Sodastream bottles don't have enough room for the amount of concentrate recommended from bag in the box (1/5?). I think this may be designed specifically to prevent people from straying from their syrup. I refill Sodastream tanks as well off my #5 CO2 tank.
Works most of the time - I find that getting the flow is tricky as too much will close the valve built into the Sodastream tanks. Sometimes disconnecting and a second try works. FWIW, I kept looking at the SodaStream math and couldn't understand why it cost so much more than just buying the seltzer. I ended up buying a used corny keg for $50, CO2 bottle (5#) for $85 full from a local carbonation store, a regulator online for $45, and the tubing and connectors and dispenser valve (picnic tap) for maybe another $25.
sodastream spirit review, I'm not a fan of those Sodastream syrups anyway as even the non-diet ones use artificial sweeteners. They do now have an all natural brand but flavours are limited. I just recently found these Kegland Oxebar kegs and ordered two 4L to use on my 1gal batches. I found a video showing how folks are using the sodastream co2 cylinders with these, but the adapter wasn't really shown or explained. Anyone got a link to purchase the correct one?
sodastream spirit review, SodaStream - Terra Sparkling Water Maker | VALUE BUNDLE | CQC CO2 system | Includes 2x CO2 Cylinders, 3x 32 Fl Oz Dishwasher Safe Bottles, 2x Bubly Flavor Drops | Combine with Pepsi Flavors | Black SodaStream Terra Sparkling Water Maker Bundle in Black - includes 3-Pack CO2 and Carbonating Bottle SodaStream Gaia Sparkling Water Maker, Black Today I discovered that Sodastream has diet tonic water flavor bottles. A single bottle makes 9 liters. Has anyone tried making a keg of tonic water (or other soda for that matter) using Sodastream flavors? I would think I could mix two bottles with 18 liters of water directly in the keg, then carbonate and have my tonic water on tap again. On the Sodastream bottles, the higher of the two indented ring lines near the top is the one liter line. After 870 ml of seltzer is prepared, the soda syrup can be added until the volume rises to the one liter line.
