How to biuld a home CO2 carbonation system (the nozzle part)

Elmo · 2010-04-04T00:36:34+00:00

I've built a home CO2 carbonation system but I have a question about carbondioxide flow (see pictures below). a tire valve and a tire chuck, I can easily fill the soda bottleempty space with 50 psi of carbon dioxide, but that only gets the waterslightly bubbly.The build-it-yourself tutorials on the web say the carbon dioxide must beFLOWING and they say they remove the inside part of the automotive tirevalve.I have tried both ways and have two subsequent questions:If I keep the tire valve stem (i.e., the white soda top in the photo):Q: Why doesn't the cold water get more bubbly (like soda) at 50psi?If I remove the tire valve stem (i.e., the red soda top in the photo):Q: How do I get the tire chuck to work since it won't flow w/o the stem?Q: Even if I attach the hollow tire valve directly to the CO2 hose, how canmore than the headspace of the bottle FLOW into the bottle? I don't get how I can get the CO2 to "flow"; seems to me it would just bestatic and fill the headspace.What am I doing wrong?See pictures here:

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Bob F 16 years ago

Weigh it, perhaps?

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