't know. Got this for my husband. He carbonates just enough for one sitting at a time.... we reuse a 20 fl. oz. "disposable" soda bottle. The cartridge lasts for multiple bottles over a week or two, but not sure exactly how many he's filling. I'm sure in the Fizz Gig, one CO2 cartridge would carbonate as much as one CO2 cartridge in another brand soda maker. My husband loves it. He even carbonates orange and cranberry juice. Doesn't work as well on juice with pulp. It takes a little practice to get it right, or it won't seem to add much carbonation. Recommend watching the video... » Read More Don't know. Got this for my husband. He carbonates just enough for one sitting at a time.... we reuse a 20 fl. oz. "disposable" soda bottle. The cartridge lasts for multiple bottles over a week or two, but not sure exactly how many he's filling. I'm sure in the Fizz Gig, one CO2 cartridge would carbonate as much as one CO2 cartridge in another brand soda maker. My husband loves it. He even carbonates orange and cranberry juice. Doesn't work as well on juice with pulp. It takes a little practice to get it right, or it won't seem to add much carbonation. Recommend watching the video on the maker's site. « Show Less
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I believe so! I have never made ginger tea myself, but if it has the same technique of loose leaf it will work great!
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You will need a CO2 tank. For a description of the type of system involved try looking here: www.popsci.com/diy/article/2012-06/how-make-your-own-home-carbonation-system
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If you mean with water and a tea bag or even tea leaves would work. It gives you a chance to let it sit and let the flavor infuse into the water. It has a strainer cover so your fruit/tea/veggies infuse the water without any tiny seeds/parts floating into your water. With the soda if you were to pour cola and put in cherries at the bottom it would work same as infusing regular water. If you mean with the soda fusion bottles...I am not too sure how that works. Hope this helps.
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I have done that and it does retain a good amount of its carbonation. Mind you it's not going to be as carbonated as it was at first but it's still pretty good. I also kept mine in the refrigerator for the time being which will help it remain carbonated.
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No - the gases will build up because of the "auto seal" cap - not recommended for carbonated beverages
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No! In fact they will not keep anything that's carbonated sealed. Lost a full bottle of Club Soda and thougt that I had a defective Zyliss cap so tried again a few days later using a different one.....not! Bottom line, I tried them on large and small bottles of soda and none of them would hold over night, carbonation pressure popped eveyone open.Do not use on carbonated beverages!
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Absolutely. It does not matter where the carbonated water comes from. Although I believe Soda water has other ingredients that may alter the taste some.
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I have not tried it on carbonated beverages, but I doubt that it would preserve since it would keep reducing the vapor pressure and you would lose the carbonation. In general, this vacuum pump is not a very good product, I guess I bought it because they reduced the price by 2/3.
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Yes, just make sure you mix the ingredients while you juice it. For example leafy greens - piece of cucumber - leafy greens and so on. This works great