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Ken Anderson
Senior Member
Username: Ken75
Post Number: 1938
Registered: 11-2002
Posted From: 76.189.235.103
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 08, 2011 - 04:54 pm: | 
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I bought one of these gizmos a week or so ago, but haven't used it yet.
I was wondering if anyone has found this thing to be useful, or more like a $19 dust collector? |
Bill Pierce
Moderator
Username: Billpierce
Post Number: 13357
Registered: 01-2002
Posted From: 24.150.49.181
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 08, 2011 - 05:28 pm: |
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They're quite useful, although on the expensive side. You can make a much cheaper homemade carbonator cap with a soda bottle cap and chrome valve stem from an auto parts store. You have to put an air chuck on your CO2 line to use it. Or I have also seen caps made with a spare keg gas-in post. |
Tony Legge
Advanced Member
Username: Boo_boo
Post Number: 552
Registered: 05-2005
Posted From: 174.118.73.14
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 08, 2011 - 10:43 pm: |
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I love mine and use it frequently. Got mine as a gift. |
Ken Anderson
Senior Member
Username: Ken75
Post Number: 1939
Registered: 11-2002
Posted From: 76.189.235.103
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 09, 2011 - 12:00 am: |
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I'm hoping it can be used on the 12 and 16 ounce plastic bottles. I think they could be more convenient than the big 2 liter bottles. |
Bill Pierce
Moderator
Username: Billpierce
Post Number: 13358
Registered: 01-2002
Posted From: 24.150.49.181
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 09, 2011 - 12:13 am: |
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The threads are the same size on most of the soda bottles, whatever the volume. |
Vance Barnes
Senior Member
Username: Vancebarnes
Post Number: 4232
Registered: 03-2003
Posted From: 76.122.104.54
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 09, 2011 - 12:25 am: |
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I have like 6 or 7 and use them all the time. I liked them better when I first started buying them and they were only $9. Of course they're plastic and gas was $2/gal then too. |
Dave Witt
Senior Member
Username: Davew
Post Number: 1616
Registered: 03-2003
Posted From: 24.7.227.140
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 09, 2011 - 01:55 am: |
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Ken, be careful not to use bottled water bottles. These are not made for high pressure like from soda, etc.
I have 1 liter bottles from my original Mr Beer set and occasionally fill those to go. I also have 2-3 of these Russian PET plastic beer bottles that hold around 42 oz. |
dhacker
Senior Member
Username: Dhacker
Post Number: 2435
Registered: 11-2002
Posted From: 98.66.43.116
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 09, 2011 - 02:15 am: |
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Somewhere I heard the 2 liter bottle threads were changing.(maybe it was here) Is that right? |
Andy Hancock
Intermediate Member
Username: Ahancbrew1
Post Number: 315
Registered: 03-2003
Posted From: 192.55.55.37
| | Posted on Friday, November 11, 2011 - 09:24 am: |
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I have 4.
I use them for sampling a new brew, while the rest is in the keg carbonating. I have also used them when I need to put a new keg in the chest freezer and an older keg only has about 2 litters left.
I used to give samples out to friends in 1 litter bottles. I would tell them “the beer is free, but I need the cap back”.
About a year ago I found some bottles that the cap would not screw on to. It’s been a while so I can’t remember the type of soda the bottle was from. |
Bob G.
Advanced Member
Username: Brewerbob
Post Number: 782
Registered: 06-2002
Posted From: 192.77.86.2
| | Posted on Friday, November 11, 2011 - 10:25 am: |
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I mostly use mine to carbonate a sample out of the fermeter also. I lent the only one out I had to a coworker years ago and it took me almost a year to get it back!(I hate having to chase someone down to get my gear back!!) |
Jonathan White
Junior Member
Username: Jonathanwhite
Post Number: 77
Registered: 10-2003
Posted From: 74.182.33.208
| | Posted on Friday, November 11, 2011 - 09:07 pm: |
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I love my Carbonators. They are a little pricey; but, they're guaranteed. I developed a crack in one from overtightening. I sent it back to the company and they replaced it free of charge. |
Vance Barnes
Senior Member
Username: Vancebarnes
Post Number: 4235
Registered: 03-2003
Posted From: 76.122.104.54
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 02:03 am: |
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I'll have to remember that as I've had at least 2 split between the threads. |
Rob Farrell
Advanced Member
Username: Robf
Post Number: 618
Registered: 02-2003
Posted From: 216.27.76.200
| | Posted on Friday, November 18, 2011 - 05:39 pm: |
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I had one for about 7-8 years that started leaking pressure, so I got a new one. I guess they don't last forever. |
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