Recent content by Frank Trotta

Ok. I gutted all the internals, and jb welded the relief hole. The seltzer is MUCH better, but still does not quite have the same kick as the seltzer made with carbonator cap and 2L bottle. I chilled in the freezer prior to carbonation til the point of slight ice formation, and chilled in the...

Yeah, my regulator has a 60psi working gauge, that dumps anything in excess of that from the relief valve... I would also like to swap gauges. Not sure about the threading, but it is standardized. Which if any parts did you leave out of the siphon?

I took it all apart last night. The side hole appears to be a relief hole, likely since the cartridges run fairly high at 850psi. As mentioned, in order of disassembly there are the following 4 parts: lockring, gasket, brass nozzle, plastic 1 way valve. The innermost part is a plastic valve...

Good to hear you made progress. Do the valve / lockring have any function if a gas side keg part is screwed on and creating a permanent seal? I just assumed I'd gut any internal parts restricting C02 flow into the siphon. Thoughts?

Ok, so I followed what Thekeggingpart did up above. I purchased the ISI Stainless Soda Siphon, and a gas side keg part that threaded right on to the cartridge holder thread on the siphon. I used a 5lb tank with regulator set to 50lbs, and the bottle did not take a lot of CO2, nor did the water...

That's a good question, I thought they were pewter and brass

Hi Everyone - I grew up getting seltzer deliveries in the old glass bottles with the metal siphon heads back in the 80s. I just purchased a 5lb C02 tank, regulator, hose, 2L cap, and wondering if there is any way to make seltzer using the old bottles, through the nozzle, with some type of...