I use a “Spärkel” carbonator. Instead of CO2 canisters, it uses packets of citric acid and baking soda to generate CO2 and uses a compressor to infuse the liquid.
Pros:
You can either use their pre-measured packets if that’s convenient for you, or do what I do and just buy a bulk amount of both the citric acid and baking soda.
You can carbonate pretty much any liquid. Water, wine, flat soda, mixed drinks, you name it. The sodastream will explode and cause a huge mess if you try to carbonate anything besides water.
They don’t appear to be Israeli.
Cons:
Because it uses a compressor, it needs to be plugged in to operate. It’s pretty loud too!
It takes longer than a sodastream. While a sodastream is almost instant, this will take 1-3 minutes depending on the level of carbonation you desire.
Yeah I really like mine too but you got to make sure to clean out the activation chamber occasionally with warm water.
I keep wishing/wondering if there was a simpler version that could be made using baking soda and dripping in vinegar as the acid.
I feel like there is a shocking amount of improvement possible on the concept of base and acid homemade carbonation systems.
Aww man, I like using sodastream. Is there an alternative that isn’t directly tied to an apartheid state committing genocide?
I use a “Spärkel” carbonator. Instead of CO2 canisters, it uses packets of citric acid and baking soda to generate CO2 and uses a compressor to infuse the liquid.
Pros:
Cons:
Yeah I really like mine too but you got to make sure to clean out the activation chamber occasionally with warm water.
I keep wishing/wondering if there was a simpler version that could be made using baking soda and dripping in vinegar as the acid.
I feel like there is a shocking amount of improvement possible on the concept of base and acid homemade carbonation systems.
I’d assume that most other carbonators aren’t made by Sodastream 👍